A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in Marine SciencePast Recipient, Professor Ramon Margalef(1980) |
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Professor Ramon Margalef has received the
A.G. HUNTSMAN Award for his work in the
field of biological oceanography.
Professor Margalef is unique in his
combination of theoretical and field
studies of phytoplankton. He is being
recognized for his phenomenal
contribution in both these areas.
Professor Margalef has devoted a
life-time to studies on phytoplankton and
fisheries in large oceanic upwellings,
both off east and west continents (Peru,
West Africa). Offsetting his interest in
marine oceanic processes has been his
involvement in phytoplankton studies of
the numerous man-made lakes of Spain.
These freshwater studies have generated
perhaps the most thorough studies on
artificial man-made lakes to date.
Professor Margalef is equally well-known
for his contributions to ecological
theory. He has several books on the
subject, both in English and Spanish. The
Spanish textbook is held to be probably
the world's best text in beginning
ecology. He excels in oceanography for
his contributions to both theoretical and
experimental biological oceanography. His
view and interpretation of ecological
evidence invariably generate strikingly
new ideas. 