By the nineteenth century, the transfer of exotic plants and the search for wild plants that might be domesticated were activities that were becoming rationalized and organized and put at the service of industrial capitalism. Collectors were sent from Europe to the farthest reaches of the earth in search of unknown species that might serve as raw material, remedy, or ornament . This enterprise, even though it was the expression of scientific and state bureaucracies, nevertheless partook of romance: It was a quest for the rare, the precious, and the danger-scented. Of all the great feats...

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BIOMES OF THE WORLD RATIONALE FOR HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE WORLD'S ENVIRONMENTS Life on Earth is extremely interesting, as most of us already know from television, if not from our own travels, and it becomes more so when each piece of the complex pattern fits understandably into the whole. One important goal of a biology curriculum should be to educate students about nature, in order to promote empathy and support for the natural world around us, and the interrelationship of all aspects of nature must be an integral part of the message delivered. Biomes (bioclimatic zones) ...

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