J Bastow WilsonJ. Bastow Wilson was a professor of Botany at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He taught ecology from 1971 until his retirement in 2013, when he was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zeaand in 1997, in recognition of his prominence and global leadership in plant ecology and vegetation science. In 1999 he joined the board of Chief Editors of the Journal of Vegetation Science (including its sister-journal, Applied Vegetation Science), and in 2000 he became the Chair of the Chief Editors until his retirement. In honour of his services to plant ecology, Wilson was made an honorary life member of the International Association for Vegetation Science in 2013. Over the course of his career Wilson made sustained, insightful and significant contributions to our understanding of how plant communities function, with his research published in over 230 scientific papers. Read More Read Less