Christian Overgaard Nielsen
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Christian Overgaard Nielsen (January 16, 1918 - January 26, 1999) was a Danish zoologist and ecologist.
[edit] Career
Overgaard Nielsen was a soil ecologist. He was a specialist on soil nematodes and Enchytraeidae. He investigated the role of the soil microfauna in the decomposition of plant litter and recycling of nutrients in ecosystems. He was a visiting scientist with Charles Elton at Oxford University 1950-1953[1]. He was then employed at the Mols Laboratory under Aarhus University. In 1964, he was appointed professor of zoology at the University of Copenhagen.[2]
He was the first Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Oikos (1949-1965).
[edit] References
- ^ Crowcroft, Peter (1991) Elton's Ecologists: A History of the Bureau of Animal Population. University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226121488
- ^ Christensen, B. (2000) Christian Overgaard Nielsen 16. januar 1918 - 26. januar 1999. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab - Oversigt over Selskabets Virksomhed 1998-2000: pp. 352-357.
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