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Center for Coastal Resources Management

Robert Isdell

Assistant Research Scientist

Email: [[risdell]]
Phone: (804) 684-7718
Office: Davis Hall 211
Section: Ecosystem Health
Unit: Center for Coastal Resources Management

Research Gate Profile

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Education

B.S., University of North Carolina - Greensboro, Biology, 2010
M.S., College of William & Mary, Biology, 2014
Ph.D., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, Marine Science, 2018.

Primary Research Interests

I am studying the interactions between humans and the environment at multiple scales throughout the Chesapeake Bay. Current projects include spatial distribution of diamondback terrapins, modeling shoreline structure growth over time, and effects of sea level rise on marsh fragmentation and distribution. My interests include spatial ecology, coastal resource conservation and management, and the impacts of climate change.