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'''Gordon Arthur Riley''' ( |
'''Gordon Arthur Riley''' (1 June 1911 – 7 October 1985) was an [[United States|American]] [[Marine biology|biological oceanographer]] most associated with his studies of the [[Dynamical system|dynamics]] of [[plankton]] [[ecosystem]]s. |
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Born in [[Webb City, Missouri|Webb City]], [[Missouri]] in 1911, Riley was educated within the state at [[Drury University|Drury College]] and [[Washington University in St. Louis]], graduating with a [[Masters 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 [[lake]]s in [[Connecticut]]. He continued to be interested in the [[primary production|productivity]] of lakes, but gradually increased his studies to encompass [[seawater|salt water]], ultimately becoming a biological oceanographer. |
Born in [[Webb City, Missouri|Webb City]], [[Missouri]] in 1911, Riley was educated within the state at [[Drury University|Drury College]] and [[Washington University in St. Louis]], graduating with a [[Masters 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 [[lake]]s in [[Connecticut]]. He continued to be interested in the [[primary production|productivity]] of lakes, but gradually increased his studies to encompass [[seawater|salt water]], ultimately becoming a biological oceanographer. |
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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 |
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| Fields | Biological oceanographer |
| Institutions | Yale University Dalhousie University |
Gordon Arthur Riley (1 June 1911 – 7 October 1985) was an American biological oceanographer most associated with his studies of the dynamics of plankton ecosystems.
Born in Webb City, Missouri in 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. He continued to be interested in the productivity of lakes, but gradually increased his studies to encompass salt water, ultimately becoming a biological oceanographer.
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.[1]
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 Institute.
References
- ^ Riley, G.A. (1946). "Factors controlling phytoplankton populations on Georges Bank". Journal of Marine Research. 6: 54–73.
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