Christian Overgaard Nielsen

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

Career

Overgaard Nielsen was a soil ecologist, specializing in 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 in 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).

References

  1. ↑ Crowcroft, Peter (1991) Elton's Ecologists: A History of the Bureau of Animal Population. University of Chicago Press ISBN 0-226-12148-8
  2. ↑ 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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