Robert H. MacArthur

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Robert H. MacArthur was a pioneering American ecologist best known for his foundational work in community ecology and the theory of island biogeography.


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instanceOf academic
ecologist
person
academicAdvisor G. Evelyn Hutchinson
awardReceived E. O. Wilson Award (Society for Conservation Biology) posthumously named in his honor
coAuthor Edward O. Wilson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Brown University
Marlboro College
Yale University
employer Princeton University
familyName MacArthur
fieldOfWork biogeography
community ecology
ecology
evolutionary ecology
island biogeography
population biology
theoretical ecology
fullName Robert Helmer MacArthur
genre scientific literature
givenName Robert
hasHonor Robert H. MacArthur Award of the Ecological Society of America named in his honor
influenced Robert May
Stephen Hubbell
conservation biology
island biogeography research
many late 20th-century ecologists
modern community ecology
influencedBy G. Evelyn Hutchinson
knownFor foundational work in community ecology
mathematical models in ecology
niche theory in ecology
species diversity theory
theory of island biogeography
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Ecological Society of America
notableIdea equilibrium theory of island biogeography
niche partitioning
rational, mathematical approach to ecology
notableWork The Theory of Island Biogeography
occupation ecologist
university professor
positionHeld professor of biology at Princeton University
sexOrGender male

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Theory of Island Biogeography
author
Edward O. Wilson
coAuthor
Princeton Landmarks in Biology edition
hasAuthor
Robert H. MacArthur ("Robert H. MacArthur Award of the Ecological Society of America named in his honor")
hasHonor
G. Evelyn Hutchinson ("Robert MacArthur")
influenced
G. Evelyn Hutchinson ("Robert MacArthur")
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