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'''Ove Hoegh-Guldberg''' (born 26 September 1959, in [[Sydney, Australia]]), is the inaugral Director of the |
'''Ove Hoegh-Guldberg''' (born 26 September 1959, in [[Sydney, Australia]]), is the inaugral Director of the |
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Global Change Institute at the [[University of Queensland]], and the holder of a Queensland Smart State Premier fellowship (2008-2013). He is best known for his work on [[climate change]] and [[coral reefs]]. |
Global Change Institute at the [[University of Queensland]], and the holder of a Queensland Smart State Premier fellowship (2008-2013). He is best known for his work on [[climate change]] and [[coral reefs]], and maintains a [[blog]] on coral reefs and the environment <ref>[http://www.climateshifts.org Climate Shifts - climate change, ecosystems, politics and the environment]</ref> |
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'''Ove Hoegh-Guldberg''' completed his undergraduate degree at the [[University of Sydney]] in 1982, before moving to UCLA to complete his PhD under the guidance of the late Len Muscatine in 1989. His PhD topic focused upon the physiology of [[corals]] and their [[zooxanthellae]] under thermal stress. |
'''Ove Hoegh-Guldberg''' completed his undergraduate degree at the [[University of Sydney]] in 1982, before moving to UCLA to complete his PhD under the guidance of the late Len Muscatine in 1989. His PhD topic focused upon the physiology of [[corals]] and their [[zooxanthellae]] under thermal stress. |
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Hoegh-Guldberg is a [[professor]]<ref>http://profiles.bacs.uq.edu.au/Ove.Hoegh-Guldberg.html Faculty page</ref> at the [[University of Queensland]]. He is a leading coral biologist whose study focuses on the impact of [[global warming]] and [[climate change]] on [[coral reef]]s eg [[coral bleaching]] <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSYD74980 Reuters Summit-Endangered coral becomes climate warning system | Reuters<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As of [[Oct 5]], [[2009]], he had published 236 journal articles, 18 book chapters and been cited 3,373 times.<ref>Author search for "HOEGH GULDBERG O" and "HOEGHGULBERG O", [[Web of Science]], [[October 5th]], [[2009]].</ref> |
Hoegh-Guldberg is a [[professor]] <ref>http://profiles.bacs.uq.edu.au/Ove.Hoegh-Guldberg.html Faculty page</ref> at the [[University of Queensland]]. He is a leading coral biologist whose study focuses on the impact of [[global warming]] and [[climate change]] on [[coral reef]]s eg [[coral bleaching]] <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSSYD74980 Reuters Summit-Endangered coral becomes climate warning system | Reuters<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As of [[Oct 5]], [[2009]], he had published 236 journal articles, 18 book chapters and been cited 3,373 times.<ref>Author search for "HOEGH GULDBERG O" and "HOEGHGULBERG O", [[Web of Science]], [[October 5th]], [[2009]].</ref> |
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He maintains a [[blog]] <ref>[http://www.climateshifts.org Climate Shifts - climate change, ecosystems, politics and the environment]</ref> |
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==Current Positions== |
==Current Positions== |
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Revision as of 00:31, 5 October 2009
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (born 26 September 1959, in Sydney, Australia), is the inaugral Director of the
Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland, and the holder of a Queensland Smart State Premier fellowship (2008-2013). He is best known for his work on climate change and coral reefs, and maintains a blog on coral reefs and the environment [1]
Academic Career
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney in 1982, before moving to UCLA to complete his PhD under the guidance of the late Len Muscatine in 1989. His PhD topic focused upon the physiology of corals and their zooxanthellae under thermal stress.
Hoegh-Guldberg is a professor [2] at the University of Queensland. He is a leading coral biologist whose study focuses on the impact of global warming and climate change on coral reefs eg coral bleaching [3] As of Oct 5, 2009, he had published 236 journal articles, 18 book chapters and been cited 3,373 times.[4]
Current Positions
- Professor of Marine Studies, University of Queensland
- Director, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland
- Director, Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland
- Director, Heron Island, Low Isles and Moreton Bay Research Stations
- Director, Stanford Australia Program
- Deputy Director, ARC Centre for Excellence for Reef Studies
- Visiting Professor, Stanford University
Awards
- UCLA Distinguished Scholar Award (1988)
- Robert D. Lasiewski Award, UCLA (1989)
- Sydney University Award for Excellence in Teaching (1996)
- The Eureka Prize for Scientific Research (1999)
- Wesley College (University of Sydney) Medal (2009)
- Queensland 2008 Smart State Premier's Fellow (2008 - 2013)
Selected publications
- Hoegh-Guldberg O, Hughes L, McIntyre S, Lindenmayer DB, Parmesan C, Possingham HP, Thomas CD (2008) Assisted colonization and rapid climate change. Science 321:345-346
- Anthony KRN, Kline DI, Diaz-Pulido G, Dove S, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2008) Ocean acidification causes bleaching and productivity loss in coral reef builders. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105:17442-17446
- Hoegh-Guldberg O, Mumby PJ, Hooten AJ, Steneck RS, Greenfield P, Gomez E, Harvell CD, Sale PF, Edwards AJ, Caldeira K, Knowlton N, Eakin CM, Iglesias-Prieto R, Muthiga N, Bradbury RH, Dubi A, Hatziolos ME (2007) Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification. Science 318:1737-1742
- Hoegh-Guldberg O (2006) Ecology - Complexities of coral reef recovery. Science 311:42-43
- Hughes TP, Baird AH, Bellwood DR, Card M, Connolly SR, Folke C, Grosberg R, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Jackson JBC, Kleypas J, Lough JM, Marshall P, Nystrom M, Palumbi SR, Pandolfi JM, Rosen B, Roughgarden J (2003) Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs. Science 301:929-933
- Hoegh-Guldberg O, Jones RJ, Ward S, Loh WK (2002) "Is coral bleaching really adaptive?" Letter: Nature, 415:601-602
- Hoegh-Guldberg O (1999) "Coral bleaching, Climate Change and the future of the world’s Coral Reefs." Review, Marine and Freshwater Research, 50:839-866
External links
- ^ Climate Shifts - climate change, ecosystems, politics and the environment
- ^ http://profiles.bacs.uq.edu.au/Ove.Hoegh-Guldberg.html Faculty page
- ^ Reuters Summit-Endangered coral becomes climate warning system | Reuters
- ^ Author search for "HOEGH GULDBERG O" and "HOEGHGULBERG O", Web of Science, October 5th, 2009.
- Faculty page at the University of Queensland
- Blog
- NPR interview
- The Heat Of The Moment from ABC-TV's Australian Story series profiles the life & work of Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (Feb 2009, includes Transcript)