I believe it was E.O. Wilson. Robin Leech On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Geoff Read wrote: > Excuse my ignorance. Who coined the contraction biodiversity and when? Can > anyone point me to this momentous occasion? > > It appears to have leapt into real vogue only in the later 1980's, if its > usage in paper titles is any guide. > > -- > Geoff Read <g.read at niwa.cri.nz> >