George Robinson
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
University at Albany
United States of America
Biography
Born in Chicago, George Robinson joined the University at Albany department of biological sciences in 1993 as an assistant professor. In 2000, he was made associate professor and is also an associate scientist at the New York State Museum. Robinson is also a certified senior ecologist for the Ecological Society of America and part of the scientific working group for the NYS Biodiversity Research Institute. He serves on the board of directors of the NYS Invasive Plant Council and Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve. Robinson has received research funding from NSF, EPA, USGS, and NYS DEC. At UAlbany, he teaches courses on biodiversity conservation, restoration ecology, plant ecology, biogeography, and introduction to biology. He received his bachelor's in biology from Portland State University (1983) and his master's (1985) and doctorate (1989) degrees from the University of California, Davis.
Research Interest
Biodiversity distributions and conservation watershed ecology and restoration Disease ecology Forest ecology
Publications
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Davis, J.B., and G.R. Robinson. 2012. A geographic model to assess and limit cumulative ecological degradation from Marcellus Shale exploitation in NY State. Ecology and Society 17: 25.
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Robinson, G.R. 2012. Distributions of Natural Heritage Program communities and their use as surrogates for rare species in New York State Parks. Northeastern Naturalist 19 (Special Issue 6): 115-128.
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Robinson, G.R. 2012. Assessing the conservation significance of a state park system, New York, USA. Natural Areas Journal 32: 412-419.
