Wheeler James North | |
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| Born | January 2, 1922 |
| Died | December 20, 2002 (aged 80) |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology, University of California |
| Known for | kelp forest ecology |
| Spouses | Nancy J. Fountain (m. 1952)Dr. Barbara Best North Ph.D., M.D.
(m. 1964) |
| Children | Hannah C. North and Wheeler O. North |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biological Oceanography, Marine ecology |
| Institutions | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Denis Fox |
Wheeler James North (January 2, 1922 – December 20, 2002), born in San Francisco, California, was a marine biologist and environmental scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the California Institute of Technology. He is best known for his pioneering work to understand the ecology of California’s coastal kelp forests, and pioneering work in biomass fuels and the sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.