Whole Earth Index

Whole Earth, Fall 2000

“We live in an era when no part of the biosphere remains uninfluenced by the human saga of discovery and exploration. And the story hinges on new tools.”

Sections:
  1. Special Section: All Species Inventory
  2. Hawai‘i the Bioregion
  3. Other Features
  4. All Species
  5. Hawai‘i
  6. Other Rewiews
  7. Backmatter
Whole Earth, Fall 2000
  1. Special Section: All Species Inventory
      1. ALL SPECIES INVENTORY: A call for the discovery of all life-forms on Earth.
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      1. Knowing Neighbors Intro to Issue
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      2. Discover
        13
      3. INVENTORY THE MICROCOSMOS! Giving microbial organisms their due
        14
      4. The Gullible Genius: Early maniacal naturalists. Audubon invents species for Rafinesque’s Life List.
        18
      5. The Rivers of Marmosets: Another new marmoset discovered in the Amazonas
        20
      6. Rapid Assessments and Hot Spots
        25
      7. Finding a Species by Ear: A story of Ted Parker, a man with 4,000 bird songs in his memory.
        26
      8. PARATAXONOMISTS: Rural folk train to collect, sort, and help ID Costa Rica’s amazing wealth of species.
        28
      9. A BIRD FLEA NEW TO BRITAIN: And it’s important.
        33
      10. TAKE ME, LORD, TO AN UNEXPLORED PLANET TEEMING WITH NEW LIFE FORMS: Excerpts from the naturalist’s ant-prone life.
        34
      11. NABOKOV’S BUTTERFLIES: Better known for Lolita, he changed our view of butterflies known as the Blues.
        36
      12. Describe
        38
      13. Tools and All Species
        40
      14. What’s in an Animal’s Name?
        42
      15. What is a Species?
        43
      16. Lumpers and Splitters
        45
      17. Type Cast: The Codes of Nomenclature
        47
      18. Bioinformatics
        50
      19. All Species Inventory Costs
        51
      20. Preserve & Cross-Reference
        52
      21. A Taxonomist’s Taxonomist by STEPHEN JAY GOULD with photos by ROSAMOND WOLFF PURCELL
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      22. Topsell’s Bestiary
        56
      23. A Web Page For Every Species
        57
      24. WHOLE EARTH COVERS: Isaballa Kirland's oils tell the story of winners and losers on the planet.
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      25. Life is a Miracle: Naming can hurt our sense of vivid, alive, local mysteries. We only defend what we love.
        61
  3. Hawai‘i the Bioregion
      1. A Letter about “Aloha” the Internal Paradise
        64
      2. THE UNADULTERATED ALOHA TOUR: Is there life beyond a beach with coconut palms, dreams of paradise, and a chop suey of ethnic groups?
        66
      3. SPECIAL PHOTO SECTION
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    2. SPECIAL PHOTO SECTION
      1. HAWAIIAN NATIVES HOLDING ON: PHOTOS BY DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER AND SUSAN MIDDLETON IN COLLABORATION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE
        69
      2. Island Sovereignty: Efforts for more independence and cultural revival should not be dismissed.
        78
  4. Other Features
      1. A Goddess in the Making: A very hard-to-find town in India builds a shrine to a goddess for AIDS.
        82
  5. All Species
    1. Books & Resources
      1. All Species Foundation
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      2. Global Biodiversity Assessment
        10
      3. Biodiversity II
        10
      4. Song of the Dodo
        24
      5. Boilerplate Rhino
        24
      6. Precious Heritage
        24
      7. Rapid Assessment Program
        25
      8. Nature in Focus
        25
      9. Earthwatch/Dragonfly Video
        31
      10. INBio
        32
      11. Nabokov’s Butterflies/Blues
        37
      12. GPS Tool Kit
        4
      13. Gaia to Microcosm
        44
      14. Five Kingdoms
        44
      15. The Variety of Life
        44
      16. Prokaryotology
        44
      17. BIOPAT
        46
      18. Commercial Use
        49
      19. Access: Bioinfo Web Sites
        51
      20. Preserving Natural Science Collections
        52
      21. Finders, Keepers
        55
      22. No Mercy
        60
      23. Voyages of Discovery
        60
      24. Octavo Digital Rare Books
        60
      25. My Quest for the Yeti
        60
      26. Int'l Society of Cryptozoology
        60
  6. Hawai‘i
      1. Access: Heartbeat of Ka Pae‘aina (books and music)
        65
      2. Rainbow Kids
        68
      3. Access: Hawai'i Sovereignty
        79
      4. Access: Bioregional, Nature
        80
      5. Access: Maps, History, Writings
        81
  7. Other Rewiews
      1. Fire: Friend or Foe
        87
      2. Fire Safety House
        87
      3. Wildfires
        87
      4. Working Alone
        88
      5. Laser Levels/Robo Laser
        88
      6. The New Autonomous House
        89
      7. Pit Boss
        89
      8. Optical Cases: Indestructibles
        89
      9. Xootr Scooter
        90
      10. Carbohydrate Economy
        91
      11. Permanent Raised Bed Gardening
        91
      12. Wild Orchids of Texas
        92
      13. Broom Makers News
        92
      14. Mikros Microfiber Cleaning Cloth
        93
      15. How to Drive into Accidents
        93
      16. When Healing Becomes a Crime
        94
      17. Entheogens
        95
      18. Cleansing the Doors
        95
      19. Democracy at Risk
        96
      20. Superterrorism
        96
      21. Shifting Fortunes
        97
      22. Too Much
        97
      23. Nanao Sakaki Trio
        98
      24. The Gary Snyder Reader
        98
      25. A Map to the Next World
        99
      26. You Can't Win
        99
  8. Backmatter
      1. Letters
        100
      2. Updates
        102
      3. Gossip
        104
      4. Thanks
        105
      5. Maniacals
        106
      6. Reader Service
        107
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