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A Homage to EC Pielou: One of the 20th Century's Most Accomplished Scientists

Simberloff, Daniel; Sanders, Nathan; Peres-Neto, Pedro
http://methodsblog.com/2017/03/10/ec-pielou/

Publisher:  Methods Blog
Date Written:  10/03/2017
Year Published:  2017  
Resource Type:  Article

Evelyn Chrystalla 'E.C.' Pielou (February 20, 1924 – July 16, 2016) – a towering figure in ecology – was a key pioneer in the incorporation of statistical rigor into biogeography and ecology. She devised many important statistical hypotheses tests for spatial arrangements and patterns ranging in scale from individual plants in a field through to elevational zonation of vegetation to ranges of groups of species distributed over regional through to continental-scale ranges. Her research has provided the impetus for biogeographical analyses for generations.

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There is much more to be said about Chris (as she was often called) Pielou than her immense scientific contributions, which have been widely recognized. She did all this research during a period when women scientists, especially in mathematical and statistical fields, were dealing with overt and subtle bias in many forms. In spite of this, she managed to have a remarkably productive and influential career while working initially largely in isolation and raising her family. During World War II, Chris served in the British navy (where she met her future husband, D.P. Pielou – a specialist in insects and plants), and in 1951 she received her bachelor's degree in botany at the University of London.

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