Christian Jost (geographer)

Christian Jost is a French geographer.

Jost was Director of the Geographical Research Center at Paul Verlaine University – Metz,[1][2] then joined the University of New Caledonia in 1993,[3] and later the University of French Polynesia in Tahiti, where he is Professor of Geography and Development and dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences, Languages and Literature.[3]

Although the author of over 100 scientific papers on various subjects,[3] Jost is particularly associated with Clipperton Island. Surveys he made there in 1997 and 2001 (confirmed in 2005) established that Clipperton is the largest colony of masked boobies in the world, with 110,000 individuals at that time. Jost was a member of SURPACLIP, Viviane Solis-Weiss's 1997 Franco—Mexican oceanographic expedition to Clipperton (a joint venture of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the University of New Caledonia),[3] then led the 2001 follow-up expedition Passion 2001,[4] which provided updated data on the geography, environment, water resources and management constraints of the atoll.

Jost has also researched and written on other aspects of geography and ecology of the Pacific Ocean, and has worked, studied, and traveled extensively in Africa and Asia.[3]

Works

Books

Articles, presentations, and scientific papers

Partial list

Films

Website

References

  1. "The ARRL Letter, Vol. 27, No. 9". American Radio Relay League (AARL). March 7, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. "Clipperton Island Lighthouse". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Robert W. Schmieder (2012). "Clipperton Island - The 2013 Cordell Expedition - Prof. Dr. Christian Jost". Cordell Expeditions. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  4. Ivan Sache (November 1, 2009). "Clipperton Island (France)". Flags of the World. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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