Journal of Coastal Zone Management

Michael J. Risk

Michael J. Risk
Professor Emeritus
McMaster University, Canada

Biography

Michael J. Risk received his B.Sc. Honours in Geology, University of Toronto, in 1962, M.Sc. in Sedimentology, University of Western Ontario (1964)and PhD in Marine Biology, University Southern California (1970). He held the position of Professor of Geology and Biology, McMaster University till he retired in 2003 and is presntly Professor Emeritus, with an active research program. He was a regular visiting faculty for various yearsHe has been honoured with a number of awards for his extensive research and has a lot of field and international research experience over the wide topic of corals.

Research Interest

land-based pollution on coral reefs; Animal-sediment research; coral reef health, impacts and recovery; research on mangroves, seagrass beds, softbottom communities,oil spill impacts, impacts of sewage and industrial discharge, and fish habitat/coral reef ecology