History of a systematics odyssey: the marine flora and fauna of the Eastern United States.(MBL Systematics-Ecology Program, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

From: Marine Fisheries Review | Date: June 22, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

The director of a new MBL Systematics-Ecology Program at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discusses his approach to getting the program up and running. The search for the marine flora and fauna of the Eastern part of the country encountered a dearth of literature, particularly in the area of identification, as well as other obstacles that needed to be circumvented. Setting up the program also dealt with the politics of the program's institutional sponsorship.

On an early fall day in September 1962 I sat quietly, thoughtfully, at my large desk in a newly renovated corner office in ...

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