{"id":4636,"date":"2016-06-14T14:46:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T21:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/?p=4636"},"modified":"2022-02-18T16:46:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:46:25","slug":"paine-robert-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/2016\/06\/paine-robert-treat\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Treat Paine, His Legacy Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The world of ecology is saddened today by news of the passing of Robert Paine, who died last night after an illness. Dr. Paine was president of ESA in 1979-1980; his role is captured in his <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/1979-Paine.pdf\">reflections on his presidency<\/a>, written in 2012 as part of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tiki-toki.com\/timeline\/entry\/30928\/ESA-Living-Past-Presidents\/\" target=\"_blank\">Past Presidents timeline project<\/a>.<\/p><p>April 13, 1933 \u2013 June 13, 2016<\/p><cite>Reflections on his presidency 2012<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/Paine-1979.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait image of Robert Treat Paine, 1979.\" class=\"wp-image-8849 img-fluid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/Paine-1979.jpg 930w, https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/Paine-1979-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2022\/02\/Paine-1979-768x613.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><figcaption>Portrait image of Robert Treat Paine, 1979.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some key articles as reminders today about Bob Paine\u2019s contributions to ecology:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/notes\/2016\/06\/rip-bob-paine-a-keystone-among-ecologists\/486995\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Paine: a Keystone among Ecologists<\/a>, today in The Atlantic, by Ed Yong<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/scientific-families-dynasty-1.12205\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scientific Families Dynasty<\/a>, 2013, Ed Yong, including Bob Paine\u2019s substantial academic family tree. With photos. And a similar article: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/the-man-whose-dynasty-changed-ecology\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Man whose Dynasty Changed Ecology<\/a>, 2013, Ed Yong in Scientific American.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/nautil.us\/issue\/34\/adaptation\/the-ecologist-who-threw-starfish\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ecologist Who Threw Starfish<\/a>, by Sean B. Carroll in The Nautilus.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bob Paine was interviewed for <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/hrcs-oral-history-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HRC\u2019s oral history project<\/a> in 2012 by Doug Sprugel, the first interview of ecologists in a series that now includes more than 20. In it, Paine discusses his early influences and his work under Fred Smith (ESA President, 1973-74), a \u201chands-off teacher\u201d whose approach Bob appreciated. He talks about the \u201ckeystone species\u201d concept he is known for, his research with <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/history\/levin-s-a\/\">Dr. Simon Levin<\/a> (ESA President 1990-91), as well as the importance of ecologists being involved in policy and politics, as his student Dr. Jane Lubchenco (ESA President, 1992-93) later admirably demonstrated.<br>In his interview, Bob commented \u201cI\u2019ve had a terrific time.\u201d His influence on ecology and ecologists is tremendous; he will be sorely missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Selected Papers<br><\/strong><br>1966. <a href=\"http:\/\/biology.unm.edu\/jhbrown\/Documents\/511Readings\/Paine%201966.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food Web Complexity and Species Diversity<\/a> The American Naturalist, Vol. 100, No. 910. (Jan. \u2013 Feb., 1966), pp. 65-75.<br>1969. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/1936888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Pisaster-Tegula Interaction: Prey Patches, Predator Food Preference, and Intertidal Community Structure<\/a>. Ecology Vol. 50, No. 6 (Nov., 1969), pp. 950-961.<br>1969. <a href=\"http:\/\/ib.berkeley.edu\/labs\/power\/classes\/2006fall\/ib250\/16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A note on trophic complexity and community stability<\/a>. The American Naturalist, Vol 103 No. 929: 91-93.<br>1974. Levin, Simon and R. T. Paine. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/71\/7\/2744.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disturbance, Patch Formation, and Community Structure (spatial heterogeneity\/intertidal zone)<\/a> Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA Vol. 71, No. 7, pp. 2744-2747.<br>1995. <a href=\"http:\/\/wildrodopi.org\/data\/documents\/Refining-Concept-Keystone-Species.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A conversation on refining the concept of keystone species<\/a>. Conservation Biology 9(4):962-964.<br>2002. <a href=\"ftp:\/\/ftp.soest.hawaii.edu\/engels\/Stanley\/Textbook_update\/Science_296\/Paine-02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trophic Control of Production in a Rocky Intertidal Community<\/a> Science 296, 736-739.<br>2016. Worm, Boris and R. T. Paine. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0169534716300659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humans as a Hyperkeystone Species<\/a> Trends in Ecology and Evolution. In press, corrected proof.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world of ecology is saddened today by news of the passing of Robert Paine, who died last night after an illness. Dr. Paine was president of ESA in 1979-1980; his role is captured in his reflections on his presidency, written in 2012 as part of the Past Presidents timeline project. 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