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Overview

Bruce H. Robison is affiliated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in the United States. Their research spans several fields within environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a particular focus on marine and oceanographic studies.

The main fields of study in Robison's work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, the following subfields are prominently addressed:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

The scientist's research concentrates on several interrelated marine biology topics:

  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and Fisheries Research
  • Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Marine Animal Studies Overview

Robison has contributed to multiple research papers with a focus on deep-sea biology, marine ecosystems, and underwater technological applications. Recent notable publications include:

  • "A hybrid underwater robot for multidisciplinary investigation of the ocean twilight zone," 2021, Science Robotics
  • "Ultra-black Camouflage in Deep-Sea Fishes," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Revealing enigmatic mucus structures in the deep sea using DeepPIV," 2020, Nature
  • "Bioluminescent backlighting illuminates the complex visual signals of a social squid in the deep sea," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "In situ observations show vertical community structure of pelagic fauna in the eastern tropical North Atlantic off Cape Verde," 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators in Robison's research include:

  • Rob E. Sherlock
  • Henk-Jan Hoving
  • C. Anela Choy
  • Kakani Katija
  • Karen J. Osborn

The scientist's work has appeared predominantly in these publication venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column

    C. Anela Choy;C. Anela Choy;Bruce H. Robison;Tyler O. Gagne;Benjamin Erwin

  • Oceanographic and biological effects of shoaling of the oxygen minimum zone.

    William F. Gilly;J. Michael Beman;Steven Y. Litvin;Bruce H. Robison

  • Invasive range expansion by the Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas, in the eastern North Pacific

    Louis D. Zeidberg;Bruce H. Robison

  • Vertical and horizontal migrations by the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas revealed by electronic tagging

    WF Gilly;U. Markaida;CH Baxter;BA Block

  • Mesopelagic zone ecology and biogeochemistry - a synthesis

    Carol Robinson;Deborah K. Steinberg;Thomas R. Anderson;Javier Arístegui

  • Deep pelagic biology

    Bruce H Robison

  • A global biogeographic classification of the mesopelagic zone

    Tracey T. Sutton;Malcolm R. Clark;Daniel C. Dunn;Patrick N. Halpin

  • Free-drifting icebergs : Hot spots of chemical and biological enrichment in the weddell sea

    Kenneth L. Smith;Bruce H. Robison;John J. Helly;Ronald S. Kaufmann

  • Assessing the apparent imbalance between geochemical and biochemical indicators of meso- and bathypelagic biological activity: What the @#! is wrong with present calculations of carbon budgets?

    Adrian B. Burd;Dennis A. Hansell;Deborah K. Steinberg;Thomas R. Anderson

  • From the surface to the seafloor: How giant larvaceans transport microplastics into the deep sea

    Kakani Katija;C. Anela Choy;Rob E. Sherlock;Alana D. Sherman

  • Biologic and geologic characteristics of cold seeps in Monterey Bay, California

    James P. Barry;H. Gary Greene;H. Gary Greene;Daniel L. Orange;Charles H. Baxter

  • Direct sampling and in situ observation of a persistent copepod aggregation in the mesopelagic zone of the Santa Barbara Basin

    A. L. Alldredge;B. H. Robison;A. Fleminger;J. J. Torres

  • Giant Larvacean Houses: Rapid Carbon Transport to the Deep Sea Floor

    Bruce H. Robison;Kim R. Reisenbichler;Rob E. Sherlock

  • Digestive chitinolytic activity in marine fishes of Monterey Bay, California.

    Magdalena A. Gutowska;Jeffrey C. Drazen;Bruce H. Robison

  • Atlantic Mesopelagic Zoogeography

    Richard H. Backus;James E. Craddock;Richard L. Haedrich;Bruce H. Robison

  • Using red light for in situ observations of deep-sea fishes

    E.A. Widder;B.H. Robison;K.R. Reisenbichler;S.H.D. Haddock

  • Conservation of Deep Pelagic Biodiversity

    Bruce H. Robison

  • Thermally protecting cod ends for the recovery of living deep-sea animals

    James J. Childress;Anthony T. Barnes;Langdon B. Quetin;Bruce H. Robison

  • Deep pelagic food web structure as revealed by in situ feeding observations.

    C. Anela Choy;Steven H. D. Haddock;Bruce H. Robison

  • Sinking rates and dissolution of midwater fish fecal matter

    B. H. Robison;T. G. Bailey

  • Can coelenterates make coelenterazine? Dietary requirement for luciferin in cnidarian bioluminescence

    Steven H. D. Haddock;Trevor J. Rivers;Bruce H. Robison

  • Combined climate- and prey-mediated range expansion of Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), a large marine predator in the California Current System.

    Julia S. Stewart;Julia S. Stewart;Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Steven J. Bograd;Jarrett E. K. Byrnes

  • Bioluminescence in the Monterey submarine Canyon: image analysis of video recordings from a midwater submersible

    E. A. Widder;S. A. Bernstein;D. F. Bracher;J. F. Case

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven H. D. Haddock
Steven H. D. Haddock Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Brad A. Seibel
Brad A. Seibel University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Jeffrey C. Drazen
Jeffrey C. Drazen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Maria Vernet
Maria Vernet University of California, San Diego
Kyle S. Van Houtan
Kyle S. Van Houtan Duke University
Steven J. Bograd
Steven J. Bograd National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Joseph J. Torres
Joseph J. Torres University of South Florida
Elliott L. Hazen
Elliott L. Hazen National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Kenneth L. Smith
Kenneth L. Smith Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Sönke Johnsen
Sönke Johnsen Duke University

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