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James J. McCarthy

James J. McCarthy
Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography

 Office: MCZ Labs 503
 Assistant: Helene Ferranti (617) 495-2330
 Email: jmccarthy@oeb.harvard.edu
 Web: http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/mccarthy/McCarthyLab.html
Research Interests:

Marine nitrogen cycling; coastal and offshore plankton productivity; biological-physical interactions in the sea; effects of climate change on marine systems.

Environmental Courses:

EPS 337/OEB 345: Biological Oceanography
ESPP 90f: Global Change and Human Health
[OEB 118: Biological Oceanography]
OEB 157: Global Change Biology
OEB 255: Nature and Regulation of Marine Ecosystems
SLS 22: Human Influence on Life in the Sea

Related Publications:

Synthesis report of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment. (2007)
Nitrogen cycling in the offshore waters of the Black Sea. (2007)
Saami reindeer pastoralism under climate change: applying a generalized framework for vulnerability studies to a sub-arctic social-ecological system. (2007)
Climate Change in the Context of Multiple Stressors and Resilience. (2005)
Assessing Climate Stability. (2004)

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