Frederic Edward Clements

Frederic Edward Clements (born Sept. 16, 1874, Lincoln, Neb., U.S.—died July 26, 1945, Santa Barbara, Calif.) was an American botanist, taxonomist, and ecologist who influenced the early study of plant communities, particularly the process of plant succession. Clements was educated at the University of Nebraska, where he studied under the influential American botanist Charles E. Bessey. Clements received an undergraduate degree in 1894, a master’s degree in botany in 1896, and a Ph.D. in botany...