John S. Richardson (zoologist)

John S. Richardson
OccupationsScientist and an academic
Academic background
EducationB.Sc., Zoology
M.Sc., Zoology
Ph.D., Zoology
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia

John S. Richardson is a Canadian scientist and an academic. He is an Emeritus Professor at the University of British Columbia.

Richardson is known for his research on meta-ecosystems, stream and riparian area ecology, community and population ecology, and the biology of benthic invertebrates, amphibians, and fish. Moreover, his works have been published in academic journals such as Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, and BioScience.