Dwight Billings
American ecologist
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William Dwight Billings (December 29, 1910 – January 4, 1997) was an American ecologist. He was one of the foundational figures in the field of plant physiological ecology and made major contributions to desert and arctic/alpine ecology.
William Dwight Billings | |
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| Born | December 29, 1910 |
| Died | January 4, 1997 (aged 86) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ecology |
Billings served as president of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) from 1978 to 1979.[1] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979.[2] In 1962, ESA granted him the Mercer Award, for an outstanding research paper by a researcher under the age of 40; ESA also awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award in 1991.[3]
Career chronology
His advisees include Robin B. Foster.[4]