Eugene Odum
Eugene Pleasants Odum was an American biologist at the University of Georgia known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology. He and his brother Howard T. Odum wrote the popular ecology textbook, Fundamentals of Ecology (1953).
Background
- Born in
- Newport
- Educated at
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- Awards
- 🏆 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement🏆 Eminent Ecologist Award🏆 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences🏆 George Mercer Award
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1913
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