John Harte (born July 8, 1939) is an American ecologist and Professor of the Graduate School in the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California at Berkeley.
[6] Impressed by the impact science could have on policy and conservation, he transitioned into the study of theoretical ecology, and joined the UC Berkeley faculty as an ecologist in the Energy and Resources Group in 1973.
The research results on heating a subalpine meadow ecosystem were reported in over 30 published scientific papers,[10][8] and a dozen doctoral dissertations throughout the decades.
Heated subalpine meadow plots were greatly impacted and started transforming from non-woody flowering plants (forbs) towards more arid sagebrush habitat.
Harte has spoken out on the policy implications of his global warming research to the public on numerous occasions, notably in a filmed 2022 presentation to the Central Colorado Humanists.