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International Institute for Species Exploration : ウィキペディア英語版 | International Institute for Species Exploration
The International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) is a research institute located in Syracuse, New York. Its mission is to improve taxonomical exploration and the cataloging of new species of flora and fauna. Since 2008, IISE has published a yearly "Top 10" of the most unusual or unique biota newly identified in the previous year, with the aim of drawing attention to the work done in taxonomy across the world over the previous year. In 2011, the institute contributed towards the estimate that Earth was home to approximately 8.7 million species. ==Overview== The International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) is a research facility dedicated to exploring cataloging the Earth's species across all kingdoms.〔 IISE cites three reasons why an improved taxonomic understanding of life is important: without knowing what exists today, humans will be unable to tell when species go extinct; the diversity of life driven by billions of years of natural selection means nature likely holds the answers to many human problems; to better appreciate our place in the world.〔 IISE is hosted by State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry and located in Syracuse New York, United States. It was founded in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About us )〕 IISE was previously associated with Arizona State University.〔 The institute's executive director is Professor Quentin D. Wheeler, a former Cornell University entomologist.〔 In 2011, the institute contributed towards the widely publicized estimate that Earth is home to approximately 8.7 million species.
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