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{{short description| An American marine biologist, instrumental in the development of plankton ecosystem models }} |
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| work_institution = [[Yale University]]<br>[[Dalhousie University]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Drury College]]<br>[[Washington University in St. Louis]]<br>[[Yale University]] |
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'''Gordon Arthur Riley''' ( |
'''Gordon Arthur Riley''' (1 June 1911 – 7 October 1985)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hutchinson |first=G.E. |date=1986 |title=In memoriam, Gordon A. Riley, 1911-1985 |journal=Limnology and Oceanography |volume=31 |pages=233 |doi=10.4319/lo.1986.31.1.0233 |doi-access=free }}</ref> was an American [[Marine biology|biological oceanographer]] most associated with his studies of the [[Dynamical system|dynamics]] of [[plankton]] [[ecosystem]]s.<ref name=anderson2012>{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=T.R. |last2=Gentleman |first2=W.C. |date=2012 |title=The legacy of Gordon Arthur Riley (1911–1985) and the development of mathematical models in biological oceanography |journal=[[Journal of Marine Research]] |volume=70 |pages=1–30 |doi=10.1357/002224012800502390 }}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Born in [[Webb City, Missouri]] |
Born in [[Webb City, Missouri]] on June 1, 1911, Riley was educated within the state at [[Drury College]] and [[Washington University in St. Louis]], graduating with a [[Master's degree|MS]] in [[embryology]]. He moved to [[Yale University]] in 1934, intending to work with the [[Anatomy|anatomist]] [[Ross Granville Harrison|Ross Harrison]], but instead became interested in [[limnology]]. Working with the [[ecology|ecologist]] [[G. Evelyn Hutchinson]], he completed his [[thesis|doctoral thesis]] on the [[copper]] [[biogeochemical cycle|cycle]] of lakes in [[Connecticut]]. Subsequently, he continued to be interested in the [[primary production|productivity]] of lakes, but gradually expanded his studies to encompass [[seawater|salt water]], ultimately moving into biological oceanography. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Riley's oceanographic work focused on the influences affecting the population ecology of plankton systems in [[neritic zone|coastal]] and [[ocean|open ocean]] waters. His early work [[correlation|correlated]] [[phytoplankton]] [[primary production|production]] with regulating factors such as [[nutrient]]s, [[sunlight|light]] and [[zooplankton|zooplankton abundance]]. From this [[empiricism|empirical]] base he went on to develop [[ecosystem model]]s that explained the [[annual cycle]] of plankton ecosystems, most notably in his analysis of the [[Georges Bank]] region.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Riley | first=G.A. | year=1946 | title=Factors controlling phytoplankton populations on Georges Bank | journal=[[Journal of Marine Research]] | volume=6 | pages=54–73 }}</ref> |
Riley's oceanographic work focused on the influences affecting the population ecology of plankton systems in [[neritic zone|coastal]] and [[ocean|open ocean]] waters. His early work [[correlation|correlated]] [[phytoplankton]] [[primary production|production]] with regulating factors such as [[nutrient]]s, [[sunlight|light]] and [[zooplankton|zooplankton abundance]]. From this [[empiricism|empirical]] base he went on to develop [[ecosystem model]]s that explained the [[annual cycle]] of plankton ecosystems, most notably in his analysis of the [[Georges Bank]] region.<ref name="riley1946">{{cite journal | last=Riley | first=G.A. | year=1946 | title=Factors controlling phytoplankton populations on Georges Bank | journal=[[Journal of Marine Research]] | volume=6 | pages=54–73 }}</ref> His final publication concerned [[Spatial heterogeneity|patchiness]] in plankton,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Riley |first1=G.A. |date=1976 |title=Model of plankton patchiness |journal=Limnology and Oceanography |volume=21 |issue=6 |pages=873–880 |doi=10.4319/lo.1976.21.6.0873 |bibcode=1976LimOc..21..873R |doi-access=free }}</ref> the potential role of [[diel vertical migration]] in this, and reflected on what this implied for plankton modelling studies, including his own 1946 study.<ref name="riley1946"/> |
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After an extended period at Yale, in 1965 Riley moved to become a professor, and the director, at the Institute of Oceanography at [[Dalhousie University]]. Much of his work continued to be in [[Collaborative method|collaboration]] with researchers at the [[Woods Hole Oceanographic |
