Anne Elizabeth Magurran CBE FRSE (born 1955) is a British Professor of ecology at University of St Andrews in Scotland.
She has won numerous awards and honors, is regularly consulted for global assessments and analyses of biodiversity and conservation[2] and her research is often highlighted by journalists.
Her research projects often focus on tropical freshwater fish communities - specifically the Trinidadian guppy- in the Neotropics and India.
[11] She is an international counselor and advisor on issues of conservation related to biodiversity and engaged in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity[12] and in the World Economic Forum in 2018.
[2][13] Magurran was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to biodiversity.