Biological collections and ecological/environmental research: a review, some observations and a look to the future

Housed worldwide, mostly in museums and herbaria, is a vast collection of biological specimens developed over centuries. These biological collections, and associated taxonomic and systematic research, have received considerable long‐term public support.

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