Meinesz, Alexandre

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MEINESZ, Alexandre

MEINESZ, Alexandre. French. Genres: Environmental sciences/Ecology. Career: Biologist, author, and professional diver. University of Nice-Sophie Antipolis, Nice, France, professor of biology, director of Laboratoire Environnement Marin Littoral. Environment Commission of the Economical and Social Council of Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur, president; Agency for the Environment of the region Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur, administrator; scientific advisory boards for the national parks of Port-Cros and Scandola, Corsica, member; scientific committee president for the natural parks of Lavezzi and Cerbicale. Publications: Le roman noir de l'algue tueuse: Caulerpa taxifolia contre la Mediterranée, 1997, trans. D. Simberloff as Killer Algae: The True Tale of a Biological Invasion, 1999. Author of scientific papers. Address: Faculte des Sciences, Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice Cedex 2, France. Online address: [email protected]

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