Peter Ortner
Title: Research Professor
Institution: University of Miami
Degree: PhD, Biological Oceanography
Specialty: Physical regulation of biological systems; coastal zone management, ecosystem restoration, and fisheries management science and policy; coastal ecosystem effects of hurricane landfall; coastal ecosystem implications of regional and global climate change and climate variability; trophic relationships in marine plankton communities; phytoplankton physiology, nutrient uptake and trace metal interactions; zooplankton biochemistry; fisheries oceanography; marine sources of biogenic volatiles and radiatively important trace substances; and, zooplankton sampling technology, particularly optical or acoustic.
Website: https://www.rsmas.miami.edu/people/faculty-index/?p=peter-ortner
Peter is a signatory of the Tyndall Petition, a statement backed by climate experts acknowledging the significant risks of climate change and the urgent need for emission reductions.
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