• ​Carlson, R. R., Crowder, L.B., Martin, R.E., Asner, G.P. (2024) The effect of reef morphology on coral recruitment across multiple scales. PNAS.

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• Foo, S.A., Carlson, R. R., Teague, C.H., Asner G.P. (2023) Anomalous sea temperatures impair coral reef fish recruitment. Environmental Research Letters.

• Carlson R. R., Foo S.A., Crowder L.B., Burns J., Asner G.P. (2022) Untapped policy avenues to support coral reef protection. PNAS.

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• Carlson, R. R., Li J., Crowder L.B., Asner G.P. (2022) Large-scale Effects of Turbidity on Coral Bleaching in the Hawaiian Islands. Frontiers in Marine Science.

 

• Li, J., Carlson, R. R., Knapp, D. E., & Asner, G. P. (2022). Shallow coastal water turbidity monitoring using Planet Dove satellites. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.

 

• Carlson, R. R., Evans, L. J., Foo, S. A., Grady, B. W., Li, J, Seeley, M., ... & Asner, GP (2021). Synergistic Benefits of Conserving Land-Sea Ecosystems. Global Ecology and Conservation, e01684.

 

• Frawley, T. H., Blondin, H. E., White, T.D., Carlson, R.R., Villalon, B., & Crowder, L. B. (2021). Fishers as foragers: Individual variation among small-scale fishing vessels as revealed by novel tracking technology. Fisheries Research, 238, 105896.

 

• Asner, G. P., Vaughn, N., Grady, B. W., Foo, S. A., Anand, H., Carlson, R. R., ... & Martin, R. E. (2021). Regional Reef Fish Survey Design and Scaling Using High-Resolution Mapping and Analysis. Frontiers in Marine Science, 894.

 

• Carlson, R.R.. (2020). "How Trump's embattled environment agency prepared me for a PhD." Nature, 579: 7798.

 

• Carlson, R. R., Foo, S. A., Asner, G. P. (2019). Land use impacts on coral reef health: a ridge-to-reef perspective. Frontiers in Marine Science, 562.

In review:​

• Carlson, R.R., Klitzke, J., Daily, G.C., Crowder, L.B., Reguero, B., Asner, G.P. Coastal business perception of coral value and willingness to pay for coral restoration.​

• McDevitt-Irwin, J., Chapuis, M., Carlson, R.R., Meekan, M., Palmisciano, M., Taylor, B.M., Tietjen, K.L., Tillman, C., Roche, R., Micheli, F.. Coral reef recovery in a remote and large marine protected area is resilient to cascading trophic interactions. In review. Science Advances.​​​

Selected policy briefs and software

More information on my federal and state policy experience as an Environmental Protection Specialist at the US EPA (Washington, DC; 2013-2017) can be found here.

• Asner GP, Foo SA, Carlson RR, Martin RE (2021). Analysis of the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Hawaiʻi Island by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council. Submission to the Board of Land and Natural Resources.
• Asner GP, Foo SA, Carlson RR, Martin, RE (2020). Analysis of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Regarding Issuance of Commercial Aquarium Permits and Commercial Marine Licenses for the Island of Oʻahu Submitted by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council.
• Environmental Protection Agency (2015). Algal Toxin Risk Assessment and Management Strategic Plan for Drinking Water: Strategy Submitted to Congress to Meet the Requirements of P.L. 114-45. Doc. 810R04003. [link].
• Holsinger H, Rotert K, Wang L, Carlson RR (2015). Recommendations for Public Water Systems to Manage Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water. EPA Report 815-R-15-010. [link].
• Ground Water Protection Council (2014). Opportunities to Protect Drinking Water and Advance Watershed Goals Through the Clean Water Act: A Toolkit for State, Interstate, Tribal and Federal Water Program Managers. [ link ].
• Carlson, RR (2015). Reef Report citizen-science reporting app. [software/smartphone app] 
• Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water (2015). Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters. [link].
• Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water (2015). The Learning Exchange: An Information Sharing Platform for Source Water Protection. [link].
• Carlson, RR (2013). Decentralization and Domestic Conflict: Tax Strategies for Confronting the Resource Curse. [Master’s thesis submitted to Trinity College, Dublin]
• Carlson, RR, Bedi T (2013). Capital Flight Monitoring and Advocacy. Trocaire issue report.
• Carlson, RR (2012). UN FAO Fouta Djallon Highlands Integrated Natural Resources Management Project: 503 GEF Rapport de stage.

Any unlinked articles are available upon request

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