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OU/L | HOUSE OF LORDS SESSION 1991-92 if ist REPORT SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY RESEARCH VOLUME I—REPORT Printed pursuant to the Order of the House of Lords of 17th December 1991 LONDON: HMSO £16-60 net HL Paper 22-I Leas HOUSE OF LORDS SESSION 1991-92 XA iy Ist REPORT ) SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND Ce OR INFORMATIC ON CENTRE THE WELLCON MIE : RUST 179 GREAT T ayO R TLAND ST ONI DON | WIN 5TB This book is due et return on or before the laste de shown below. 26. FEB. 1992 —6. MAR. 1992 a Don Gresswe Il Lid., London, N.21 Cat. No. 1208 DG 02242/71 19 LONDON: HMSO ' £16°60 net HL Paper 22-I LetF i; fe HOUSE C ON 1991-92 PAD st REPORT ‘ SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY RESEARCH =~ VOLUME I—REPORT ~ INFORMATION CENTRE | 12 FEB 1999 . Printed pursuant to the Order of the House of Lords of 17th December 1991 LONDON: HMSO - £16°60 net HL Paper 22-I % 45 i i bd wae id We wn ‘ i Ps , j 5 OVA]4 IM J vt : ~ ¢ : ) , « \e { 7 i ; J : ‘ ri Kir ae i ra ; -" éPs TSo ne. D ION ate pCeeA| R ‘i : } ey 1 ah ptt qq; " . sy | ‘ ’ Aa | at; ae b , i's he a eet ee 4 i t iH ha) i 4 F] i Pr i gi P Kir i og ; “» s i P e! te 7. Pd 4 , : ‘ ‘ ty i i aay yne i > f die uf ret ‘ a f ty i Lie ' y n; reanioestl § J ae hi Roe be? Oe re ee a ae aati' me anil Sd meat Te #ye ' t1 7 rr )' , gi Lian ia far port ty Wergnpe ys ‘it o abig 7 o pao, at a . : r } ofe r fa’ F BPe. a d Rj i Pid Ht=s , if “ lSe abf ie —_ Dy age gh oie)al es sia REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTENTS Volume 1 Page REPORT Chapter | Introduction. : Chapter 2 What is Systematic Biology ReR search? . Chapter 3 What are the uses of Systematic Biology Research? 12 Chapter 4 Performers 16 Chapter 5 Decline in Research Funding aitee the 1980s ZZ Chapter 6 Problems of Curating the Collections ; a2 Chapter 7 Collapse of Systematic Biology at the Universities . 40 Chapter 8 Modern Methods and Advisory Boards. 46 Chapter 9 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations . 50 * * KK * Appendix | Membership of the Committee : ; ; ; 2 53 Appendix 2 Committee Questionnaire on the State of Systematic Biology in the United Kingdom 53 Appendix 3 List of Witnesses . 4 “ 4 : : : 5 97 Appendix 4 Invitations to submit written evidence (United Kingdom and Foreign) 99 Appendix 5 Visit to Washington DC 101 Appendix 6 List of acronyms . 104 Appendix 7 Glossary of some scientific terms . 105 Note: References in the text of the Report are as follows: (Q) refers to a question in and evidence in Volume II. (P.) refers to a page in Volume II. (p.) refers to a page in Session 1990-91, H.L. Paper 41. Volume II Page ORAL EVIDENCE Office of Arts and Libraries Written Evidence . Oral Evidence, 26 March 1991. Natural Environment Research Council Written Evidence . pa Oral Evidence, 16 April 1991 34 Overseas Development Administration Written Evidence. 42 Oral Evidence, 16 April 1991 47 Department of Education and Science Written Evidence. ny, Oral Evidence, 23 April 1991 | 53 Agriculture and Food eee, Council Written Evidence . 59 Oral Evidence, 23 April 1991 62 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Written Evidence ’ ' 70 Zz REPORT FROM THE Page Oral Evidence, 30 April 1991 . 13 Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Desert Written Evidence . ; ; ; : : 80 Oral Evidence, 30 April 1991 86 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Written Evidence . 92 Oral Evidence, 14 May 1991 103 Royal Society Written Evidence . 111 Oral Evidence, 21 May 1991 113 The Linnean Society Written Evidence . 131 Oral Evidence, 4 June 1991 123 The Systematics Association Oral Evidence, 4 June 1991 132 CAB International Oral Evidence, 11 June 1991 138 Department of the Environment Oral Evidence, 11 June 1991 146 Dr P Bridgewater, Australian National Parks oy Wildlife Sempies Oral Evidence, 11 June 1991 : ; : 150 The Natural History Museum Written Evidence . 168 Oral Evidence, 18 June 1991 154 Professor C Stace Oral Evidence, 25 June 1991 169 Professor J H Lawton Oral Evidence, 25 June 1991 175 Professor V Heywood Oral Evidence, 2 July 1991 183 Dr C Patterson Oral Evidence, 2 July 1991 189 Dr F A Bisby Written Evidence . 