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J. Laurens Barnard 1928?1991 by Les Watling; Jim Thomas is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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who died suddenly on 16 August 1991, while working in Florida. Jerry was unquestionably the most important contributor to our knowledge of the Amphipoda since the early years of Sars and Stebbing, and his death leaves an enormous void. He described many hundreds of species and was responsible for several syntheses, the most important of which were the two volumes published privately on the freshwater Amphipoda of the world and the just published world monograph, an update of his 1969 treatment of the families and genera of marine gammaridean amphipods. To many of us, though, Jerry was more than a source of descriptions and details. Jerry's work, and personality, influenced the lives and careers of many people. His devotion to amphipods and birds, his appreciation of the natural world, and his sense of humor and generosity were an inspiration to those who knew him. He always encouraged us to continue our taxonomic studies, recognizing that for many of us it would mean only part-time devotion to this field. He was also a sympathetic sounding board, always willing to try out new ideas and approaches. We are, sadly, in a period where taxonomic studies do not seem to have the value they

Who reads J. Laurens Barnard 1928?1991?

Author

Les Watling; Jim Thomas

Publisher

Springer; Springer-Verlag; Springer (Kluwer Academic Publishers); Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1573-5141)

Published

1991

Language

NO

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)