- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Eugene Odum (1913-2002)
- Creator:
- Craige, Betty Jean
- Date of Original:
- 2002-11-18
- Subject:
- Odum, Eugene Pleasants, 1913-
College teachers--Georgia--Athens
University of Georgia--Faculty
University of Georgia
Scholars--Georgia
Ecologists--Georgia
Environmentalists--Georgia
Ecology--History - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Eugene Odum. Eugene Pleasants Odum, called "the father of modern ecology," brought the word ecosystem into common parlance by making it the organizing concept in his 1953 Fundamentals of Ecology. Through that textbook, which was translated into twelve languages, and through his many other books and articles, he led the way toward the study of nature in terms of ecosystems, and with his brother, the ecologist Howard Thomas Odum, powerfully influenced the development of ecosystem ecology.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/eugene-odum-1913-2002/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Eugene Odum (1913-2002)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
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Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia. - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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