EDIT

    @RequestMapping(value = {"linkedStyle"}, method = RequestMethod.GET)

    public ModelAndView doLinkedStyleByTaxonomicScope(

            @RequestParam(value = "findByTaxonomicScope") UUID taxonUuid,

            @RequestParam(value = "pageSize", required = false) Integer pageSize,

            HttpServletRequest request,

            HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException {

        //Pager<PolytomousKey> pager = service.findByTaxonomicScope(taxon, pagerParameters.getPageSize(), pagerParameters.getPageIndex(), null);

        //not getting a result when I use the method findByTaxonomicScope. Maybe I'm giving it the wrong taxonUUID. Ask andreas for a taxon that works

      pagerParameters.normalizeAndValidate(response);