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Theunis Piersma

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Theunis Piersma is a Dutch ornithologist, ecologist, and educator born in 1958. He is among the most influential researchers of wader birds worldwide, studying how flock size, distribution, climate, food, predators, pathogens, and historical genetic background relate to one another; a Dutch broadcaster called him the world's first migratory bird professor in 2012.

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Birth Year
1958 1
Nationality
Kingdom of the Netherlands 1
Birthplace
Hemelum, Netherlands 1
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Biology 1
Field (category)
Ecology 1
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Ecology, Disciplines
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1. Theunis Piersma (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Kingdom of the Netherlands
    Q29999
  • P19 (place of birth): Hemelum, Netherlands
    Q3029725
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Theunis Piersma (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Ecology, Lead sentence
    Theunis Piersma (born 15 June 1958) is a Dutch ornithologist, ecologist, and educator.
  • Works In: Ornithology, Lead sentence
    Theunis Piersma (born 15 June 1958) is a Dutch ornithologist, ecologist, and educator.
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