Italian natural history museums on the verge of collapse?

The Italian natural history museums are facing a critical situation, due to the progressive loss of scientific relevance, decreasing economic investments, and scarcity of personnel. This is extremely alarming, especially for ensuring the long-term preservation of the precious collections they host....

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Main Authors: Franco Andreone, Luca Bartolozzi, Giovanni Boano, Ferdinando Boero, Marco Bologna, Mauro Bon, Nicola Bressi, Massimo Capula, Achille Casale, Maurizio Casiraghi, Giorgio Chiozzi, Massimo Delfino, Giuliano Doria, Antonio Durante, Marco Ferrari, Spartaco Gippoliti, Michele Lanzinger, Leonardo Latella, Nicola Maio, Carla Marangoni, Stefano Mazzotti, Alessandro Minelli, Giuseppe Muscio, Paola Nicolosi, Telmo Pievani, Edoardo Razzetti, Giorgio Sabella, Marco Valle, Vincenzo Vomero, Alberto Zilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-11-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4280