ROBERT FISHER

Explore & Discover with Rober Fisher:
Biodiversity in California

Research Interests

• Herpetology, including declining species
• Conservation Biology
• Monitoring program design for vertebrates
• Reserve design

Scientific Advisory Committees

• Santa Ana Sucker AdHoc Committee
• Resource Conservation Commission, City of Chula Vista
• Nature Reserve Orange County Technical Advisory Committee
• Multi-Species Reserve/Santa Rosa Plateau Scientific Advisory Committee
• Ecoregion Monitoring Working Group
• Border Security Fence Advisory Committee
• Santa Margarita Watershed Management Committee
• Conservation and Research Committee, Zoological Society of San Diego

Education

• Ph.D. 1995, Population Biology, University of California, Davis, CA
• M.S. 1991, Zoology, University of California, Davis, CA
• B.S. 1988, Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA

Professional Experience

• Mar 1998-Present, Research Biologist, USGS, Western Ecological Research Center
• Jan 1998-Dec 1999, Conservation Scientist, Field Stations, San Diego State University
• Aug 1997-Present, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biology, San Diego State University
• Sep 1996-Dec 1997, Project Scientist, Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego
• Feb 1995-Aug 1996, Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego

Contact Robert Fisher at rfisher@usgs.gov