195 Oral Evidence, 16 July 1991 201 Professor R M May Written Evidence . 208 Oral Evidence, 16 July 1991 209 Manchester Museum Oral Evidence, 22 October 1991 218 National Museum and Galleries on Merseyside Oral Evidence, 22 October 1991 218 National Museum of Wales Oral Evidence, 22 October 1991 225 National Museums of Scotland Oral Evidence, 22 October 1991 22. WRITTEN EVIDENCE RECEIVED AFTER 21 MAY 199] Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry 234 Dr P Baas . : ; 236 Professor R J H Beverton FRS : 237 Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Biology Curators Group . 239 * CAB International : ; 241 Commission of the European Communities . 243 Committee of Directors of Polytechnics 244 SELECT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Department of Education and Science. * Department of the Environment . Forestry Commission . Avril Fox German Research Council (DFG) Dr P H Greenwood DSc FRS Sir Wm Halcrow & Partners Ltd . International Society of Hymenopterists International Union of Biological Sciences . Lancashire Polytechnic : Leicester Polytechnic . * Linnean Society of London. Liverpool Polytechnic . Malacological Society of London : John Marsden, Secretary, The Linnean Society of London i * Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Nature Magazine * Office of Arts and Libraries . : Paisley College, ee ae of Biology * DrC Patterson . Portsmouth Polytechnic Public Health Laboratory Service Rare Breeds Survival Trust Ltd . Dr Peter Raven (Missouri Botanical Garden) BJ Richardson . * Professor W DL Ride, Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service Sir Ralph Riley FRS . Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Thames Polytechnic University of Aberdeen, Principal and Vice- Chancellor University of Cambridge, Department of SOM University of Dublin Trinity College University of Newcastle upon Tyne University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Hancock Museum University of Oxford, The StmanaasM useum University of Sheffield. WRc plc Wolverhampton Polytechnic 319 Volume III (1990-91 H.L. Paper 41) WRITTEN EVIDENCE RECEIVED UP TO 21 MAY 1991 Professor R M Anderson FRS Professor C Arme Professor dr P Baas * Henry S Barlow . * Dr FA Bisby WRP Bourne . Professor A D Bradshaw FRS * Dr P Bridgewater British Ecological Society British Ornithologists’ Union Professor A T Bull Dr J Burley. Sir John Burnett . * CAB International Professor A J Cain Chelsea Physic Garden Professor B C Clarke FRS . REPORT FROM THE Conchological Society of GB and Ireland Coordinating Commission for Bole Recording Professor R G Davies. / . : Department of the Environment . Dr R H L Disney Dr Z Erzinclioglu : , European Garden Flora Project Editorial Committee ; FENSCORE Fish Conservation Centre : Flora Europaea Editorial Committee . Professor G E Fogg FRS Mr E F Greenwood ; Professor dr Werner Greuter Hallé, Professor F Professor Sir Richard Harrison MD FRS Professor J R Haynes . Professor G M Hewitt. Professor V H ae Home Office Grv Horie’ 2 Dr DS Ingram Institute of Biology Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Dr S L Jury . Professor R W J Keay. Barbara Kirsop . Professor J H Lawton FRS. Linnean Society of London. Manchester Museum . &&+ Perof essor R May FRS. Professor E Mayr FFRS Medical Research Council. National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens National Federation for Biological Recording National Institute of Agricultural Botany National Museums of Scotland National Museum of Wales—Amgueddfa GeG nedlaethol Cymru National Rivers Authority. Natural History Museum Palaeontographical Society . Palaeontological Association Dr A L Panchen . Dr C Patterson . : 2 Professor TH Pennington . Polychaete Society Porcupine . Professor F E Round . ; Royal Entomological Society of London Royal Horticultural Society. , Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Science and Engineering Research Council. Scottish Marine Biological Association Dr J B Searle : SmithKline Beecham . Society for General Microbiology Systematics Association Unilever plc University of East Anglia : University of Edinburgh (and Sir David Smith FRS FRSE).