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Gregor William Yeates, publishing as GW Yeates (1944 – 6 August 2012),〔Death Notice, page 23, Manawatu Standard, 8 August 2012〕 was a New Zealand soil zoologist and ecologist. He was ''"considered the world's leading authority in soil nematode ecology, a subject of economic and ecological importance."''〔 His PhD (under W.C. Clarke〔(Biological Sciences – University of Canterbury – New Zealand )〕) and DSc were both at Canterbury University. He spent most of his working life at Soil Bureau, a division of DSIR, which became Landcare Research. He published over 200 papers and described over 100 species in genera including Longidorus, Xiphinema, Hemicycliophora, Trischistoma, Dorylaimida and Iotonchus. Holotypes of Yeates's are the earliest in the National Nematode Collection of New Zealand == Contributions== Yeates's early work on nematodes in sand dunes represented some of the first detailed work on nematodes in non-agricultural settings, and 'representing some of the most detailed assessments of nematode communities ever conducted in natural environments.'〔(Resolution of respect for Gregor William Yeates, 1944–2012 )〕 He conducted long-term work on CO2 enrichment in pasture.〔 He studied the New Zealand flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus in its native environment,〔 supporting work in the UK where it became established as an invasive pest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gregor W. Yeates」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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