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Paul R. Ehrlich obituary: pioneering ecologist who caused controversy by predicting a ‘population bomb’

Abstract:: The environmentalist founded the field of co-evolution, and warned that rapid human expansion would cause biodiversity collapse and famine.

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Dorling, D. (2026). Paul R. Ehrlich obituary: pioneering ecologist who caused controversy by predicting a ‘population bomb.’ Nature, 652(8108), 32.

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Dorling, D. “Paul R. Ehrlich Obituary: Pioneering Ecologist Who Caused Controversy by Predicting a ‘Population Bomb.’” Nature, vol. 652, no. 8108, 2026, p. 32.

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Dorling, D. 2026. “Paul R. Ehrlich Obituary: Pioneering Ecologist Who Caused Controversy by Predicting a ‘Population Bomb.’” Nature 652 (8108): 32.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: SOGE
Sub department:: Geography
Oxford college:: St Peter's College
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0001-9519-0537

Publisher:: Springer Nature
Journal:: Nature More from this journal
Volume:: 652
Issue:: 8108
Pages:: 32
Publication date:: 2026-03-20
DOI:: 10.1038/d41586-026-00939-5
EISSN:: 1476-4687
ISSN:: 0028-0836

Language:: English
Pubs id:: 2397000
Local pid:: pubs:2397000
Deposit date:: 2026-04-01
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Copyright date:: 2026
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