Ilkka Hanski

Ilkka Hanski
Ilkka Hanski
	Ilkka Hanski in 2009.
Born	Ilkka Aulis Hanski; 14 February 1953; Lempäälä, Finland
Died	10 May 2016 (aged 63); Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Alma mater	Helsinki University; Oxford University
Known for	Metapopulation Theory
Awards	Balzan Prize (2000); Sewall Wright Award (2001); ForMemRS (2005); Crafoord Prize (2011); Kempe Award for Distinguished Ecologists (2011); BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2015);
	Scientific career
Fields	Ecology; Biology
Institutions	Helsinki University
Website	www.helsinki.fi/~ihanski/

Ilkka Aulis Hanski ForMemRS (14 February 1953 – 10 May 2016) was a Finnish ecologist at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The Metapopulation Research Center led by Hanski, until his death, has been nominated as a Center of Excellence by the Academy of Finland. The group studies species living in fragmented landscapes and attempts to advance metapopulation ecology research. Metapopulation ecology itself studies populations of plants and animals which are separated in space by occupying patches.

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