Nalini nadkarni biography of martin

American ecologist

Nalini Moreshwar Nadkarni
Nadkarni in 2009
Nationality	American
Education	Brown University (BS), University of Washington (PhD)
Occupation	Forest Ecologist

Nalini Nadkarni (1954) is an American forestecologist who pioneered the study of Costa Ricanrain forestcanopies.

Using mountain climbing equipment to make her ascent, Nadkarni first took an inventory of the canopy in 1981, followed by two more inventories in 1984.^[1] She is also known with a characteristic nickname, «the queen of the forest canopy».

First years

Nadkarni was born in Bethesda, Maryland in 1954, where she grew up. Her father was a Hindu and her mother was orthodox Jewish.^[2]

Career

Nadkarni's interest was first drawn to rain forest ecology due to the contradiction offered by its plant life.

There was a great abundance and variety of plant life within the rain forest despite its nutrient poor soil, and her goal was to di