Michael E. Soulé

Michael Ellman Soulé ( born May 28, 1936 in San Diego, California) is an American biologist and became known as the representative of the idea of ​​conservation biology.

Soulé received his Ph.D. in Population Biology at Stanford University with Paul R. Ehrlich. He was later Research Professor ( Emeritus) in Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The title of his dissertation was evolutionary and population phenetics of the side -blotched lizards ( Uta stansburiana and its relatives ) on the islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Soulé was co-founder of the Society for Conservation Biology and is part of the Board of the Round River Conservation Studies and The Wildlands Project.

Soulé research on population and evolutionary biology, specifically to " fluctuating asymmetry ", population genetics, island biogeography, the Environment, Nature Conservation Policy, Conservation and Ethics. He conducts research on ecosystem regulation by highly interactive (networked ) organisms. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received the Guggenheim Award and several other awards.

" Conservation biology is a mission -driven discipline Comprising Both pure and applied science. We feel ... did conservation biology is a new field, or at least a new rallying point for biologists wishing to pool Their knowledge and techniques to solve problems. Conservation Biology is a mission- led discipline that combines pure and applied science. We have the impression that conservation biology is a key concept for biologists who want to use their knowledge and methods to solve problems. "

Publications

  • Soulé has published more than 170 articles.

His most important books (selection):

  • Soulé (ed. ) ( 1986): Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and Diversity. Sinauer Assoc. Sunderland, Mass..
  • Soulé & Gordon Orians (2001): Conservation Biology: Research Priorities for the Next Decade. Iceland Press. Washington, DC and Covelo, CA.
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