Otto Huber (ecologist)

Otto Huber (born 1944 in Bischofswiesen, Bavaria, Germany) is an Italian ecologist known for his work on the botany, phytogeography and conservation of the neotropics.[1][2] His academic focus has primarily been on the non-forested biomes of the Venezuelan Guayana. Beginning in the 1970s, he led many pioneering expeditions to the inaccessible tepuis (table mountains) of the region. Huber has authored over 120 publications,[1] including most of the first volume of Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.[3] As a plant collector, Huber was most active around the period 1974–1999.[1] His herbarium collections number more than 13,500 specimens, each with three to four duplicates on average.[1] Huber worked closely with Julian A. Steyermark, one of his early mentors.[1][3]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Huber, Otto (1944-). JSTOR Plant Science.
  2. ↑ (German) Schwarz, A. (24 January 2012). Otto Huber: im Auftrag der Botanik. Cactus: Alternatives Stadtmagazin Meran.
  3. 1 2 Berry, P.E., B.K. Holst & K. Yatskievych (eds.) (1995). Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Volume 1. Introduction. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  4. ↑ "Author Query for 'O.Huber'". International Plant Names Index.


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