Christian Overgaard Nielsen

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Christian Overgaard Nielsen (January 16, 1918 - January 26, 1999) was a Danish zoologist and ecologist.

Career

Overgaard Nielsen was a soil ecologist. He was a specialist on soil nematodes and Enchytraeidae. He investigated the role of the soil microfauna in the decomposition of plant litter and recycling of nutrients in ecosystems. He was a visiting scientist with Charles Elton at Oxford University 1950-1953.^[1] He was then employed at the Mols Laboratory under Aarhus University. In 1964, he was appointed professor of zoology at the University of Copenhagen.^[2]

He was the first Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Oikos (1949-1965).

↑ Crowcroft, Peter (1991) Elton's Ecologists: A History of the Bureau of Animal Population. University of Chicago Press ISBN 0-226-12148-8
↑ Christensen, B. (2000) Christian Overgaard Nielsen 16. januar 1918 - 26. januar 1999. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab - Oversigt over Selskabets Virksomhed 1998-2000: pp. 352-357.

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Name	Overgaard Nielsen, Christian
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Short description	Danish zoologist
Date of birth	January 16, 1918
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Date of death	January 26, 1999
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