Robert Mac Arthur

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Patricia_Mac_Arthur
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Academy
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Ecological_Society_of_America
gptkbp:author The Theory of Island Biogeography
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:born February 7, 1930
gptkbp:contributed_to Population ecology
Biogeography
Community ecology
gptkbp:died October 1, 1972
gptkbp:field Ecology
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Robert_Mac_Arthur_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Mac Arthur
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:E._O._Wilson
gptkb:Robert_Paine
gptkb:H._A._Gleason
gptkb:N._E._Odum
gptkb:David_Tilman
Ecological theory
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Charles_Elton
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkbp:known_for Mac Arthur's theory of island biogeography
gptkbp:legacy Contributions to ecological modeling.
Impact on understanding of biodiversity.
Influence on conservation biology.
Pioneering work in community ecology.
Mac Arthur's theory of island biogeography remains influential.
gptkbp:offers_degree Ph. D. in Ecology
gptkbp:published_by The Theory of Island Biogeography
Geographical Ecology
Patterns of Species Diversity
Fluctuations in the Numbers of Animals
The Distribution of Birds in the West Indies
gptkbp:research_focus Population dynamics
Species diversity
Ecosystem dynamics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eleanor_Mac_Arthur
gptkbp:works_at gptkb:Princeton_University