Anthony F. Michaels
Expert on ocean ecosystems, ocean pollution and the role of oceans in global climate change
Director, Wrigley Institute for Environmental StudiesProfessor of biological sciences, USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Expertise:
* ocean ecosystem structure, biodiversity and function * storm-water runoff and coastal pollution * biological oceanography - study of the sea and how it influences major elemental cycles; what organisms live in the ocean, how those populations change through time and how they are affected by man * role of oceans in global climate and global change - how oceans regulate global climate and greenhouse gases, plus the possible feedbacks between ocean biogeochemistry and climate * satellite observations and remote sensing of the ocean - use of satellites to map temperature, plant material and pollutants * stake-holder driven and consensus approaches to environmental solutions, particularly in fisheries * climate science, environmental science and business risk - how to create truly effective decision tools that link science of the environment to the business decision process * hurricanes, climate and castastrophe reinsurance - what affects the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and how that influences the insurance industry's ability to transfer catastrophe risks through reinsurance and capital markets * the future of interdisciplinary environmental programs in universities - research, education, training and outreach
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