Nalini Moreshwar Nadkarni | |
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 Nadkarni in 2009 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Brown University (BS), University of Washington (PhD) |
| Occupation | Forest Ecologist |
Nalini Nadkarni (1954) is an American forest ecologist who pioneered the study of Costa Rican rain forest canopies. Using mountain climbing equipment to make her ascent, Nadkarni first took an inventory of the canopy in 1981, followed by two more inventories in 1984.[1] She is also known with a characteristic nickname, «the queen of the forest canopy».
- ^ Nadkarni, N.M. 1981. Canopy Roots: Convergent Evolution in Rainforest Nutrient Cycles. Science, 214: 1023 - 1024