Gregor W. Yeates Explained

Gregor W. Yeates
Birth Name:Gregor William Yeates
Birth Date:19 May 1944
Birth Place:New Zealand
Death Place:Palmerston North, New Zealand
Fields:Soil nematode ecology
Workplaces:New Zealand Soil Bureau
Alma Mater:University of Canterbury
Thesis Title:Studies on nematodes of dune sands
Thesis Url:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4945
Thesis Year:1968
Doctoral Advisor:Wally Clark

Gregor William Yeates, publishing as GW Yeates (19 May 1944 – 6 August 2012),[1] [2] was a New Zealand soil zoologist and ecologist. He was "considered the world's leading authority in soil nematode ecology, a subject of economic and ecological importance."

Scientific career and contributions

Yeates's PhD (under Wally Clark)[3] was on nematodes of dune sands, and was completed in 1968 at the University of Canterbury.[4] His DSc, also at the University of Canterbury.[5]

He spent most of his working life at Soil Bureau, a division of DSIR, which became Landcare Research.[6] He published over 200 papers and described over 100 species in genera including Longidorus, Xiphinema, Hemicycliophora, Trischistoma and Dorylaimida.

Holotypes of Yeates's are the earliest in the National Nematode Collection of New Zealand.[7]

As a student he counted Adelie Penguins st Cape Royds 1964–65 and 1965–66.[8]

Yeates's early work on nematodes in sand dunes represented some of the first detailed work on nematodes in non-agricultural settings, and 'representing some of the most detailed assessments of nematode communities ever conducted in natural environments.'[9]

He was awarded a Nuffield Foundation Commonwealth Travelling Fellowship to study at Rothamsted in 1977–1978.[9]

He conducted long-term work on CO2 enrichment in pasture.[9]

He studied the New Zealand flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus in its native environment,[9] supporting work in the United Kingdom where it became established as an invasive pest.

Family and civic life

Yeates was the son of Massey founding staff member John Stuart Yeates. He and wife Judy lived in Upper Hutt and Palmerston North, with two children. He was elected to the Rimutaka ward of the Upper Hutt City Council (1973–1977) and the Hutt Valley Drainage Board (1973–1977). He was later involved with Te Manawa in Palmerston North[10] [11] [12] and the Royal Society of New Zealand at both a local[13] and a national level.[14] [15]

Honours and offices

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Death Notice, page 23, Manawatu Standard, 8 August 2012
  2. Wardle . David A. . Ross . Craig . 2013 . Gregor William Yeates, 19 May 1944–6 August 2012 . . 37 . 1 . 156–158.
  3. Web site: 2012 . Newsletter, Biological Sciences - University of Canterbury - New Zealand . 17 May 2022.
  4. Yeates . G. . 1968 . Doctoral thesis . Studies on nematodes of dune sands . UC Research Repository, University of Canterbury . 10092/4945 . 10.26021/8148 .
  5. Yeates . Gregor William . Studies on soil nematode populations . . . DSc . 1985.
  6. Web site: Gregor Yeates . Plpnemweb.ucdavis.edu . 5 August 2012 . 10 August 2012 . 5 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305013819/http://plpnemweb.ucdavis.edu/nemaplex/General/Biographies/GYeates.htm . dead .
  7. Web site: National Nematode Collection of New Zealand (NNCNZ) . Landcare Research . 31 May 2010 . 10 August 2012 . 7 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130207132857/http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/collections/nncnz . dead .
  8. Yeates, G. W. 1968: Studies on the Adelie Penguin at Cape Royds 1964-65 and 1965-66. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 2: 472-496.
  9. Resolution of respect for Gregor William Yeates, 1944–2012. David A.. Wardle. Craig. Ross. Brian. Boag. David C.. Coleman. 10 November 2012. Pedobiologia. 55. 6. 283–284. 10.1016/j.pedobi.2012.10.002. free.
  10. Web site: Charities Register. 7 September 2016.
  11. Web site: Charities Register. 7 September 2016.
  12. Obitrary. Upper Hutt Leader. 15 August 2012
  13. Web site: Charities Register. 7 September 2016.
  14. Web site: Charities Register. 7 September 2016.
  15. http://www.parliament.nz/mi-NZ/PB/SC/Documents/Evidence/6/4/2/49SCES_EVI_00DBHOH_BILL10335_1_A144660-Dr-G-W-Yeates-and-Royal-Society.htm New Zealand Parliament – Dr G W Yeates and Royal Society of New Zealand Manawatu Branch
  16. Web site: Fellows Elected in 1998. 7 September 2016.
  17. Web site: List of Current Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 7 September 2016.
  18. Web site: The JOURNAL of NEMATOLOGY | Style Guide . Journal-of-nematology-style-guide.org . 31 December 2011 . 10 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120930014751/http://www.journal-of-nematology-style-guide.org/ed-board.html . 30 September 2012 . dmy-all .
  19. Web site: RSNZ Manawatu Branch . Manawatu.rsnzbranch.org.nz . 10 August 2012.
  20. Web site: Gregor William Yeates. 7 September 2016.
  21. Web site: gw yeates – Google Scholar . 10 August 2012.
  22. Feeding Habits in Soil Nematode Families and Genera—An Outline for Soil Ecologists . 24 May 2012 . 2619405 . 19279775 . 25 . 3 . J. Nematol. . 315–31 . Yeates . GW . Bongers . T . De Goede . RG . Freckman . DW . Georgieva . SS.
  23. Web site: New Zealand National Bibliography May 2011 . . 3 May 2011 . 11 August 2012 .

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