Clifford Evans (1913–2006, born George Clifford Evans) was a British ecologist.[1][2] He was President of the British Ecological Society (1975-1976) and Chairman of the British Photobiological Society (1979-1981). He was a fellow and Bursar of St John's College, Cambridge, who hold his portrait, and wrote the textbook The Quantitative Analysis of Plant Growth.[3][4] An obituary by the Department of Plant Sciences also cited his work on sunflecks and light interception in forest understories as particularly important.[2]

He was buried in the churchyard of Coton, Cambridgeshire.[2] His papers are held by the University of Cambridge.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The Papers of Dr George Clifford Evans". Archivesearch. Churchill Archives Centre. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dr. Clifford Evans passes away". Department of Plant Sciences Blog. University of Cambridge. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Clifford Evans (D.2006), Bursar in Charge of College Buildings, Emeritus Reader in Experimental Ecology | Art UK".
  4. ↑ Evans, G. Clifford (1972). The Quantitative Analysis of Plant Growth. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520094321.
  5. ↑ "Evans, George Clifford (1913-2006), ecologist". National Archives. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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