Robert Reed
Robert N. Reed is the Center Director at the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center based in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. His past research focused on prevention, control, and containment of invasive reptiles.
Professional Experience
2024-present - Center Director, USGS-PIERC
2020-2023 - Deputy Center Director, USGS-PIERC
2012-2020 - Chief, Invasive Species Science Branch, USGS-FORT
2006-2012 - Research Wildlife Biologist, Brown Treesnake Project, USGS-FORT
2003-2006 - Assistant Professor (Biology), Southern Utah University, Cedar City UT
2001-2003 - Post-doctoral Associate, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken SC
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Auburn University, Biological Sciences, 2001
Fulbright Fellow, University of Sydney, Australia, 2000-2001
M.S. Arizona State University, Zoology, 1995
B.A. University of California at Berkeley, Zoology/English, 1991
Science and Products
Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor): foraging behavior
Canine detection of free-ranging brown treesnakes on Guam
Challenges in identifying sites climatically matched to the native ranges of animal invaders
Background: Species distribution models are often used to characterize a species' native range climate, so as to identify sites elsewhere in the world that may be climatically similar and therefore at risk of invasion by the species. This endeavor provoked intense public controversy over recent attempts to model areas at risk of invasion by the Indian Python (Python molurus). We evaluated a number
Invasive reptiles and amphibians: global perspectives and local solutions
The World Congress of Herpetology and Animal Conservation: Excerpts from the 6th World Congress
Is the Northern African Python (Python sebae) Established in Southern Florida?
Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons, Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor
Prey preferences and prey acceptance in juvenile Brown Treesnakes (Boiga irregularis)
The results of nocturnal visual surveys are influenced by lamp properties
What parts of the US mainland are climatically suitable for invasive alien pythons spreading from Everglades National Park?
Habitat alteration increases invasive fire ant abundance to the detriment of amphibians and reptiles
Morelia spilota spilota (Diamond python). Reproduction
Science and Products
Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor): foraging behavior
Canine detection of free-ranging brown treesnakes on Guam
Challenges in identifying sites climatically matched to the native ranges of animal invaders
Background: Species distribution models are often used to characterize a species' native range climate, so as to identify sites elsewhere in the world that may be climatically similar and therefore at risk of invasion by the species. This endeavor provoked intense public controversy over recent attempts to model areas at risk of invasion by the Indian Python (Python molurus). We evaluated a number