Arthur Tansley

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Sir Arthur George Tansley (August 15, 1871 - November 25, 1955) was an English botanist who was a pioneer in the science of plant ecology. He championed the term ecosystem in 1935 and ecotope in 1939. He was one of the founders of the British Ecological Society, and editor of the Journal of Ecology for twenty years.

The standard author abbreviation Tansley may be used to indicate this person in citing a botanical name.

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