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

阿奇·卡尔和海龟保护：1937-1987

• 批准号: 0526422
• 负责人: Frederick Davis
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: Florida State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0526422&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Archie; Carr; Conservation; Sea; Turtles

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.

阿奇卡尔与海龟保护：1937- 1987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），谁是最受尊敬的二十世纪的博物学家之一，世界上的权威海龟在他的职业生涯中的大部分时间，在保护生物学的发展作为一项科学研究的核心人物的第一本传记。我对阿奇卡尔的研究的智力价值在于，它考察了一位杰出的科学家，他领导了世界各地的海龟保护运动。卡尔的故事之所以引人注目，有三个原因。首先，他对海龟和爬虫学的研究跨越了50年（1937-1987），他的工作反映了这一时期美国生态学和进化研究的重大转变。其次，卡尔是一位自然作家，出类拔萃，他的故事使海龟的自然历史和它们生活的地方的文化变得触手可及。 最后，卡尔比其他任何人都更有责任保护所有种类的海龟。 作为对一位世纪自然主义者的传记研究，本研究将把保罗·法伯的“自然主义传统”概念与托马斯·索德奎斯特对传记在科学史中的作用的挑衅性具体化联系起来。除了这两个主要目标外，本项目还将分析科学和保护的叙述，通过展示自然主义传统对美国环保主义兴起的重要性，弥合环境史和生物学史之间的差距。我的研究把卡尔的生活和工作当作一个透镜，通过它来探索生物学史的发展趋势和与环境史的重要联系。 通过卡尔，我将考虑他在其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持续演变和20世纪激进主义科学家的出现。除了卡尔的科学研究，他的教学，写作和行动主义影响了学术界内外的广泛受众。同样，他的传记也有可能激励当前的教育工作者、自然作家和自然保护主义者。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之外，我还在为本科生和研究生设计的一门新课程“佛罗里达环境史”中解决了所有这些问题，同时指导和服务于研究生委员会。