Biodiversity pursuits need a scientific and operative species concept

doi:10.17520/biods.2016203

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Abstract:

The future of human being may rely on biodiversity, and thus depends on how to investigate, conserve, and rationally use biodiversity. Species is the basic unit of biodiversity, and therefore rational delimitation of species is one of the crucial issues for biodiversity pursuits. However, no species concept published until now is both scientific and operative. A tentative species concept is proposed here just for discussion.

Key words: biodiversity, species delimitation, species concept, biological species concept, genetic species concept, evolutionary species concept, phylogenetic species concept, ecological species concept, taxonomic species concept

De-Yuan Hong. Biodiversity pursuits need a scientific and operative species concept[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2016, 24(9): 979-999.

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	物种概念 Species concept
1	无性繁殖物种 Agamospecies
2	自衍征物种 Autapomorphic species
3	生物学物种 Biospecies
4	支序物种 Cladospecies
5	内聚物种 Cohesion species
6	掠夺物种 Compilospecies
7	复合物种 Composite species
8	生态学物种 Ecospecies
9	进化物种 Evolutionary species
10	进化显著单元 Evolutionary significant unit
11	血缘和谐物种 Genealogical concordance species
12	基因物种 Genic species
13	遗传学物种 Genetic species
14	基因型簇 Genotypic cluster
15	亨氏物种 Hennigian species
16	节点间物种 Internodal species
17	涵盖范围最小分类单元 Least inclusive taxonomic unit (LITUS)
18	形态学物种 Morphospecies
19	无维物种 Non-dimensional species
20	假物种 Nothospecies
21	系统发生分类群物种 Phylogenetic taxon species
22	表征物种 Phenospecies
23	识别物种 Recognition species
24	生殖竞争物种 Reproductive competition species
25	接替物种 Successional (successive) species
26	分类学物种 Taxonomic species

	物种概念 Species concept
1	无性繁殖物种 Agamospecies
2	自衍征物种 Autapomorphic species
3	生物学物种 Biospecies
4	支序物种 Cladospecies
5	内聚物种 Cohesion species
6	掠夺物种 Compilospecies
7	复合物种 Composite species
8	生态学物种 Ecospecies
9	进化物种 Evolutionary species
10	进化显著单元 Evolutionary significant unit
11	血缘和谐物种 Genealogical concordance species
12	基因物种 Genic species
13	遗传学物种 Genetic species
14	基因型簇 Genotypic cluster
15	亨氏物种 Hennigian species
16	节点间物种 Internodal species
17	涵盖范围最小分类单元 Least inclusive taxonomic unit (LITUS)
18	形态学物种 Morphospecies
19	无维物种 Non-dimensional species
20	假物种 Nothospecies
21	系统发生分类群物种 Phylogenetic taxon species
22	表征物种 Phenospecies
23	识别物种 Recognition species
24	生殖竞争物种 Reproductive competition species
25	接替物种 Successional (successive) species
26	分类学物种 Taxonomic species