Henry A. Gleason
American ecologist (1882-1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the botanist. For his son, the linguist, see Henry Allan Gleason (linguist).
Henry Allan Gleason (1882–1975) was an American ecologist, botanist, and taxonomist. He was known for his endorsement of the individualistic or open community concept of ecological succession, and his opposition to Frederic Clements's concept of the climax state of an ecosystem. His ideas were largely dismissed during his working life, leading him to move into plant taxonomy, but found favour late in the twentieth century.
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Born | (1882-01-02)January 2, 1882[1] |
Died | April 12, 1975(1975-04-12) (aged 93) |
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Fields | Botany, Ecology |
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Author abbrev. (botany) | Gleason |
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The standard author abbreviation Gleason is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]