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NALT Full

Fields of Study
taxonomy

Preferred term

taxonomy

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Topic

Definition

The science of classification of organisms; the arrangement of organisms into systematic groups such as species, genus, family, and order.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
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Synonyms

biological classification
biological systematics
biosystematics
classification (organisms)
systematics (organisms)

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taxonomía

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9518

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