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Sharon A. Robinson

Sharon A. Robinson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
15806
World Ranking
11223
National Ranking
304

Overview

Sharon A. Robinson is affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia and has a significant body of work focusing on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including ecology, atmospheric science, ecological modeling, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's main topics of study cover areas such as polar research and ecology, species distribution and climate change, lichen and fungal ecology, atmospheric ozone and climate, geology and paleoclimatology research, microbial community ecology and physiology, and climate change and health impacts.

Robinson has contributed extensively to the literature, with 13 publications in Global Change Biology and 8 in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. Other frequent venues include Frontiers in Plant Science, Conservation Physiology, and Remote Sensing.

Recent papers by Robinson include:

  • "The 2019/2020 summer of Antarctic heatwaves," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic," 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2020," 2021, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • "Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2019," 2020, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • "Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2021," 2022, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

Frequent co-authors in Robinson's publications include:

  • T. Matthew Robson
  • Janet F. Bornman
  • Rachel Ε. Neale
  • Paul W. Barnes
  • Patrick J. Neale

The researcher's work broadly addresses key environmental challenges with particular attention to polar ecosystems and the impacts of climate change and ozone depletion. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates ecological and atmospheric sciences to assess environmental effects across various scales.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: impacts on ecosystems and human well-being

    Gretta T. Pecl;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Johann D. Bell;Johann D. Bell;Julia Blanchard

  • Antarctic climate change and the environment: an update

    John Turner;Nicholas E Barrand;Thomas J Bracegirdle;Peter Convey

  • Genome of the long-living sacred lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

    Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

  • Effects of solar ultraviolet radiation on terrestrial ecosystems. Patterns, mechanisms, and interactions with climate change

    Carlos L. Ballare;Martyn M. Caldwell;Stephen D. Flint;S.A. Robinson

  • Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in a Changing Climate

    Craig E Williamson;Richard G Zepp;Robyn M Lucas;Robyn M Lucas;Sasha Madronich

  • The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity

    Peter Convey;Peter Convey;Steven Loudon Chown;Andrew Clarke;David K A Barnes

  • The role of glutamate dehydrogenase in plant nitrogen metabolism.

    S. A. Robinson;A. P. Slade;G. G. Fox;R. Phillips

  • The enzymology and metabolism of glutamine, glutamate, and asparagine

    Peter J. Lea;Sharon A. Robinson;George R. Stewart

  • Ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation, climate change and prospects for a sustainable future

    Paul W. Barnes;Craig E. Williamson;Robyn M. Lucas;Sharon A. Robinson

  • Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to capture micro-topography of Antarctic moss beds

    Arko Lucieer;Darren Turner;Diana H. King;Sharon A. Robinson

  • Environmental effects of ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2017

    G. H. Bernhard;R. E. Neale;P. W. Barnes;P. J. Neale

  • Nelumbo nucifera [data set]

    Ray Ming;Robert Vanburen;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

  • Living on the edge-plants and global change in continental and maritime Antarctica

    Sharon A. Robinson;Jane Wasley;Alyson K. Tobin

  • Solar ultraviolet radiation and ozone depletion-driven climate change: effects on terrestrial ecosystems

    Janet F Bornman;Paul W Barnes;Sharon A Robinson;Carlos L Ballare

  • Spatial Co-Registration of Ultra-High Resolution Visible, Multispectral and Thermal Images Acquired with a Micro-UAV over Antarctic Moss Beds

    Darren Turner;Arko Lucieer;Zbyněk Malenovský;Diana H. King

  • Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

    Dana M. Bergstrom;Dana M. Bergstrom;Barbara C. Wienecke;John van den Hoff;Lesley Hughes

  • Concepts of plant biotic stress. Some insights into the stress physiology of virus‐infected plants, from the perspective of photosynthesis

    S. Balachandran;V. M. Hurry;S. E. Kelley;C. B. Osmond

  • Responses of plants in polar regions to UVB exposure : a meta-analysis

    Kevin K. Newsham;Sharon A. Robinson

  • Electron Partitioning between the Cytochrome and Alternative Pathways in Plant Mitochondria.

    Miquel Ribas-Carbo;Joseph A. Berry;Dan Yakir;Larry Giles

  • Photosystem II Regulation and Dynamics of the Chloroplast D1 Protein in Arabidopsis Leaves during Photosynthesis and Photoinhibition

    A. W. Russell;C. Critchley;S. A. Robinson;L. A. Franklin

Frequent Co-Authors

Arko Lucieer
Arko Lucieer University of Tasmania
Zbyněk Malenovský
Zbyněk Malenovský University of Bonn
Carlos L. Ballaré
Carlos L. Ballaré University of Buenos Aires
Janet F. Bornman
Janet F. Bornman Curtin University
Miquel Ribas-Carbo
Miquel Ribas-Carbo University of the Balearic Islands
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Catherine E. Lovelock
Catherine E. Lovelock University of Queensland
Craig E. Williamson
Craig E. Williamson Miami University
Nigel D. Paul
Nigel D. Paul Lancaster University

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