Key differences, features, and comparative analysis of Name and What they did.
| Name | What they did |
|---|---|
| Edward Wilson | Sociobiologist who popularised the term BIODIVERSITY |
| Alexander von Humboldt | Observed the species–area relationship during explorations of the South American jungles |
| Robert May | Conservative global species estimate: about 7 million |
| David Tilman | Outdoor-plot experiments: more species → less year-to-year variation in biomass AND higher productivity |
| Paul Ehrlich | The RIVET POPPER hypothesis |
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