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DIRECTORY OF FELLOWS - ROBERT H.. RICHMOND, PH.D. NEW SEARCH
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PROCESS & AWARDS
ADVISORS & NOMINATORS
BACKGROUND & TIMELINE
Robert H.. Richmond, Ph.D.
Research Professor
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kewalo Marine Laboratory
Kewalo Marine Laboratory
41 Ahui Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
USA
EDUCATION
PhD, Department of Ecology and Evolution
1983 - , State University of New York at Stony Brook

MS, Marine Sciences Research Center
1982 - Marine Environmental Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook

BS, University of Rochester
1976 - Biology/Geology, Rochester, New York
KEY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Western Pacific Fisheries Council Advisory Committee
1998-PRESENT- Member

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
1998- PRESENT- Pacific Scientific Representative

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
1998- PRESENT- Pacific Scientific Representative

Palau International Coral Reef Center
2000- PRESENT- Member, Science and Policy Advisory Committee

International Society for Reef Studies
1999- 2002- Elected Council Member

Pew Oceans Commission hearings, Maui
2001- Presenter

20th Annual EPA Pacific Islands Environment Conference
2001- Panelist

Congressional Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
2001- Panelist

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, Pacific Hearings, Honolulu, HI
2002- Panelist
KEY AWARDS & HONORS
Fellowship
2006 - Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation

Fellowship
2004 - Aldo Leopold Program in Environmental Leadership

National Award for Outstanding Scientific Advancement of Knowledge
2003 - U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Richmond, R.H. 2005. Coral reproduction and recruitment as tools for studying the ecotoxicology of coral reef ecosystems. In: Techniques in Aquatic Toxicology, Volume II (G. Ostrander eds.). CRC Press, p. 331-338

Wolanski, E., R.H. Richmond and L. McCook. 2004. A model of the effects of land-based human activities on the health of coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef and in Fouha Bay, Guam, Micronesia. Journal of Marine Systems 46:133-144

Wolanski, E. R. Richmond, G. Davis, E. Deleersnijder and R.Leben. 2003. Trapping of fine sediment in a semi-enclosed bay, Palau, Micronesia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 57:1-9

Wolanski, E., R. Richmond, L. McCook and H. Sweatman. 2003. Mud, marine snow and coral reefs. American Scientist 91:44-51

Richmond, R.H. and G. Davis. 2002. The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States, pages 189-194. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD

McKenna, S.A., R. H. Richmond and G. Roos. 2001. Assessing the Effects of Sewage on Coral Reefs: Developing Techniques to Detect Stress Before Coral Mortality. Bulletin of Marine Science 69(2): 517-523

Richmond, R.H. 2000. Coral Conservation Biology Applied to Policy Development and Management Initiatives.. Information Management and Decision Support for Marine Biodiversity Protection and Human Welfare: Coral Reefs. United Nations Environmental Program. Pages 139-143

Romano, S.L., J.M. Aguon, and R.H. Richmond. 2000. Analysis of genetic variation in Guam populations of the mass spawning coral Acropora surculosa using RAPDs. American Zoologist 39:122

Peters, E.C., N.J. Gassman, J.C. Firman, R.H. Richmond, and E.A. Power. 1997. Ecotoxicology of Tropical Marine Ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (annual review issue) 16:12-40

Richmond, R.H. 1996. Reproduction and Recruitment in Corals: Critical Links in the Persistence of Reefs. In: Life and Death of Coral Reefs (C.E. Birkeland eds.). Chapman and Hall, New York, NY

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