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Richard Root papers

 Collection
Identifier: 14-35-4058

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes correspondence, subject files and research focused on community ecology with special reference to the structure and evolution of insect-plant associations, evolutionary ecology, population dynamics, and dispersal of phytophagous insects and Root's career in the Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Includes research notes on goldenrods, mowed grids and the Cayuga Survey.

Dates

  • 1957-2008.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Root was emeritus professor in the Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He received his B.S. in 1958 from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of California, Berkeley.

Extent

15.4 cubic feet. (15.4 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Includes correspondence, subject files and research focused on community ecology with special reference to the structure and evolution of insect-plant associations, evolutionary ecology, population dynamics, and dispersal of phytophagous insects and Root's career in the Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Physical Description

Correspondence, research materials,

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
RMC Staff
Date completed:
July 2014
EAD encoding:
Eileen Keating, July 2014
Date modified:
RMC Staff, November 2014
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by RMC Staff
Date
June 2014
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)