Peter Vitousek
Peter Vitousek
Senior Fellow - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Clifford G. Morrison Professor in Population & Resource Studies
Type:
Senior Fellow
School:
Humanities and Sciences
Additional Information:
Center for Food, Security and the Environment, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Research Area(s):
Sustainable Development, Ecosystem Services and Conservation, Climate
Biography
Peter Vitousek's research focuses on ecosystems - including understanding the processes that maintain soil fertility and plant productivity in tropical forests, evaluating interactions between ecosystems and societies in the Pacific (prior to European contact), and using the Hawaiian Islands as a model system to understand how the world works.
Selected Publications by this Author
News & Press Releases
Stanford-Based Program Trains Indigenous Leaders »
First Nations’ Futures Institute celebrates 10 years of preparing young trailblazers to tackle environmental, economic, social and cultural challenges in their communities.
By Rob Jordan,
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Media Coverage
A New Light on China's Pollution »
Interview with Senior Fellow Peter Vitousek about nitrogen's role in China's pollution problem
