Anthony D. Barnosky
Anthony David Barnosky (born July 5, 1952 ) is an ecologist , geologist and biologist ( paleoecology ). Until his retirement he was a professor in the department of integrative biology at UC Berkeley . His research includes: a. on tipping elements in the earth system and the relationship between climate change and mass extinction .
Life
Barnosky graduated from Colorado College with a bachelor's degree in geology in 1974 . This was followed by a master's and doctoral degree in geosciences at the University of Washington , since he graduated in 1980 and 1983 respectively. He is married to Elizabeth A. Hadly , who does research in the same field.
Act
Due to his work on the tipping elements in the earth system , Barnosky calls for greater efforts in climate policy in order to still be able to meet the two-degree target for limiting climate change . Barnosky emphasizes that climate change is a major cause of flight and the cause of the mass extinction that is currently taking place .
Publications (selection)
- Anthony D. Barnosky: Dodging Extinction Power, Food, Money, and the Future of Life on Earth. 2014, ISBN 9780520274372
- Anthony D. Barnosky, Elizabeth A. Hadly : Tipping Point for Planet Earth: How Close Are We to the Edge? 2016, ISBN 9781250051158
- Will Steffen , Johan Rockström , Katherine Richardson , Timothy M. Lenton , Carl Folke , Diana Liverman , Colin P. Summerhayes , Anthony D. Barnosky, Sarah E. Cornell , Michel Crucifix , Jonathan F. Donges , Ingo Fetzer , Steven J. Lade , Marten Scheffer , Ricarda Winkelmann , Hans Joachim Schellnhuber : Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 2018, doi: 10.1073 / pnas.1810141115
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c http://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/barnosky/short-bio---anthony-d-barno.html
- ↑ http://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/barnosky/Hello%20Governor-Nature.pdf
- ↑ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-d-barnosky/five-climate-tipping-poin_b_8166588.html
- ↑ http://consensusforaction.stanford.edu/blog/population-growth-is-drivin.html
- ↑ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/anthony-d-barnosky/10-ways-you-can-help-stop_b_5968774.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barnosky, Anthony D. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barnosky, Anthony David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ecologist, geologist and biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th July 1952 |