Dr.
Rodolfo Dirzo
Stanford University
Ecologist; Conservation biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Evolution and Ecology
Elected
2004
International Honorary Member
Professor of Ecology. Leading tropical forest ecologist and conservation biologist. Studied the dynamics of tropical forests and the evolution of plant-animal interactions. Conducted classical experimental studies on the significance to the ecosystem of the loss of large herbivores from tropical forests. Documented the causes and rates of tropical deforestation.
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