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(Last updated: March, 2008)

Institute for the Study of Society and Environment
National Center for Atmospheric Research
PO Box 3000
Boulder, Colorado USA 80307
Tel: 303.497.8111
Fax: 303.497.8125
www.isse.ucar.edu/staff/kleypas/
kleypas@ucar.edu

Joanie Kleypas is a Scientist II at NCAR. She is a marine ecologist/geologist that specializes in the interactions between coral reef ecosystems and climate.

Joanie completed her doctorate in Tropical Marine Studies at the James Cook University of North Queensland in Australia. Her work examined the environmental factors governing reef growth in the Southern Great Barrier Reef. She now focuses on how coral reefs and other marine ecosystems are affected by environmental changes associated with global climate change, such as increases in in sea surface temperature and ocean acidification.

The Institute for the Study of Society and Environment (ISSE) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
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