Stuart Pimm

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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 specializes in scientific research of biodiversity and conservation biology.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Education

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.[7]

Research

Pimm is currently Doris Duke Chair of Conservation Ecology in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.[8] Pimm has collaborated with a wide range of other scientists, including Robert May,[9] Peter H. Raven, Joel E. Cohen, George Sugihara, Thomas Lovejoy, 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.[10] Since 1990s, he concentrated on the patterns of species extinctions, the rate of species extinction and practical methods to stop them.[11] His research has included quantifying modern extinction rates and examining conservation approaches in tropical ecosystems.[12]

Publications

Template:Scholia Pimm has published more than 350 peer-reviewed scientific articles,[13][14] including several in the scientific journals Nature[1][2][3] and Science.[15][16][17] He has published several books including, A Scientist Audits the Earth[18] and he has published articles in popular science publications such as Scientific American.[19] Up until mid-2019, he was a regular contributor to the National Geographic blog.[20]

Awards

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

New Mexico State University made him an alumnus of the year in 2005.[27] 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.[28]

SavingSpecies and Saving Nature

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.[29][30] 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.[31] In Colombia, Pimm has worked with local organizations,on projects linking fragmented forests, including expansion of the La Mesenia - Paramillo Nature Reserve.[32]

Controversy

In 2014, Pimm was involved in a controversy related to allegedly sexist remarks he made in a book review published by the Elsevier journal Biological Conservation.[33] Pimm's article "sparked debate on Twitter almost immediately."[34] Pimm defended his stance by stating that the line which had received criticism was dialogue from a movie.[35]

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.".[36] 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,[37] Amanda Stanley, then Conservation Science Program Officer at the Wilburforce Foundation, explained why Pimm's "...book review [was] so offensive."[38] 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."[39]

Personal

Template:BLP unsourced Pimm married Julia Killeffer in 1990. He has two daughters from a previous marriage, both in the United States. He lives in Durham, North Carolina in USA but travels extensively around the world.

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pimm, S. L.; Jones, H. L.; Diamond, J. (1988). "On the Risk of Extinction". The American Naturalist. 132 (6): 757. Bibcode:1988ANat..132..757P. doi:10.1086/284889. S2CID 84882806.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pimm, Stuart (1974). Community Process and Structure (PhD thesis). New Mexico State University. Template:ProQuest.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nicholas School Faculty, Stuart L. Pimm". Duke University. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pimm, Stuart L. (2002). Food webs. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-66832-0.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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) 1246752. doi:10.1126/science.1246752.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Curriculum Vitae, Stuart L. Pimm" (PDF). Duke University. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  14. ^ Stuart Pimm publications indexed by Google ScholarTemplate:EditAtWikidata
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pimm, Stuart L. (2004). A scientist audits the Earth. New Brunswick, N.J: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-3540-9.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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)
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Results tagged "Stuart Pimm" from NatGeo News Watch". NatGeo News Watch. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prof. Dr. Stuart Pimm | World Sustainability Award | MDPI Sustainability Foundation". mdpi-foundation.org. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Stuart Pimm Receives International Prize". Nicholas School of the Environment. 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past Laureates". Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Altena, Trijntje van. "Stuart L. Pimm". Heineken Prizes. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Society for Conservation Biology | Past Recipients". conbio.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  26. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Marsh Charitable Trust – Marsh Award for Conservation Biology". www.marshcharitabletrust.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  27. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archive | New Mexico State University Alumni". www.nmsualumni.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  28. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
  29. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Guidestar: SavingSpecies". Guidestar. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  30. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Saving Nature". Saving Nature. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  31. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mazariegos & Pimm: Animals in Western Andes Can Finally Find a Date". VERONIKA PERKOVÁ. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  32. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Recognized as one of the world's most biodiverse regions, the tropical Andes host more than 10% of the planet's biodiversity-roughly two million species of plants; This precious ecosystem is in peril because, in the past few decades; La Mesenia-Paramillo Nature Reserve in the Colombian Andes is attempting to stave off the threat by restoring 3, 500 hectares (8 (2021-07-02). "In the Colombian Andes, a forest corridor staves off species extinction". Mongabay Environmental News. Retrieved 2025-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pimm, Stuart (December 2014). "Keeping the Wild: Against the Domestication of Earth". Biological Conservation. 180: 288. Bibcode:2014BCons.180..288P. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.006. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  34. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
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  36. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
  37. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
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  39. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nijhuis, Michelle (December 9, 2014). "Bridging the Conservation Divide". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

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