Thomas E. Lovejoy
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Thomas E. Lovejoy was an influential American ecologist and conservation biologist known for pioneering work on biodiversity, tropical forest conservation, and the concept of "debt of extinction."
Aliases (2)
- Thomas Eugene Lovejoy ×1
- Thomas Lovejoy ×1
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| instanceOf |
academic
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author → conservation biologist → ecologist → environmentalist → human → |
| advisorOf |
World Bank on biodiversity issues
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| awardReceived |
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology
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Blue Planet Prize → Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement → U.N. Environment Programme Global 500 Award → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Millbrook School
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Yale University → |
| employer |
George Mason University
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Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment → Smithsonian Institution → World Bank → |
| familyName |
Lovejoy
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| fieldOfWork |
biodiversity
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conservation biology → ecology → tropical ecology → tropical forest conservation → |
| fullName |
Thomas Eugene Lovejoy
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| givenName |
Thomas
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| influenced |
global biodiversity policy discussions
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| knownFor |
advocacy for global biodiversity conservation
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coining the term "debt of extinction" in conservation biology → pioneering work on biodiversity → pioneering work on tropical forest conservation → research on habitat fragmentation in the Amazon rainforest → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| notableConcept |
debt of extinction
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| notableIdea |
"debt of extinction" describing time-delayed species loss after habitat destruction
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| notableWork |
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project
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| occupation |
conservation biologist
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ecologist → university professor → |
| placeOfBirth |
New York City
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| positionHeld |
biodiversity chair at the Heinz Center
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chief biodiversity adviser to the president of the World Bank → president of the Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment → professor at George Mason University → |
| researchFocus |
Amazon rainforest conservation
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climate change and biodiversity → impacts of habitat fragmentation on species diversity → |
Referenced by (3)
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Thomas E. Lovejoy
("Thomas Eugene Lovejoy")
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fullName |
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Blue Planet Prize
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Volvo Environment Prize
("Thomas Lovejoy")
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notableLaureate |