Eugene F. Stoermer (March 7, 1934February 17, 2012) was a leading researcher in
diatom
A diatom (Neo-Latin ''diatoma''), "a cutting through, a severance", from el, διάτομος, diátomos, "cut in half, divided equally" from el, διατέμνω, diatémno, "to cut in twain". is any member of a large group comprising sev ...
s, with a special emphasis on freshwater species of the North American
Great Lakes. He was a professor of biology at the
University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.
Biography
His Bachelor of Science degree was obtained in 1958 and his Doctor of Science in 1963, both from
Iowa State University. His doctoral thesis was "Post-pleistocene diatoms from Lake West Okoboji, Iowa"
Stoermer originally coined and used the term ''
Anthropocene'' from the early 1980s to refer to the impact and evidence for the effects of human activity on the planet earth. The word was not used in general culture until it was popularized in 2000 by
Nobel Prize-winning
atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen
Paul Jozef Crutzen (; 3 December 1933 – 28 January 2021) was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 for his work on atmospheric chemistry and specifically for his efforts in studying ...
and others who regard the influence of human behavior on Earth's atmosphere in recent centuries as so significant as to constitute a new
geological epoch
The geologic time scale, or geological time scale, (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating that uses chronostratigraphy (the process of relating strata to time) and geochronol ...
.
He is the co-author with J. P. Smol of ''The Diatoms Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences.'' Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1999. ; According to
WorldCat, the book is held in 1262 libraries
In 2009, he received the honor of a
festschrift, ''Diatom taxonomy, ultrastructure, and ecology : modern methods and timeless questions : a tribute to Eugene F. Stoermer''
[Stoermer, Eugene F., John Patrick Kociolek, Edward C. Theriot, and R. Jan Stevenson.'' Diatom Taxonomy, Ultrastructure, and Ecology: Modern Methods and Timeless Questions : a Tribute to Eugene F. Stoermer.'' Berlin: J. Cramer, 2009. ]
Named after him
Diatom genera —
Stoermeria J.P. Kociolek, L. Escobar & S. Richardon, 1996.
Diatom species:
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Amphora stoermerii
An amphora (; grc, ἀμφορεύς, ''amphoreús''; English plural: amphorae or amphoras) is a type of container with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storag ...
M. Edlund & Z. Levkov, 2009
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Amphorotia stoermeri D.M. Williams & G. Reid, 2006
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Colliculoamphora stoermeri G. Reid & D.M. Williams, 2009
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Encyonema stoermeri S.A. Spaulding, J.R. Pool & S.I. Castro, 2010
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Encyonopsis stoermeri H. Lange-Bertalot & D. Metzeltin, 2009
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Frustulia stoermeri H. Lange-Bertalot & D. Metzeltin, 2009
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Gomphonema stoermeri
''Gomphonema'' is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Gomphonemataceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
As accepted by WoRMS;
*''Gomphonema acceptatum''
*''Gomphonema acuminatum''
*''Gomphonema adhikarii''
*''Gomphone ...
J.P. Kociolek & J.C. Kingston, 1999
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Gomphosphenia stoermeri J.P. Kociolek & E.W. Thomas, 2009
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Navicula stoermeri
''Navicula'' is a genus of boat-shaped diatom algae, comprising over 1,200 species. ''Navicula'' is Latin for "small ship", and also a term in English for a boat-shaped incense-holder.
Diatoms — eukaryotic, primarily aquatic, single-celle ...
J.P. Kociolek & B. de Reviers, 1996
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Neidium stoermeri
''Neidium'' is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Neidiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in ap ...
E.W. Thomas & J.P. Kociolek, 2008
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Pinnularia stoermeri
''Pinnularia'' is a genus of fresh water algae, more specifically a type of diatom.
Habitat
''Pinnularia'' is a predominantly fresh-water algae usually found in ponds and moist soil. They can also be found in springs, estuaries, sediments, and ...
D. Metzeltin & H. Lange-Bertalot, 2007
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Surirella stoermerii
''Surirella'' is a genus of diatoms in the family Surirellaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Pierre Jean François Turpin in Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. vol.16 on page 361 in 1828.
The genus name of ''Surirella'' is in honour of Jacques Simon Arman ...
R.L. Lowe, 1973
References
External links
Eugene F. Stoermer (1934—2012)— Obituary, 2012.
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American phycologists
American limnologists
American ecologists
1934 births
2012 deaths
University of Michigan faculty