Victor E. Shelford
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Victor E. Shelford was an American ecologist and pioneer in animal ecology who helped establish ecology as a scientific discipline in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American ecologist
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author → ecologist → person → pioneer in animal ecology → university professor → |
| academicDiscipline |
ecology
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zoology → |
| birthDate | 1877-09-22 → |
| contributedTo |
development of ecological succession concepts in animal communities
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integration of animal and plant ecology → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| deathDate | 1968-12-27 → |
| educatedAt | University of Chicago → |
| employer | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → |
| era | 20th-century biology → |
| familyName | Shelford → |
| fieldOfWork |
animal ecology
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biogeography → community ecology → ecology → |
| givenName | Victor → |
| hasGender | male → |
| helpedEstablish | ecology as a scientific discipline in the United States → |
| influenced | development of modern community ecology in North America → |
| knownFor |
helping establish ecology as a scientific discipline in the United States
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pioneering work in animal ecology → studies of animal communities and habitats → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| memberOf | Ecological Society of America → |
| name | Victor E. Shelford → |
| nationality | American → |
| notableWork |
Animal Communities in Temperate America
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The Ecology of North America → |
| occupation |
ecologist
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professor → zoologist → |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America → |
| placeOfDeath | United States of America → |
| positionHeld | president of the Ecological Society of America → |
| researchFocus |
distribution of animal communities across habitats
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relationships between animals and their environments → |
| taughtAt | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → |
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