Gunnar Nygaard (surname often spelled "Nygård"; 12 October 1903 – 25 September 2002) was a
Danish phycologist, and a leading authority on the
ecology
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and
taxonomy
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of Danish
phytoplankton
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. Nygaard completed his master's at
University of Copenhagen
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, initially working at the Freshwater Biological Laboratory in
Hillerød
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system. Thereafter, he was provided an office at the Freshwater Biological Laboratory to facilitate his work. In recognition of his scientific contributions, the University of Copenhagen awarded him the degree dr. scient. honoris causa.
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* Nygaard G. (1945) ''Dansk planteplankton''. Gyldendal, Copenhagen. 52 pp.
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* Nygaard G. (1956) Phytoplankton. In: Berg K. & Pedersen LC. (eds.): Studies on the humic acid Lake Gribso. ''Folia Limnologica Scandinavica'' 8: 144 .
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* Nygaard G. (1976) ''Tavlerne fra "Dansk Planteplankton"''. Gyldendal, Copenhagen. 26 pp.
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References
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1903 births
2002 deaths
20th-century Danish botanists
Danish limnologists