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Dr. 斯科特的. 埃克特
Dr. 斯科特的. 埃克特

Professor of 生物学 and Natural Resources
Chair of the 生物学 and Natural Resources Department

教学领域

生物学

教育

  • PhD, Zoology, University of Georgia
  • BS, Principia College

联系

"After more than 40 years as a research scientist and graduate student advisor at research institutions and at top-tier research universities, it’s been gratifying to return to Principia to mentor the next generation of conservation biologists and zoologists."

Dr. Scott 埃克特 has been active for more than four decades in the field of pelagic marine vertebrate research and conservation, focusing largely on sea turtles. He is world-renowned for his expertise on leatherback turtles and the important role these wide-ranging oceanic reptiles play in the marine environment. 埃克特 pioneered the use of microelectronics on sea turtles, was the first to successfully use satellite telemetry to study the long-term movements and behaviors of leatherbacks and whale sharks, and was also the first to connect the collapse of major sea turtle nesting aggregations to distant commercial fishing activity. His current research focuses on the conservation of endangered or threatened marine megafauna; the oceanic behavior and ecology of the leatherback sea turtles and on timber rattlesnakes. Dr. 埃克特 is an associate editor of the scientific journal Animal 生物遥测术, and has authored more than 150 scientific articles.  He currently serves as the Chair of the 生物学 and Natural Resources Department at Principia College where he teaches courses in the disciplines of Ecology, Conservation 生物学 and Zoology. After a 35 year career in biological research and conservation, 埃克特 joined the Principia College faculty in 2010.

SCHOLARLY INTERESTS

  • Endangered species research and management
  • Marine turtle management and conservation
  • Conservation biology
  • 生物遥测术
  • 生物测井
  • 爬虫学
  • Ecological physiology
  • 鸟类学

CONTRIBUTIONS TO FIELD

  • Consultant to governments, non-governmental organizations, and inter-governmental bodies, including the World Trade Organization and the U. S. Commission on Oceans
  • 联合国主席.S. Pacific Sea Turtle Recovery Team
  • 联合国成员.S. Atlantic/Caribbean Sea Turtle Recovery Team, the Marine Turtle Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission
  • Chairman Emeritus of the Sea Turtle Working Group of the Census of Marine Life “Tracking of Pacific Pelagics” program
  • Editor Emeritus of the acclaimed Marine Turtle 十大最大的网络彩票平台letter
  • Associate Editor of Animal 生物遥测术.

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

  • Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network, Director of Science
  • Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
  • IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group
  • International Sea Turtle Symposium
  • Nature Seekers (Trinidad), Science Advisor

奖

  • Awarded the Kent Smith Professor of Math, Computer, and Natural Sciences
  • Department of Commerce NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service Recognition Award for "outstanding efforts in sea turtle conservation," 1984
  • Antarctic Service Medal, 1989 

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • 埃克特 has written more than 150 scientific and general interest articles. See the CV below for details.

Dr. 斯科特·埃克特简历