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Nature 451, 28 (3 January 2008) | doi:10.1038/451028a; Published online 2 January 2008

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Obituary: Alan J. Southward (1928–2007)

Paul R. Dando1

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Marine biologist: a pioneer of marine ecosystem time series.

Alan Southward's many contributions set him among the most influential figures of twentieth-century marine science. Much of his career was spent at Plymouth, in Devon, an ideal location for studying how environmental changes affect marine ecosystems: the western English Channel and its approaches form a boundary between oceanic and coastal waters, as well as between two biogeographical provinces.

  1. Paul R. Dando, of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, is at the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge LL59 5AB, UK.
    Email: oss109@bangor.ac.uk