Curr Biol May 2021 PMID 33974865

Quantifying the use of species concepts.

Sean Stankowski, Mark Ravinet

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Several discussions acknowledge the article's exploration of species concepts and highlight its role in quantifying disagreement among researchers, as seen in comments referencing the survey results, while the tone remains mostly informational. The choice of words, like calling it 'quantifying' and mentioning 'widespread disagreements,' indicates a focus on methodological advances and ongoing debates without strong emotional reactions.

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The discussions suggest that the article is recognized within the scholarly community, but there is limited evidence of it prompting widespread change or debate.

Abstract in brief

The text discusses how humans classify living organisms into species, which influences decisions and scientific understanding, but there is ongoing debate and many different species concepts without clear consensus.
The authors conducted a survey to measure how much researchers actually disagree about what constitutes a species, finding that disagreements are widespread and often occur regardless of researcher experience or study focus.
Despite these disagreements, the authors argue that the diversity of perspectives on species is not necessarily a problem, suggesting that ongoing debate could be valuable rather than problematic.

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