Coulson, Robert
individual record
Professor
Positions:
- Collaborating Faculty, Ecology and Conservation Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Professor, Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
education and training
- Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Georgia - (Athens, Georgia, United States) 1969
- M.S. in Entomology, University of Georgia - (Athens, Georgia, United States) 1967
- B.S. in Biology, Furman University - (Greenville, South Carolina, United States) 1965
selected publications
Academic Articles117
- Kantola, T., Tracy, J. L., Lyytikainen-Saarenmaa, P., Saarenmaa, H., Coulson, R. N., Trabucco, A., & Holopainen, M. (2019). Hemlock woolly adelgid niche models from the invasive eastern North American range with projections to native ranges and future climates. IFOREST-BIOGEOSCIENCES AND FORESTRY. 12(2), 149-159.
- Kantola, T., Tracy, J. L., Baum, K. A., Quinn, M. A., & Coulson, R. N. (2019). Spatial risk assessment of eastern monarch butterfly road mortality during autumn migration within the southern corridor. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 231, 150-160.
- Tracy, J. L., Kantola, T., Baum, K. A., & Coulson, R. N. (2019). Modeling fall migration pathways and spatially identifying potential migratory hazards for the eastern monarch butterfly. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY. 34(2), 443-458.
- Tracy, J. L., Trabucco, A., Lawing, A. M., Giermakowski, J. T., Tchakerian, M., Drus, G. M., & Coulson, R. N. (2018). Random subset feature selection for ecological niche models of wildfire activity in Western North America. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING. 383, 52-68.
- Fitzgerald, M., Coulson, R., Lawing, A. M., Matsuzawa, T., & Koops, K. (2018). Modeling habitat suitability for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in the Greater Nimba Landscape, Guinea, West Africa.. Primates. 59(4), 361-375.
Books3
- Coulson, R. N., & Witter, J. A. (1984). Forest Entomology Ecology and Management. JOhn Wiley & Sons.
Chapters5
- Birt, A. G., & Coulson, R. N. (2015). Southern Pine Beetle Herbivory in the Southern United States: Moving from External Disturbance to Internal Process. Simulation Modeling of Forest Landscape Disturbances. 165-200. Springer Nature.
- Coulson, R. N., Birt, A., & Tchakerian, M. D. (2014). Forest landscape management in response to change: the practicality. Forest Landscapes and Global Change. 227-248. Springer Nature.
- Baum, K. A., Tchakerian, M. D., Birt, A. G., & Coulson, R. N. (2014). Honey Bee Ecology from an Urban Landscape Perspective The Spatial Ecology of Feral Honey Bees. IN SILICO BEES. 109-134. CRC Press.
- Coulson, R. N., & Stephen, F. M. (2006). Impacts of Insects in Forest Landscapes: Implications for Forest Health Management. Invasive Forest Insects, Introduced Forest Trees, and Altered Ecosystems. 101-125. Springer Nature.
- Coulson, R. N., Saarenmaa, H., Daugherity, W. C., Rykiel, E. J., Saunders, M. C., & Fitzgerald, J. W. (1999). A Knowledge System Environment for Ecosystem Management. Klopatek, J. M., & Gardner, R. H. (Eds.), Landscape Ecological Analysis. 57-79. Springer Nature.
Conference Papers5
- Xi, W., Chen, S., Birt, A. G., Waldron, J. D., Lafon, C. W., Cairns, D. M., ... Coulson, R. N. (2010). SIMULATING THE INTERACTIONS OF FOREST STRUCTURE, FIRE REGIME, AND PLANT INVASION IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS USING LANDIS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INTERAGENCY RESEARCH FORUM ON INVASIVE SPECIES. 75, 143-143.
- Meegan, R. P., O'Keefe, S. T., Coulson, R. N., & Vinson, S. B. (2000). The distribution and interaction of red imported fire ants and native ants across ecotones in a post oak savanna. PORTLAND'99: PIONEERING NEW TRAILS, PROCEEDINGS. 562-564.
- Meegan, R. P., O'Keefe, S. T., Coulson, R. N., & Vinson, S. B. (2000). The distribution and interaction op red imported fire ants and native ants across ecotones in a post oak savanna. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS 1999 NATIONAL CONVENTION. 562-564.
- Coulson, R. N., Fitzgerald, J. W., McFadden, B. A., Pulley, P. E., Lovelady, C. N., & Giardino, J. R. (1996). Functional heterogeneity of forest landscapes: How host defenses influence epidemiology of the southern pine beetle. DYNAMICS OF FOREST HERBIVORY: QUEST FOR PATTERN AND PRINCIPLE. 272-286.
- TEH, S. H., DAUGHERITY, W. C., & COULSON, R. N. (1994). A USER-CENTRIC METHODOLOGY FOR BUILDING USABLE EXPERT SYSTEMS. INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERT SYSTEMS. 45-48.
researcher on
Principal Investigator3
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- ECCB307 Forest Protection Instructor
- ECCB689 Sptp: Landscape Ecology Instructor
- ENTO424 Insect Ecology Instructor
- ENTO491 Research Instructor
- ENTO625 Landscape Ecology Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Tracy, James L. (2018-12). Random Subset Feature Selection for Ecological Niche Modeling of Wildfire Activity and the Monarch Butterfly. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Fitzgerald, Maegan Annette (2017-08). Modeling Habitat Suitability for Pan troglodytes verus in Montane Rainforests. (Master's Thesis)
- Garza, Christopher (2015-05). Modeling Endemic Bark Beetle Populations in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests. (Master's Thesis)
- Chen, Szu-Hung (2013-05). Abundance and Distribution of Africanized Honey Bees in an Urban Environments. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Takow, Elvis (2008-12). Utility Of The American Viticultural Areas Of Texas Information Systems (AVATXIS) As A Tool In The Characterization Of The Texas Wine Regions. (Master's Thesis)
Email
r-coulson@tamu.edu
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Coulson
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Entomology; 2475 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2475
USA