A 2002 paper by Yale’s David Post on use of stable isotopes in the study of ecological systems has been named one of the Notable Papers of the Last Century by the Ecology Society of America.
The paper, “Using stable isotopes to estimate trophic position: models, methods, and assumptions,” contributed to the clarification of practical problems, which helped revolutionize the use of stable isotopes to study ecology and evolution, said Post, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale.
The paper has been cited over 2,600 times, according to Google Scholar.
Four papers by students who worked at Yale with the late G. Evelyn Hutchinson, known as the “Father of American Ecology,” were also recognized by the society: The late Raymond L. Lindeman for a paper he wrote in 1942 and the late Robert McArthur for three papers written between 1955 and 1961.
