Stuart L. Pimm
Duke University
Stuart Leonard Pimm is the Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology at Duke University. His early career was as a theoretical ecologist but he now specializes in scientific research of biodiversity and conservation biology.
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Stuart Leonard Pimm is the Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology at Duke University. His early career was as a theoretical ecologist but he now specializes in scientific research of biodiversity and conservation biology.
Affiliation
Duke University
Top Publications
- The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection (2014) - 3,619 citations
- The complexity and stability of ecosystems (1984) - 3,132 citations
- The Future of Biodiversity (1995) - 2,185 citations
- Ecological networks and their fragility (2006) - 1,536 citations
- Extinction by numbers (2000) - 1,451 citations
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- Full name
- Stuart L. Pimm
- ORCID
- 0000-0003-4206-2456
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5032965112
Research interests
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
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- 3,619OpenAlex citations
- The complexity and stability of ecosystems ↗1984 · Nature3,132OpenAlex citations
- The Future of Biodiversity ↗1995 · Science2,185OpenAlex citations
- Ecological networks and their fragility ↗2006 · Nature1,536OpenAlex citations
- Extinction by numbers ↗2000 · Nature1,451OpenAlex citations
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- The complexity and stability of ecosystems ↗1984 · Nature
- The Future of Biodiversity ↗1995 · Science
- Ecological networks and their fragility ↗2006 · Nature
- Extinction by numbers ↗2000 · Nature
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