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Stuart Pimm

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Stuart Leonard Pimm
Born (1949-02-27) February 27, 1949 (age 75)[2]
Derbyshire
CitizenshipJoint Citizenship (USA, UK)
SpouseJulia Killeffer[2]
AwardsFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Kempe Award for Distinguished Ecologists
Heineken Prize
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
International Cosmos Prize
Scientific career
InstitutionsDuke University
University of Oxford
New Mexico State University
ThesisCommunity Process and Structure (1974)
Doctoral advisorRalph Raitt[1]
Doctoral studentsJulie L. Lockwood[2]
Websitesavingnature.com
nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/pimm

Stuart Leonard Pimm (born 27 February 1949) is the Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology at Duke University. His early career was as a theoretical ecologist but he now specialises in scientific research of biodiversity and conservation biology.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Education

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Pimm was born in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. He was educated at the University of Oxford and was awarded a PhD in Ecology from New Mexico State University in 1974.[1]

Research

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Pimm is currently Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.[9] Pimm has collaborated with a wide range of other scientists, including Robert May,[10] Peter H. Raven, Joel E. Cohen, George Sugihara, Thomas Loveloy, and Jared Diamond. His early work has examined the mathematical properties of food webs and indicated that complex food webs should be less stable than simple food webs.[11] Since 1990s, he concentrated on the patterns of species extinctions, the rate of species extinction and practical methods to stop them.[12]

Publications

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Scholia has a profile for Stuart L. Pimm (Q7626951).

Pimm has published more than 350 peer-reviewed scientific articles,[2][13] including several in the scientific journals Nature[3][4][5] and Science.[14][15][16] He has published several books including, A Scientist Audits the Earth[17] and he has published articles in popular science publications such as Scientific American.[18] Up until mid-2019, he was a regular contributor to the National Geographic blog.[19]

Awards

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He is an acknowledged authority in the field of conservation biology, recognized with several awards:

Pimm is a Master of Ecological Conservation with The Beijing DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA), a high-level, multi-disciplined, application-oriented higher education institution in Shanghai, China.

New Mexico State University made him an alumnus of the year in 2005.[25]

A new wasp species from the cloud forests of Colombia's tropical Andes has been named Dolichomitus pimmi in honor of Pimm and his conservation efforts in that region.[26]

SavingSpecies and Saving Nature

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In 2010, Pimm founded a non-profit organization called SavingSpecies to preserve and restore natural habitats. In 2019, the organization was dissolved and Saving Nature was created to reflect a broader mission from the work that Saving Species has started.[27][28] Saving Nature partners with local nonprofit organizations to connect fragmented habitats into biocorridors for wildlife. It works in biodiversity hotspots, such as in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, India, Indonesia and Tanzania.[29]

Controversy

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In 2014, Pimm was involved in a controversy related to allegedly sexist remarks he made in a book review[30] published by the Elsevier journal Biological Conservation. Pimm's article "sparked debate on Twitter almost immediately."[31]

Despite pressure from activists (ibid.), the journal refused to retract Pimm's review, saying "The Book Review by Pimm is not being retracted. It just contains some offensive language. We want to emphasize to our readers that this type of offensive language does not reflect the policy or practice of our journal or Elsevier. We also have taken steps to ensure that this situation does not happen again."

However, the journal did issue a mea culpa, indicating an opinion of Pimm's article. "We would like to inform our readers that parts of the book review Keeping Wild: Against the Domestication of the Earth by Stuart Pimm, Volume 180, pages 151–152 are denigrating to women.".[32] Of Pimm's article, the journal admitted that "It just contains some offensive language." When challenged, Pimm responded that he did not think his "wording was sexist..." However, some disagreed. In a later letter to the editor,[33] Amanda Stanley, then Conservation Science Program Officer at the Wilburforce Foundation, explained why Pimm's "...book review [was] so offensive."[34] An article in The New Yorker later that year explored the debate between conservationists that led to Pimm's controversial remark. The article asserted that, in his review, "Pimm’s emotions got the better of him." For his part, according to the article, Pimm was reported as being "totally unrepentant."[35]

