doctoral_advisor death_date children death_place birth_place work_institution image_size nationality field birth_date spouse residence known_for image article_title name alma_mater
denis fox 20 december 2002 wheeler j. north , jr. newport beach , california , united states san francisco , california , u.s. scripps institution of oceanography , california institute of technology 240px american biological oceanography , marine ecology 2 january 1922 dr. 1964 -rrb- barbara best north ph.d. , m.d. -lrb- m. orange county , california kelp forest ecology wheeler j. north diving.jpg wheeler j. north
 wheeler j. north california institute of technology , university of california
wheeler j. north

wheeler j. north -lrb- 1922 -- 2002 -rrb- , 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 .
