Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology

The Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology (Catalan: Premi Ramon Margalef d'Ecologia) is a prize awarded annually to recognize an exceptional scientific career or discovery in the field of ecology or other environmental science. The award was created to honor the life and work of Dr. Ramon Margalef (1919-2004), one of the founding fathers of modern ecology and one of the most distinguished Spanish scientists of the twentieth century. The award has been presented every year since 2004 and comes with an honorarium of € 80,000 and a sculpture representing a microalga, called Picarola margalefii. It is open to ecologists from anywhere in the world. The award is given by the Generalitat de Catalunya in commemoration of Ramon Margalef.

Ramon Margalef Awardees

• 2005 Paul K. Dayton
• 2006 John Lawton
• 2007 Harold A. Mooney
• 2008 Daniel Pauly
• 2009 Paul R. Ehrlich
• 2010 Simon A. Levin
• 2011 Juan Carlos Castilla
• 2012 Daniel Simberloff

Videos of Award ceremonies

• [1] 2011 Juan Carlos Castilla
• [2] 2012 Daniel Simberloff

Videos of Prize Lectures

• [3] 2009 Paul R. Ehrlich

Published Margalef Prize Lectures

• [4] Levin S.A. 2011. Evolution the ecosystem level: On the evolution of ecosystem patterns. Contributions to Science 7: 11-16.
• [5] Castilla J.C. 2012. Conservation and social-ecological systems in the 21st century of the Anthropocene era. Contributions to Science 8: 11-21.

External links

• Ramon Margalef Prize