Yadvinder Malhi
Yadvinder Malhi (* 1968 ) is an ecosystem scientist. He is a professor at Oxford University .
Life
Malhi graduated from 1987 to 1990 at Queens' College of Cambridge University , a master's degree of science with an emphasis on physics. He received his PhD from 1990-1993 in the Department of Meteorology at Reading University . After further stations, u. a. at Edinburgh University , he has been Professor of Ecosystem Science at Oxford University since 2007.
Act
Malhi was one of the drafters of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report .
In the public debate about ways out of the climate crisis , Malhi advocates the conservation and restoration of ecosystems for the purpose of storing carbon and regulating the climate . He refers to the global effects of a loss of rainforest , for example through its conversion into cattle ranches or oil palm plantations .
In 2018 Malhi was awarded the Patron's Medal .
Publications (selection)
- Yadvinder Malhi, J. Timmons Roberts , Richard A. Betts , Timothy J. Killeen , Wenhong Li and Carlos A. Nobre (2008). Climate change, deforestation, and the fate of the Amazon. Science , 319: 169-172 (5860). doi: 10.1126 / science.1146961
- Yadvinder Malhi (2017) The concept of the Anthropocene. Annual Reviews in Environment and Resources , 42, 77-104. doi: 10.1146 / annurev-environ-102016-060854
- Yadvinder Malhi (2018) Ancient deforestation in the green heart of Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 115 (13), 3202-3204. doi: 10.1073 / pnas.1802172115
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Yadvinder Malhi: CV on own website. Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Maria Mast: Climate change: If climate researchers would rule the world. Zeit Online , December 11, 2018, accessed January 18, 2019 .
- ↑ 2018 medal and award recipients announced. Royal Geographic Society , accessed January 18, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Malhi, Yadvinder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ecosystem scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |