Joseph H. Connell (1923-2020)

Joseph H. Connell (1923-2020)

Innovative experimental ecologist Joseph (“Joe”) H. Connell, a hugely creative ecologist, died on 1 September at the age of 96. Joe had a knack for devising simple yet rigorous ways to uncover the mechanisms behind the patterns and dynamics in natural communities. Perhaps the most influential experi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2020-10, Vol.370 (6515), p.410-410
Hauptverfasser: Murdoch, William W, Sousa, Wayne P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Ecology - history
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Innovative experimental ecologist Joseph (“Joe”) H. Connell, a hugely creative ecologist, died on 1 September at the age of 96. Joe had a knack for devising simple yet rigorous ways to uncover the mechanisms behind the patterns and dynamics in natural communities. Perhaps the most influential experimental ecologist of his generation, he articulated theories explaining natural phenomena such as the maintenance of biological diversity.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.abe8992