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Robert Helmer MacArthur (April 7, 1930 – November 1, 1972) was a Canadian-born American ecologist who made a major impact on many areas of community and population ecology. He is considered to be one of the founders of ecology.
Aug 26, 2013 · In his short life (b. 1930–d. 1972), Robert MacArthur was a highly influential architect of modern ecology. He was, as much as anyone, responsible for bringing theoretical population biology into mainstream ecology at a time when many empirical ecologists were openly hostile to theory.
The theory of island biogeography. RH MAcARTHUR. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. , 1996. 1619. 1996. On the relative abundance of bird species. RH MacArthur. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 43 (3), 293-295.
By reformulating many of the parameters of ecology, bio- geography, and genetics into a common framework of fun- damental theory, MacArthur-more than any other person who worked during the decisive decade of the 1960s-set the stage for the unification of population biology.
Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1958-1965. Professor, Princeton University, 1965-1972. Major Professor: G. Evelyn Hutchinson. Coauthor (with E. O. Wilson) of " The Theory of Island Biogeography ". Author of " Geographical Ecology ". Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 1969.
Robert Helmer MacArthur (1930 – 1972) Canadian biologist and ecologist. Few scientists have combined the skills of mathematics and biology to open new fields of knowledge the way Robert H. MacArthur did in his pioneering work in evolutionary ecology. Guided by a wide-ranging curiosity for all things natural, MacArthur had a special interest ...
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Robert H. MacArthur. First published in 1972 and now available for the first time in paperback, this book is the summation of the life work of one of the most influential scientists of our time.
