Ilkka Hanski
Finnish ecologist and evolutionary biologist (1953-2016) · Finland · On the map · Academics · Died at 63
Ilkka Aulis Hanski was a Finnish ecologist at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The Metapopulation Research Center led by Hanski, until his death, has been nominated as a Center of Excellence by the Academy of Finland.
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The group studies species living in fragmented landscapes and attempts to advance metapopulation ecology research. Hanski proposed the core-satellite hypothesis of species distributions. Metapopulation ecology itself studies populations of plants and animals which are separated in space by occupying patches.
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Linda PartridgeBoth received ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences
Daniel H. JanzenBoth received Crafoord Prize in Biosciences
Stuart L. PimmBoth received Kempe Award for Distinguished Ecologists
Brian CharlesworthBoth received ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences
Tomoko OhtaBoth received Crafoord Prize in BiosciencesRobert T. PaineBoth received ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences