James Brown (ecologist)
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James Hemphill Brown (born September 25, 1942) is an American biologist and academic known for his contributions to ecology.
Brown is an ecologist and, as of 2001, a Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico.<ref name=CV>Template:Cite journal</ref> His research has focused on three main areas of ecology:
- The population and community ecology of rodents and harvester ants in the Chihuahuan Desert.
- Large-scale ecological patterns, including the distribution of body size, abundance, and geographic range of animals. This work led to the development of macroecology, a term coined in a paper Brown co-authored with Brian Maurer of Michigan State University.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- The Metabolic Theory of Ecology, which seeks to explain ecological patterns based on metabolic principles.
In 2005, Brown was awarded the Robert H. MacArthur Award by the Ecological Society of America for his contributions to the field, including his work on the metabolic theory of ecology.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Between 1969 and 2011, Brown was awarded over $18.4 million in research grants.<ref name=CV/>
Education and honors
Education
Brown received a bachelors with honors in 1963 before obtaining his PhD in 1967:<ref name=CV/>
- Bachelor of Arts, Zoology, 1963, Cornell University
- PhD, Zoology, 1967, University of Michigan
Honors
Honors James Brown has received include:<ref name=CV/>
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow, 1988
- C. Hart Merriam Award (American Society of Mammalogists) 1989
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1995
- Eugene P. Odum Award for Education (Ecological Society of America), 2001<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- Marsh Ward for Career Achievement, (British Ecological Society), 2002
- Robert H. MacArthur Award (Ecological Society of America), 2005
- Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005
Portal
In 1977, Brown, in collaboration with Diane Davidson and James Reichman, initiated a research project in the Chihuahuan Desert near Portal, Arizona, to study competition between rodents and ants and their influence on the annual plant community.<ref name="book">Template:Cite book</ref>
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External links
- "New York Times" article about Dr. Brown's work on biological scaling
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