Odum considered one of his most important contribu- tions, perhaps the one for which he is best known, the book entitled Fundamentals of Ecology. Although Sir Arthur. Tansley first proposed the term “ecosystem” in 1935, and. Lindeman called attention to the trophic- dynamic relationships of ecosystem. Potential benefits when these two complementary realms merge at the regional scale. Knowledge gaps exist in. Calls for `translation' of fundamental ecological knowledge to inform meaningful and sustainable planning. 1969, 1997), Odum emphasises the importance of thermodynamics governing ecological processes.

The late Eugene Odum was a pioneer in systems ecology and is credited with bringing ecosystems into the mainstream public consciousness as well as into introductory college instruction. FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGY was first published in 1953 and was the vehicle Odum used to educate a wide audience about ecological science. This Fifth Edition of FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGY is co-authored by Odum's protege Gary Barrett and represents the last academic text Odum produced.

The text retains its classic holistic approach to ecosystem science, but incorporates and integrates an evolutionary approach as well. In keeping with a greater temporal/spatial approach to ecology, new chapters in landscape ecology, regional ecology, and global ecology have been added building on the levels-of-organization hierarchy. Also, a final chapter entitled 'Statistical Thinking for Students of Ecology' provides a quantitative synthesis to the field of statistics. Contemporary and engaging, this text brings clarity and specificity to the study of ecology in the twenty-first century.

Eugene Pleasants Odum Born ( 1913-09-17)September 17, 1913,, USA Died August 10, 2002 ( 2002-08-10) (aged 88), USA Residence USA Nationality American Alma mater (Ph.D.) Known for pioneering the concept of the ecosystem; the interdependence of divergent ecosystems as the basis of how the earth functions Awards (1977) (1987) Scientific career Fields,,, and Institutions Eugene Pleasants Odum (September 17, 1913 – August 10, 2002) was an American at the known for his pioneering work on. He and wrote the popular ecology Fundamentals of Ecology, published in 1953. Is named in his honor. Contents • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Son of the and brother of the ecologist, E.P. Odum credited his father for imparting to him a approach to looking at things. When contemplating his advanced education, he rejected both the and, as he did not feel that this holism was embodied in their approach to their departments. Instead, he chose the Graduate Department of at the where he earned his degree.

There Odum was a student of whose efforts led to the establishment of. After getting his Ph.D. In 1939, Odum was hired to be the first resident biologist at the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station, in. The 430-acre preserve had been founded in 1931 and its research station established in 1938. The Preserve’s first summer research fellows, also selected in 1939, were Edward C. Raney, who had just finished his Ph.D. At Cornell, studied green frogs and bullfrogs and went on to become a leading (zoologist who studies fish).

Griffin, who was completing his Ph.D. At Harvard, did research on bat (he later became famous for that work). Odum and Martha Ann Huff, whom he had met as a student, were married at her home in Wilmette, Illinois, on November 18, 1939. Odum joined her husband in Rensselaerville where he continued to work at the Huyck Preserve. His research included studying chickadees and—more important for his future as an ecologist—inventorying the plants and preparing a habitat map. His purpose was to establish a basis for succession studies of the land so man could plan and manage ecosystems.

In September 1940, Odum took at job as an instructor of biology at the (Athens, Georgia). In the late 1940s, while serving on the University's biology faculty committee, which was then drawing up a new, he perceived an urgent need to incorporate the subject of ecology when he found that his colleagues generally did not know what ecology (in its own right) might be.

He had two sons, William Eugene and Daniel Thomas, with his wife Martha. Odum was very proud of Martha's accomplishment as an artist. She often painted landscapes when traveling with her husband across the US and overseas. William died in his 40s, but not before making important contributions to science while a faculty member at the. In 2007 the Institute of Ecology, which Odum founded at the University of Georgia, became the, the first stand-alone academic unit of a research university dedicated to ecology. Work [ ] Ecosystems [ ] In the 1940s and 1950s, ' was not yet a field of study that had been defined as a separate discipline.

Even professional biologists seemed to Odum to be generally under-educated about how the Earth's ecological systems interact with one another. Odum brought forward the importance of ecology as a discipline that should be a fundamental dimension of the training of a biologist. Odum adopted and developed further the term '. Although sometimes said to have been coined by in 1942, the term 'ecosystem' first appeared in a 1935 publication by the,, and had in 1930 been coined by Tansley's colleague, Roy Clapham. Before Odum, the ecology of specific and environments had been studied on a more limited scale within individual sub-disciplines of biology. Many doubted that it could be studied on a large scale, or as a discipline in itself.

Odum wrote a textbook on ecology with his brother,, a graduate student. The Odum brothers' book (first edition, 1953), Fundamentals of Ecology, was the only textbook in the field for about ten years. Among other things, the Odums explored how one natural system can interact with another. Environmentalism [ ] While Odum did wish to influence the knowledge base and thinking of fellow biologists and of college and university students, his historical role was not as a promoter of public as we now know it.

However, his dedication in his 1963 book, Ecology, expressed that his father had inspired him to 'seek more harmonious relationships between man and nature'. By 1970, when the first was organized, Odum's conception of the living as a global set of interlaced ecosystems became one of the key insights of the that has since spread through the world. He was, however, an independent thinker who was at times, gently critical of the slogans and fashionable concepts of the environmentalist movement. Legacy [ ] Odum's will stipulated that, after his death, his 26 acres (110,000 m 2) on the Middle in Athens, Ga.

Would be sold and developed according to plans he laid out before his death. He would often show friends and colleagues hand sketched plans for his vision of this green community. Plans included that over 50 percent of the property would be protected greenspace and walking trails, managed by the Oconee River Land Trust.

Profits from the sale of the land would go to the Eugene and William Odum Ecology Fund, after $1 million is set aside for a professorial chair at UGA in Odum's name. The land was sold to builder John Willis Homes who is honoring Odum’s wishes at Beech Creek Preserve. Ultimately, Odum's financial contributions were focused on not only the University of Georgia, but also the University of Virginia given his son's faculty appointment there, and the University of North Carolina where his father was a prolific scholar. Ultimately, his wealth—partly the product of book royalties—benefited those institutions that he respected. Publications [ ] Books • 1939.

Variations in the heart rate of birds: a study in physiological ecology • 1953. Dying Light Crack Only Skidrow on this page. Fundamentals of Ecology. With Howard T.

Ecology • 1975. Ecology, the link between the natural and the social sciences • 1983. Basic Ecology • 1993. Ecology and Our Endangered Life Support Systems • 1998. Ecological Vignettes: Ecological Approaches to Dealing with Human Predicament • 2000. Essence of Place (co-authored with Martha Odum) Articles, a selection • 1969.

• (with Alfred E. Smalley) About Odum • Rotabi, K. Ecological theory origin from natural to social science or vice versa? Sum 41 Underclass Hero Rapidshare Downloader. : A brief conceptual history for social work.

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