ECI Prize
Encyclopedia
The ECI Prize is a prize awarded annually from 1986 onwards to an ecologist distinguished by outstanding and sustained scientific achievements. It is awarded by the Ecology Institute, a non-profit organization of research ecologists dedicated to fostering ecological knowledge and awareness.
The prize both honors the recipient and requires him or her to serve science and society by authoring a book to be published in the series 'Excellence in Ecology', published by Inter-Research and available at cost price. The ECI Prize carries an endowment of €
6,000. It is awarded by the International Ecology Institute in Germany
jointly with the Otto Kinne Foundation. The award is given in terrestrial ecology, marine ecology and limnetic ecology
interchangeably.
The prize both honors the recipient and requires him or her to serve science and society by authoring a book to be published in the series 'Excellence in Ecology', published by Inter-Research and available at cost price. The ECI Prize carries an endowment of €
Euro
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6,000. It is awarded by the International Ecology Institute in Germany
Germany
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jointly with the Otto Kinne Foundation. The award is given in terrestrial ecology, marine ecology and limnetic ecology
Freshwater biology
Freshwater ecosystems are a subset of Earth's aquatic ecosystems. They include lakes and ponds, rivers, streams and springs, and wetlands. They can be contrasted with marine ecosystems, which have a larger salt content...
interchangeably.
ECI Prize Laureates
- 1986 Tom FenchelTom FenchelTom Michael Fenchel is a Danish marine ecologist and professor first at the University of Aarhus, later at the University of Copenhagen. He is a highly cited scientist and known for, among other things, Fenchel's Law. He holds PhD and D.Sc...
, marine ecology - 1987 Edward O. Wilson
, terrestrial ecology - 1988 Gene LikensGene LikensGene Elden Likens is an American ecologist and a leading pioneer in the study of acid rain.Likens got his B.S. at Manchester College in 1957, and his M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He joined the faculty of Dartmouth College in 1961. He was co-founder in 1963 of a group...
, limnetic ecology - 1989 Robert T. PaineRobert PaineRobert Paine may refer to:* Rob Paine, American DJ*Robert Treat Paine , signer of the United States Declaration of Independence* Robert Treat Paine, Jr. , poet and son of the signer* Robert Treat Paine , U.S...
, marine ecology - 1990 Harold A. MooneyHarold A. MooneyHarold A. "Hal" Mooney is an American ecologists and professor from Stanford University. He earned his Ph.D. at Duke University in 1960 and was employed by University of California-Los Angeles the same year. He joined the staff at Stanford University in 1968...
, terrestrial ecology - 1991 Robert H. Peters
, limnetic ecology - 1992 David H. Cushing
, marine ecology - 1993 Paul R. EhrlichPaul R. EhrlichPaul Ralph Ehrlich is an American biologist and educator who is the Bing Professor of Population Studies in the department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University and president of Stanford's Center for Conservation Biology. By training he is an entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera , but...
, terrestrial ecology - 1994 Colin S. Reynolds , limnetic ecology
- 1995 Ramon MargalefRamón MargalefRamon Margalef i López was Emeritus Professor of Ecology at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona. Margalef, unquestionably one of the most important scientists that Spain has produced , worked at the Institute of Applied Biology , and at the Fisheries Research Institute, which he...
, marine ecology - 1996 John LawtonJohn Lawton (scientist)Professor Sir John Hartley Lawton, FRS is a British ecologist and RSPB Vice President and Chair of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust....
, terrestrial ecology - 1997 Maciej Gliwicz
, limnetic ecology - 1998 Richard T. Barber , marine ecology
- 1999 Ilkka HanskiIlkka HanskiIlkka A. Hanski FRS is a Finnish scientist, working in the field of ecology, at Helsinki University, Finland. The Metapopulation Research Group led by Hanski has been nominated as a Center of Excellence by the Academy of Finland...
, terrestrial ecology - 2000 Stephen R. CarpenterStephen R. CarpenterStephen Russell Carpenter is an American limnologist.-Education and Career:Carpenter received his B.A. from Amherst College , M.S. from the University of Wisconsin—Madison , and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison...
, limnetic ecology - 2001 Louis LegendreLouis LegendreLouis Legendre was a French politician of the Revolution period.-Early activities:Born at Versailles, he was keeping a butcher's shop in Saint Germain, Paris, by 1789...
, marine ecology - 2002 Michel Loreau , terrestrial ecology
- 2003 Jonathan J. Cole , limnetic ecology
- 2004 Bo Barker Jørgensen
, marine ecology - 2005 Robert D. Holt , terrestrial ecology
- 2006 Winfried Lampert , limnetic ecology
- 2007 Daniel PaulyDaniel PaulyDaniel Pauly is a French-born marine biologist, well-known for his work in studying human impacts on global fisheries. He is a professor and the project leader of the Sea Around Us Project at the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia. He also served as Director of the Fisheries...
, marine ecology - 2008 Monica TurnerMonica TurnerMonica G. Turner is an American scientist known for her work since 1988 on the fire that devastated Yellowstone National Park, a fire that was brought about by one of the worst droughts in U.S history.- Life and career :...
, terrestrial ecology - 2009 Brian MossBrian MossBrian Moss is a Singer/Songwriter from The Bay Area who later moved to Chicago and back again. Brian Moss has played in many bands, encompassing genres such as hardcore, punk, and neo-folk.- Bands :...
, limnetic ecology - 2010 Paul FalkowskiPaul FalkowskiPaul G. Falkowski is an American biological oceanographer in the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey...
, marine ecology