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Robert Treat Paine (1933–2016)

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Ecologist who established concept of keystone species.

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Jane Lubchenco is distinguished professor of integrative biology at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, and the first US Science Envoy for the Ocean. She switched fields in graduate school to work with an ecologist who opened her eyes and expanded her world: Bob Paine.,
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Lubchenco, J. Robert Treat Paine (1933–2016). Nature 535, 356 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/535356a

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Published: 20 July 2016
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