Ilkka Hanski

Finnish ecologist and evolutionary biologist (1953–2016)

Ilkka Aulis Hanski (14 February 1953 – 10 May 2016) was a Finnish scientist. He worked in the field of ecology at the University of Helsinki.[1][2] He is known for his research of metapopulation ecology.[3][4][5][6]

Ilkka Hanski
Ilkka Hanski in January 2009.
Born(1953-02-14)14 February 1953
Died10 May 2016(2016-05-10) (aged 63)
Helsinki, Finland
Nationality Finnish
Alma materHelsinki University
AwardsBalzan Prize (2000)
Sewall Wright Award (2001)
Crafoord Prize (2011)
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2015)
Scientific career
FieldsEcology
InstitutionsHelsinki University

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1998.[7]

Hanski died of a long-illness on 10 May 2016 at a hospital in Helsinki, aged 63.[8]

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References

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  1. "Ilkka Hanski's homepage". Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  2. "Akatemiaprofessori ja tieteen akateemikko Ilkka Hanski on kuollut". mtv.fi. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. Hanski, I. (1998). "Metapopulation dynamics". Nature. 396 (6706): 41–49. Bibcode:1998Natur.396...41H. doi:10.1038/23876. S2CID 4405264.
  4. Saccheri, I.; Kuussaari, M.; Kankare, M.; Vikman, P.; Fortelius, W.; Hanski, I. (1998). "Inbreeding and extinction in a butterfly metapopulation". Nature. 392 (6675): 491. Bibcode:1998Natur.392..491S. doi:10.1038/33136. S2CID 4311360.
  5. Hanski, Ilkka (1999). Metapopulation ecology. Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854065-5.
  6. Hanski, I. (1991). "Single-species metapopulation dynamics: Concepts, models and observations". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 42 (1–2): 17–38. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1991.tb00549.x.
  7. "Ilkka Hanski". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  8. Akateemikko Ilkka Hanski on kuollut (in Finnish)