People Flashcards
Nikolaas “Niko” Tinbergen
Was a Dutch biologist and ornithologist.
Laid foundation for conducting research on animal behaviour with his four questions.
Won the nobel prize for his work.
Considered one of the founders of modern ethology.
(Wikipedia)
Elinor Ostrom
First woman to win nobel prize in economics for work with the commons.
Specifically by showing how groups of people can sustainably use these resources.
(Wikipedia)
Paul Keddy
A Canadian ecologist who was a professor at the University of Ottawa.
Has won numerous awards for his work with wetlands.
Including his book on wetland ecology which is what I’ve been referencing.
Aldo Leopold
Best known for Sand County Almanac which is a collection of essays that advocate his idea of a “land ethic”, or a responsible relationship existing between people and the land they inhabit. The book is thought to be one of the major triggers for environmentalism.
Was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation.
(Wikipedia)
Daniel Pauly
A French-born marine biologist, well known for his work in studying human impacts on global fisheries and is one of the most famous fisheries scientist in the world.
He’s best known for the concepts of shifting baselines and fishing down the food web.
(Wikipedia and https://earth.org/shifting-baseline-syndrome/)
Fishing Down the Food Web
The process whereby fisheries in a given ecosystem deplete the large predatory fish on top of the food web, turn to increasingly smaller species, and finally ending up catching smaller fish and invertebrates.
(Wikipedia and https://earth.org/shifting-baseline-syndrome/)
Shifting Baseline Syndrome
A gradual change in the accepted norms for the condition of the natural environment due to a lack of experience, memory and/or knowledge of its past condition.
In this sense, what we consider to be a healthy environment now, past generations would consider to be degraded, and what we judge to be degraded now, the next generation will consider to be healthy or ‘normal’.
(Wikipedia and https://earth.org/shifting-baseline-syndrome/)
Who are some key players in restoration?
Eric Higgs - University of Victoria - research combines ecological and philosophical methods and insights to understand how we intervene responsibly in ecosystems experiencing rapid change.
Stephen Murphy - University of Waterloo - focuses on using biophysical and technology (e.g. drones, AI) innovations and solutions in restoration.
Who are some key players in winter research?
Brent Sinclair - The University of Western Ontario - main focus is on insects during winter.
