The terms genetic resource, biological resource, and biodiversity examined

Antonio C. Allem
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Environment Systems and Decisions, 2000, vol. 20, issue 4, 335-341

Abstract: Abstract The definitions of ‘genetic resource’, ‘biological resource’, and ‘biodiversity’ show the existence of degrees of innacuracy, according to the versions considered. The increasing acceptance of inappropriate concepts in the realms of plant genetic resources and biological conservation prompts re-examination of the subject. The argument raised is that the establishment of defective concepts may undermine the foundations of scientific thought itself.

Keywords: genetic resource; biological resource; biodiversity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1006730000698

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