false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182259775m/1249999.jpg 1249999 1 <p>We humans share Earth with 1.4 million known species and millions more species that are still unrecorded. Yet we know surprisingly little about the practical work that produced the vast inventory we have to date of our fellow creatures. How were these multitudinous creatures collected, recorded, and named? When, and by whom?</p><p>Here a distinguished historian of science tells the story of the modern discovery of biodiversity. Robert Kohler argues that the work begun by Linnaeus culminated around 1900, when collecting and inventory were organized on a grand scale in natural history surveys. Supported by governments, museums, and universities, biologists launched hundreds of collecting expeditions to every corner of the world. Kohler conveys to readers the experience and feel of expeditionary travel: the customs and rhythms of collectors' daily work, and its special pleasures and pains.</p><p>A novel twist in this story is that survey collecting was rooted not just in science but also in new customs of outdoor recreation, such as hiking, camping, and sport hunting. These popular pursuits engendered a wide scientific interest in animals and plants and inspired wealthy nature-goers to pay for expeditions. The modern discovery of biodiversity became a reality when scientists' desire to know intersected with the culture of outdoor vacationing. General readers as well as scholars will find this book fascinating.</p> 1238743 17 7 2006 All Creatures: Naturalists, Collectors, and Biodiversity, 1850-1950 total:4|4:2|3:1|2:1| 4 13 6 0 1249999 0691125392 9780691125398 4 0 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182259775m/1249999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1249999.All_Creatures_Naturalists_Collectors_and_Biodiversity_1850_1950 2 0 false Sun Mar 08 08:31:21 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 08:31:21 -0700 2009 1249999 0691125392 9780691125398 4 0 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182259775m/1249999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1249999.All_Creatures_Naturalists_Collectors_and_Biodiversity_1850_1950 4 0 false Mon Feb 02 14:34:37 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 14:34:37 -0800 2009 1249999 0691125392 9780691125398 4 0 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182259775m/1249999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1249999.All_Creatures_Naturalists_Collectors_and_Biodiversity_1850_1950 0 0 false Mon Aug 04 19:59:13 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 19:59:13 -0700 2008 1249999 0691125392 9780691125398 4 0 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182259775m/1249999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1249999.All_Creatures_Naturalists_Collectors_and_Biodiversity_1850_1950 0 0 false Tue Sep 25 09:45:58 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 09:46:01 -0700 2007 1249999 0691125392 9780691125398 4 0 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182259775m/1249999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1249999.All_Creatures_Naturalists_Collectors_and_Biodiversity_1850_1950 3 0 false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Sep 24 17:49:27 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 17:53:50 -0700 2007 1249999 0691125392 9780691125398 4 0 3.25 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182259775m/1249999.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1249999.All_Creatures_Naturalists_Collectors_and_Biodiversity_1850_1950 4 0 false Mon Sep 24 12:04:43 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 12:04:46 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1249999