After an extended period at Yale, in 1965 Riley moved to become a professor, and the director, at the Institute of Oceanography at [[Dalhousie University]]. Much of his work continued to be in [[Collaborative method|collaboration]] with researchers at the [[Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]]. Towards the end of his life, Riley wrote a candid [[autobiography]] of his scientific life, in part to document the early days of [[oceanography]] as a discipline.<ref>{{cite book |last=Riley |first=Gordon Arthur |author-link=Gordon Arthur Riley |date=1983 |title=Reminiscences of an Oceanographer |url=https://library.ucsd.edu/scilib/biogr/Riley_Reminiscences.pdf |access-date=2021-08-04 |quote=A good many of my younger friends have expressed curiosity about what oceanography was like in the days when I just entered the field and about some of the grand old men whom I knew in those days and who have since departed on that long cruise.}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://library.ucsd.edu/scilib/biogr/Riley_Reminiscences.pdf Autobiography], [[University of California San Diego]] |
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* [http://oceanography.dal.ca/news/seminars/riley/riley.html Biography], [[Dalhousie University]] |
* [http://oceanography.dal.ca/news/seminars/riley/riley.html Biography], [[Dalhousie University]] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051222/http://aslo.org/lo/toc/vol_31/issue_1/0233.pdf Obituary], ''[[Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography|Limnology and Oceanography]]'' |
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[[Category:Systems ecologists]] |
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[[Category:Washington University in St. Louis alumni]] |
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[[Category:20th-century zoologists]] |
[[Category:20th-century American zoologists]] |
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[[Category:Presidents of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:53, 7 November 2023
Gordon Arthur Riley | |
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| Born | June 1, 1911 |
| Died | October 7, 1985 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Drury College Washington University in St. Louis Yale University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biological oceanographer |
| Institutions | Yale University Dalhousie University |
Gordon Arthur Riley (1 June 1911 – 7 October 1985)[1] was an American biological oceanographer most associated with his studies of the dynamics of plankton ecosystems.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Webb City, Missouri on June 1, 1911, Riley was educated within the state at Drury College and Washington University in St. Louis, graduating with a MS in embryology. He moved to Yale University in 1934, intending to work with the anatomist Ross Harrison, but instead became interested in limnology. Working with the ecologist G. Evelyn Hutchinson, he completed his doctoral thesis on the copper cycle of lakes in Connecticut. Subsequently, he continued to be interested in the productivity of lakes, but gradually expanded his studies to encompass salt water, ultimately moving into biological oceanography.
Career
[edit]Riley's oceanographic work focused on the influences affecting the population ecology of plankton systems in coastal and open ocean waters. His early work correlated phytoplankton production with regulating factors such as nutrients, light and zooplankton abundance. From this empirical base he went on to develop ecosystem models that explained the annual cycle of plankton ecosystems, most notably in his analysis of the Georges Bank region.[3] His final publication concerned patchiness in plankton,[4] the potential role of diel vertical migration in this, and reflected on what this implied for plankton modelling studies, including his own 1946 study.[3]
After an extended period at Yale, in 1965 Riley moved to become a professor, and the director, at the Institute of Oceanography at Dalhousie University. Much of his work continued to be in collaboration with researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Towards the end of his life, Riley wrote a candid autobiography of his scientific life, in part to document the early days of oceanography as a discipline.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hutchinson, G.E. (1986). "In memoriam, Gordon A. Riley, 1911-1985". Limnology and Oceanography. 31: 233. doi:10.4319/lo.1986.31.1.0233.
- ^ Anderson, T.R.; Gentleman, W.C. (2012). "The legacy of Gordon Arthur Riley (1911–1985) and the development of mathematical models in biological oceanography". Journal of Marine Research. 70: 1–30. doi:10.1357/002224012800502390.
- ^ a b Riley, G.A. (1946). "Factors controlling phytoplankton populations on Georges Bank". Journal of Marine Research. 6: 54–73.
- ^ Riley, G.A. (1976). "Model of plankton patchiness". Limnology and Oceanography. 21 (6): 873–880. Bibcode:1976LimOc..21..873R. doi:10.4319/lo.1976.21.6.0873.
- ^ Riley, Gordon Arthur (1983). Reminiscences of an Oceanographer (PDF). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
A good many of my younger friends have expressed curiosity about what oceanography was like in the days when I just entered the field and about some of the grand old men whom I knew in those days and who have since departed on that long cruise.
External links
[edit]- Autobiography, University of California San Diego
- Biography, Dalhousie University
- Obituary, Limnology and Oceanography
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