Quantitative field ecologist who contributed to the fundamentals of polar science and pelagic ecology.
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Additional information T.B.L. did his PhD with Andy in the late 2000s. Since then, they have remained friends and collaborated on several projects including two expeditions to the Chagos Archipelago. M.J.C. studied for a PhD with Andy in the 2000s and stayed on for a post-doc. They continued to work together, including many adventures in the field, engaged in boisterous rows and endured occasional mishaps at meetings. I.E. knew Andy from time at sea on the James Clark Ross. They later collaborated on work in East Africa, which was initiated by an interesting tour around Lake Victoria. I.E. was fortunate enough to accompany him on several subsequent visits and was always impressed at the extent of his input, both scientifically and physically. K.R. worked with Andy at BAS in the 1990s, including sharing a cabin for a month in the Southern Ocean. They co-convened the Third International Symposium on Krill in 2017; argued, collaborated, drank whisky and remained great friends. A.D.R. shared an office with Andy during our PhD days on the Isle of Man. He subsequently worked with him in co-supervising a student, P. Boersch-Supan, on the pelagic ecology of seamounts in the southern Indian Ocean as well as on the European Marine Board report on deep-sea science for the 21st century.
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Letessier, T.B., Cox, M.J., Everson, I. et al. Andrew S. Brierley (1967–2024). Nat Ecol Evol 8, 1058–1059 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02415-7
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