Lindeman was an ecologist who worked on the ecology ofasmall lake in Minnesota.He died in 1942 when he was only 26 years old.His last paper published in 1942 after his death.

• 林德曼的十分之一定律:在自然条件下；每年从任何一个营养级上能收获到的生产量；按能量计只不过是它前一个营养级生产量的十分之一左右.