Personal

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Pimm married Julia Killeffer in 1990. He has two daughters from a previous marriage, both in the United States.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pimm, Stuart (1974). Community Process and Structure (PhD thesis). New Mexico State University. ProQuest 302713548.
  2. ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae, Stuart L. Pimm" (PDF). Duke University. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  3. ^ a b Pimm, S. L.; Lawton, J. H.; Cohen, J. E. (1991). "Food web patterns and their consequences". Nature. 350 (6320): 669. Bibcode:1991Natur.350..669P. doi:10.1038/350669a0. S2CID 4267587.
  4. ^ a b Pimm, S. L.; Raven, P. (2000). "Biodiversity. Extinction by numbers". Nature. 403 (6772): 843–845. Bibcode:2000Natur.403..843P. doi:10.1038/35002708. PMID 10706267.
  5. ^ a b Pimm, S. L. (1984). "The complexity and stability of ecosystems". Nature. 307 (5949): 321–326. Bibcode:1984Natur.307..321P. doi:10.1038/307321a0. S2CID 4317192.
  6. ^ Pimm, Stuart L. (1991). The balance of nature?: ecological issues in the conservation of species and communities. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-66830-4.
  7. ^ Pimm, S. L.; Jones, H. L.; Diamond, J. (1988). "On the Risk of Extinction". The American Naturalist. 132 (6): 757. doi:10.1086/284889. S2CID 84882806.
  8. ^ Brooks, T. M.; Pimm, S. L.; Oyugi, J. O. (1999). "Time Lag between Deforestation and Bird Extinction in Tropical Forest Fragments". Conservation Biology. 13 (5): 1140. Bibcode:1999ConBi..13.1140B. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98341.x. S2CID 86781457.
  9. ^ "Nicholas School Faculty, Stuart L. Pimm". Duke University. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  10. ^ Sugihara, G.; Bersier, L. F.; Southwood, T. R.; Pimm, S. L.; May, R. M. (2003). "Predicted correspondence between species abundances and dendrograms of niche similarities". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (9): 5246–5251. Bibcode:2003PNAS..100.5246S. doi:10.1073/pnas.0831096100. PMC 154330. PMID 12702773.
  11. ^ Pimm, Stuart L. (2002). Food webs. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-66832-0.
  12. ^ Pimm, S. L.; Jenkins, C. N.; Abell, R.; Brooks, T. M.; Gittleman, J. L.; Joppa, L. N.; Raven, P. H.; Roberts, C. M.; Sexton, J. O. (2014-05-30). "The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection". Science. 344 (6187). doi:10.1126/science.1246752. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 24876501.
  13. ^ Stuart Pimm publications indexed by Google Scholar
  14. ^ Pimm, S. L.; Russell, G. J.; Gittleman, J. L.; Brooks, T. M. (1995). "The Future of Biodiversity". Science. 269 (5222): 347–350. Bibcode:1995Sci...269..347P. doi:10.1126/science.269.5222.347. PMID 17841251.
  15. ^ Pimm, S. L.; Ayres, M.; Balmford, A.; Branch, G.; Brandon, K.; Brooks, T.; Bustamante, R.; Costanza, R.; Cowling, R.; Curran, L. M.; Dobson, A.; Farber, S.; Da Fonseca, G. A.; Gascon, C.; Kitching, R.; McNeely, J.; Lovejoy, T.; Mittermeier, R. A.; Myers, N.; Patz, J. A.; Raffle, B.; Rapport, D.; Raven, P.; Roberts, C.; Rodriguez, J. P.; Rylands, A. B.; Tucker, C.; Safina, C.; Samper, C.; Stiassny, M. L. (2001). "ENVIRONMENT: Can We Defy Nature's End?". Science. 293 (5538): 2207–2208. doi:10.1126/science.1061626. PMID 11567124. S2CID 129642018.
  16. ^ Pimm, S. L. (1998). "ECOLOGY: Planning for Biodiversity". Science. 279 (5359): 2068–2069. Bibcode:1998Sci...279.2068.. doi:10.1126/science.279.5359.2068. S2CID 61333316.
  17. ^ Pimm, Stuart L. (2004). A scientist audits the Earth. New Brunswick, N.J: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-3540-9.
  18. ^ Pimm, S. L.; Jenkins, C. (2005). "Sustaining the variety of life". Scientific American. 293 (3): 66–73. Bibcode:2005SciAm.293c..66P. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0905-66. PMID 16121856.(subscription required)
  19. ^ "Results tagged "Stuart Pimm" from NatGeo News Watch". NatGeo News Watch. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  20. ^ "Stuart Pimm Receives International Prize". Nicholas School of the Environment. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  21. ^ "Past Laureates". Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  22. ^ Altena, Trijntje van. "Stuart L. Pimm". Heineken Prizes. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  23. ^ "Society for Conservation Biology | Past Recipients". conbio.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  24. ^ "Marsh Charitable Trust – Marsh Award for Conservation Biology". www.marshcharitabletrust.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  25. ^ "Archive | New Mexico State University Alumni". www.nmsualumni.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  26. ^ "Newly Discovered Wasp Species Named to Honor Duke Conservation Scientist Stuart Pimm". Duke Nicholas School of the Environment. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  27. ^ "Guidestar: SavingSpecies". Guidestar. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  28. ^ "Saving Nature". Saving Nature. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  29. ^ "Mazariegos & Pimm: Animals in Western Andes Can Finally Find a Date". VERONIKA PERKOVÁ. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  30. ^ Pimm, Stuart (December 2014). "Keeping the Wild: Against the Domestication of Earth". Biological Conservation. 180: 288. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.006. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  31. ^ Ferguson, Cat (October 12, 2014). ""I don't take whores in taxis": Casual sexism in scientific journal leads to editor's note". Retraction Watch. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  32. ^ Primack, Richard; Broerse, Sandra (December 2014). "Editorial Note: Inappropriate language in a recent book review". Biological Conservation. 180: 288. Bibcode:2014BCons.180..288P. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.006. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  33. ^ Stanley, Amanda G. (February 2015). "Response to Pimm (2014): Misogynist metaphors don't belong in scholarly discourse". Biological Conservation. 182: 13. Bibcode:2015BCons.182...13S. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.036. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  34. ^ Ferguson, Cat (October 12, 2014). ""I don't take whores in taxis": Casual sexism in scientific journal leads to editor's note". Retraction Watch. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  35. ^ Nijhuis, Michelle (December 9, 2014). "Bridging the Conservation Divide". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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