S. Joseph Wright Community Ecologist: The Dream Job Research Biologist Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute APO AA 34002-0938, United States or Apdo 2072, Balboa, Republic of Panama Presenting Team: Jeremy Sueltenfuss Gloria Summay Chris Davis Dave Gebben Ecology 505
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S. Joseph Wright Community Ecologist:
The Dream JobResearch Biologist
Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteAPO AA 34002-0938, United States
Source: TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION Volume: 20 Issue: 10 Pages: 553-560 Published: OCT 2005
Tropical forests support 60% of all species and are a key component of global carbon and climate cycles. Despite their obvious global significance, relatively few biologists study tropical forests, and our papers are often cited accordingly. -SJ Wright
What Wright Says about his Work
- “My doctoral work was an attempt to link species abundance distributions and species area relationships. I fell well short of my goal and became disillusioned with the problem.”
- “My community was a human construct - it made no biological sense. So, I switched to plants.”
- “First, I embraced ecophysiology and phenology. Second, I started long-term monitoring studies of seed production and seedling recruitment and performance.”
Advice to Young Scholars:
“Be optimistic. Expect the best from your colleagues. Always look
for what you can learn from others – ignore their mistakes, focus
on their successful insights. We aren’t lawyers. Our goal is to