Archie Carr and the Conservation of Sea Turtles: 1937-1987

阿奇·卡尔与海龟保护：1937-1987弗雷德里克·R·戴维斯佛罗里达州立大学项目摘要拟议中的项目是阿奇·卡尔(1909-1987)的第一本传记，他是20世纪最受尊敬的博物学家之一，在其职业生涯的大部分时间里都是世界海龟权威，也是作为科学研究发展保护生物学的核心人物。我研究阿奇·卡尔的学术价值在于，它考察了一位杰出的科学家，他领导了世界各地保护海龟的运动。卡尔的故事之所以令人信服，有三个原因。首先，他对海龟和爬行动物的研究跨越了50年(1937-1987)，他的工作反映了这一时期美国生态和进化研究的重大转变。其次，卡尔是一位杰出的自然作家，他的故事使人们能够了解海龟的自然历史和它们生活的地方的文化。最后，卡尔比其他任何人都更有责任对所有物种的海龟进行国际保护。作为对二十世纪一位自然主义者的传记研究，这项研究将把保尔法伯的“自然主义传统”的概念与托马斯索德奎斯特对传记在科学史上的角色的挑衅性的具体化联系起来。除了这两个主要目标外，这个项目还将分析科学和保护的叙事，通过展示自然主义传统对美国环保主义崛起的重要性，来弥合环境历史和生物史之间的差距。在更广泛的影响方面，我的研究以卡尔的生活和工作为镜头，通过它来探索生物史的趋势和与环境历史的重要联系。通过卡尔，我将思考他在他漫长的职业生涯中发挥关键作用的问题，特别是自然主义传统的继续演变和20世纪活跃科学家的出现。除了卡尔的科学研究，他的教学、写作和激进主义影响了学术界内外的广泛受众。同样，他的传记有可能激励当今的教育家、自然作家和自然资源保护者。海龟和它们的保护继续吸引着科学家和普通人。除了这里概述的研究，我还在我为本科生和研究生设计的一门名为“佛罗里达环境史”的新课程中解决了所有这些问题，同时我还在研究生委员会担任指导和服务。

Archie Carr and the Conservation of Sea Turtles: 1937-1987Frederick R. DavisFlorida State UniversityProject SummaryThe proposed project is the first biography of Archie Carr (1909-1987), who was one ofthe most revered twentieth-century naturalists, the world's authority on sea turtles throughout much of his career, and a central figure in the development of conservation biology as a scientific study. The intellectual merit of my study of Archie Carr is that it examines a remarkable scientist who led the campaign for the conservation of sea turtles around the world. Carr's story is compelling for three reasons. First, his study of turtles and herpetology spanned five decades (1937-1987) and his work reflected major shifts in the study of ecology and evolution in America across that period. Second, Carr was a nature writer, par excellence, and his stories made accessible the natural history of sea turtles and the culture of places they lived. Finally, more than any other individual, Carr was responsible for the international conservation of sea turtles of all species. As a biographical study of a naturalist of the twentieth century, this study will link PaulFarber's notion of the "naturalist tradition" to Thomas Soderqvist's provocative reification of the role of biography in the history of science. In addition to the two primary goals, this project will analyze narratives of science and conservation to bridge the gap between environmental history and the history of biology by demonstrating the significance of the naturalist tradition to the rise of environmentalism in America.In terms of broader impacts, my study employs Carr's life and work as a lens throughwhich to explore trends in the history of biology and important links to environmental history. Through Carr I will consider issues in which he played a crucial role during his long career, particularly the continued evolution of the naturalist tradition and the emergence of the activist scientist in the twentieth century. In addition to Carr's scientific research, his teaching, writing, and activism influenced a wide audience both within and beyond academia. In a similar vein, his biography has the potential to inspire current educators, nature writers, and conservationists. Sea turtles and their protection continue to fascinate scientists and lay people alike. Beyond the research outlined here, I address all of these issues in a new course I designed for undergraduates and graduate students called, "Florida Environmental History" and while directing and servingon graduate committees.