The man who saved sea turtles : Archie Carr and the origins of conservation biology / Frederick Rowe Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Frederick Rowe, 1965-

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carr, Archie, 1909-1987.

Carr, Archie.

Herpetologists--United States--Biography.

Herpetologists.

Sea turtles.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Archie Carr, one of the greatest biologists of the twentieth century, played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular biology. With the rise of molecular biology came a growing popular awareness of species extinction. Carr championed endangered sea turtles, and his work reflects major shifts in the study of ecology and evolution. A gifted nature writer, his books on the natural history of sea turtles and their habitats in Florida, the Caribbean, and Africa entertained and educated a wide audience. Carr's conservation ethic grew from his field work as well as his friendships with the fishermen who supplied him with many of the stories he retold so engagingly. With Archie Carr as the focus, The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles explores the evolution of the naturalist tradition, biology, and conservation during the twentieth century.

Contents:

2 Parallel Paths in Nature 11

3 Dear Dr. Barbour 32

4 Exploring Tropical Ecology in Honduras 63

5 Study and Conservation of Sea Turtles 87

6 The Ecology and Migrations of Sea Turtles 118

7 In Africa on Ulendo 146

8 "And for the Turtles!": International Conservation Efforts 163

9 Further Results of Sea Turtle Research and Conservation Biology 197

10 Home to Florida 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780195310771

0195310772

OCLC:

71312826

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