Clarity and Precision of Language Are a Necessary Route in Ecology

Salvador Herrando-Pérez; Barry W. Brook; Corey J. A. Bradshaw

doi:10.1093/biosci/biu050

Clarity and Precision of Language Are a Necessary Route in Ecology

Salvador Herrando-Pérez, Barry W. Brook, Corey J. A. Bradshaw

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Letters: The main proposal of our recent BioScience paper (Herrando-Pérez et al. 2014) is to establish a convention of ecological nomenclature (CEN). The main points Hodges makes in her letter are already countered in our original paper. This situation reinforces the idea that quality writing (Hodges's argument) and quality reading, including correct semantic interpretation and citation of published research (Todd and Ladle 2008), are not alternative approaches. Rather, they act as a joint complement to the regulation of scientific language (our argument), in support of excellence in science.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	373-374
Number of pages	2
Journal	BIOSCIENCE
Volume	64
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biu050
Publication status	Published - May 2014
Externally published	Yes

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