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Journal of Plankton Research 2008 30(5):491-494; doi:10.1093/plankt/fbn053
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David Cushing, Founding Editor of Journal of Plankton Research

Roger Harris, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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David Cushing, Founding Editor of the Journal of Plankton Research (JPR), died on 14 March 2008, on his 88th birthday (Fig. 1). David Cushing conceived and launched JPR, as it has come to be known, then steered it wisely over the 22 years of his editorship. For two decades, since the first issue in April 1979, he worked hard to establish JPR as a leading international journal for marine science that continues to flourish to this day. One of the great pioneers of marine ecology and fisheries science, as well as founder of JPR, Cushing published a great many influential research papers and books. The community owes him an immense debt of gratitude for this outstanding scientific contribution.


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  		Fig. 1. David Cushing, 1920–2008.

 
The main elements of the early history of JPR are outlined in an editorial published at the time of its 25th anniversary (Harris et al., . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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