John Croxall

John Patrick Croxall CBE (born January 19, 1946 in Birmingham , England ) is a British ornithologist. He was head of the birds and mammals division of the British Antarctic Survey for over 30 years, studying the ecology of sea birds and seals in Antarctica.

Life

Croxall is the son of Harold Eli and Marjorie Croxall, nee Jones. His partner is the British ornithologist Alison Jane Stattersfield . After leaving school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne from 1952 to 1957 and in Birmingham 1957-1964 studied Croxall at Queen's College of the University of Oxford , where he 1968 Bachelor graduated in zoology of Arts. From 1968 to 1971 he studied at the University of Auckland in New Zealand on a post-graduate fellowship from the Commonwealth , where he earned a Ph.D. in zoology. From 1972 to 1975, Croxall worked as a senior research fellow in zoology and director of the Oiled Seabird Research Unit at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne's Zoological Department .

From 1976 to 2006 he headed the Birds and Mammals Division of the British Antarctic Survey. In 30 years, Croxall's department has developed into one of the world's leading groups that researches the interactions of seabirds and seals on their prey and the environment as well as the effects of human activity on the ecological balance in Antarctica. Numerous studies have examined the key role played by seabirds and marine mammals as consumers of marine resources. New insights into the feeding behavior and diving capacities of the species examined expanded our knowledge of the migration of penguins, seals and sea birds.

Memberships and Activities

In 1990 Croxall was elected a member of the International Ornithological Committee . From 1994 to 1999 he was President of the British Ornithologists' Union . In 1998 he was a Witherby Lecturer at the British Trust for Ornithology . Since 1998 he has been Honorary Professor at the Universities of Birmingham and Durham . From 1998 to 2003 he was Council President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds . From 1998 to 2006 he was a permanent advisor to the International Ornithological Committee. Since 2006, Croxall has chaired the BirdLife International Marine Program (formerly the Global Seabird Program).

Honors

In 1984 Croxall received the Scientific Medal from the Zoological Society of London . In 1992 he was honored with the British Government's Polar Medal. In 1995 he received the President's Medal of the British Ecological Society . In 1997 the International Waterbird Society honored him with the Robert Cushman Murphy Prize and Medal. In 2000 he received the Marsh Award for Conservation from the Zoological Society of London. In 2004 he was honored with the Order of Commander of the British Empire . In the same year he received the Godman-Salvin Medal of the British Ornithologists 'Union and another Polar Medal and he was elected an honorary member of the American Ornithologists' Union . In 2008 he was elected a member of the Royal Society (FRS).

literature

• John E. Pemberton: Who's Who in Ornithology , Buckingham Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-9514965-8-9 , pp. 93-94
• Keith Reid & Andrew Clarke: John Croxall and marine conservation biology: an introduction to the symposium. In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 17, Supplement 1, 2008, pp. 1-5
• Who's Who 2017, A&C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 2016 CROXALL, Prof. John Patrick , accessed on April 29, 2017.