Salvador Rivas-Martínez

Salvador Rivas-Martínez
In the Spanish Pyrenees in 2007
Born(1935-07-16)July 16, 1935
Madrid, Spain
DiedAugust 27, 2020(2020-08-27) (aged 85)
Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Spain
Known forVegetation series and dynamic concepts of vegetation; bioclimatology and biogeography of vegetation; conservation-centred approach to biodiversity and ecosystem function
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany, geobotany, phytosociology
InstitutionsComplutense University of Madrid
Author abbrev. (botany)Rivas Mart.

Salvador Rivas-Martínez (16 July 1935 – 27 August 2020) was a Spanish botanist and geobotanist, long associated with the Complutense University of Madrid. He was a leading figure in Iberian and Mediterranean vegetation science, known for work on vegetation series, bioclimatology, and biogeography, and for promoting conservation-oriented interpretations of plant communities.

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