Robin L DeBruyne, PhD
Robin DeBruyne is an Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she has worked since 2012.
Robin received her Ph.D. in fisheries and aquatic sciences from Cornell University studying the population responses of walleye and yellow perch to the removal of double-crested cormorants on Oneida Lake. She received M.S. and B.S. degrees in conservation biology from Central Michigan University. Robin’s research focus at the Great Lakes Science Center focuses on fish early life history dynamics in the Great Lakes and connecting waters, evaluation of constructed spawning reefs in the St. Clair-Detroit River System, and food-web ecology of top predators in the Great Lakes. Her research is often conducted in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams with partners from federal, state, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions. Robin is an active member of the American Fisheries Society at multiple unit levels.
Professional Experience
2012-Present; Post-doctoral researcher and ecologist at USGS Great Lakes Science Center
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2014; Fisheries and Aquatic Science
M.S., Central Michigan University, 2006; Biology - Conservation Biology Concentration
B.S., Central Michigan University, 2004; Biology- Natural Resource Concentration
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American Fisheries Society
International Association for Great Lakes Research
North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society
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The renaissance of North American large rivers: synthesis of the special section The renaissance of North American large rivers: synthesis of the special section
Evidence of the St. Clair-Detroit River system as a dispersal corridor and nursery habitat for transient larval burbot Evidence of the St. Clair-Detroit River system as a dispersal corridor and nursery habitat for transient larval burbot
The renaissance of ecosystem integrity in North American large rivers The renaissance of ecosystem integrity in North American large rivers
Sampling little fish in big rivers: Larval fish detection probabilities in two Lake Erie tributaries and implications for sampling effort and abundance indices Sampling little fish in big rivers: Larval fish detection probabilities in two Lake Erie tributaries and implications for sampling effort and abundance indices
Succeeding as a non-traditional graduate student: Building the right support network Succeeding as a non-traditional graduate student: Building the right support network
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The renaissance of North American large rivers: synthesis of the special section The renaissance of North American large rivers: synthesis of the special section
Evidence of the St. Clair-Detroit River system as a dispersal corridor and nursery habitat for transient larval burbot Evidence of the St. Clair-Detroit River system as a dispersal corridor and nursery habitat for transient larval burbot
The renaissance of ecosystem integrity in North American large rivers The renaissance of ecosystem integrity in North American large rivers
Sampling little fish in big rivers: Larval fish detection probabilities in two Lake Erie tributaries and implications for sampling effort and abundance indices Sampling little fish in big rivers: Larval fish detection probabilities in two Lake Erie tributaries and implications for sampling effort and abundance indices
Succeeding as a non-traditional graduate student: Building the right support network Succeeding as a non-traditional graduate student: Building the right support network
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