awards and honors
- Highly Cited Researcher, conferred by Web of Science, 2018
- Fellow, conferred by Ecological Society of America, 2012
- Fellows, conferred by American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2011
- Presidential Award, conferred by American Society of Naturalists, 2001
- Distinguished Service Citation, conferred by Ecological Society of America, 1999
- AAAS Fellow, conferred by American Association for the Advancement of Science, The, 1987