Texas Tech University

Robert D. Cox, Ph.D.

Professor | Associate Dean for Academic and Student Programs

Email: robert.cox@ttu.edu

Phone: (806) 742-2808

Office Location
Goddard 108

Education
Ph.D. | Botany | University of California | 2006
M.S | Botany | Brigham Young University | 2000
B.S. | Conservation Biology | Brigham Young University | 1997

Areas of Expertise
Ecological Restoration
Ecosystem Management
Invasive Species
Rare Species

Current CV for Dr. Robert Cox

Robert Cox

Professional Summary

I study ecological restoration and management of plant communities in arid and semi-arid regions. My research has focused on large-scale restoration experiments with practical applications. I also study ecological relationships between rare plants and their environments.

 

Publications

Garcia-Cancel, JG. and R.D. Cox. 2025. Modeling Future Lehmann Lovegrass (Eragrostis lehmanniana) Distribution in Texas and Adjacent Areas. Rangeland Ecology and Management 101:80-88.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2025.04.001
 
Hardberger, A., D. Craig, C. Simpson, R.D. Cox, and G. Perry. 2025. Greening Up the City with Native Species: Challenges and Solutions. Diversity 17:56.
https://doi.org/10.3390/d17010056
 
Lechnar, C.V., G.K. Gyan, R. Puckett, R.D. Cox, B. Grisham, and N.S. Gill. 2025. Post-fire Herbicide Application Reduces Macartney Rose in Attwater’s Prairie-chicken Habitat. Rangeland Ecology and Management 98:237-245.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2024.06.017
 
Teveni, P.C., R.D. Cox, and C.E Cooper-Norris. 2024. Temperature Effects on Huisache (Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.) Seed Germination. Rangeland Ecology and Management 96:197-202.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2024.07.004
 
Subedi, M.R., C. Portillo-Quintero, N.E. McIntyre, S.S. Kahl, R.D. Cox, G. Perry, and X. Song. 2024. Ensemble Machine Learning on the Fusion of Sentinel Time Series Imagery With High-Resolution Orthoimagery for Improved Land Use/Land Cover Mapping. Remote Sensing 16:20778.
https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16152778
 
Jacobi, C.B., S.S. Kahl, R.D. Cox, and G. Perry. 2024. Assessment of a Machine-learning Software for Classifying Ground Cover. Southwestern Naturalist 67:239-243.
https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-67.4.239
 
Perry, G. and R.D. Cox. 2024. Opportunities for Biodiversity Conservation via Urban Ecosystem Regeneration. Diversity 16:131
https://doi.org/10.3390/d16030131
 
Subedi, M.R., Portillo-Quintero, C., Kahl, S., McIntyre, N.E., Cox, R.D., and Perry, G. 2023. Leveraging NAIP imagery for accurate large-area land use/land cover mapping: A case study in central Texas. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 89:547-560.
https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.22-00123R2
 
Garcia-Cancel, J.G. and R.D. Cox. 2023. Future presence of an invasive grass in the Caribbean: Modeling Potential distribution of Cenchrus ciliaris L. (Buffelgrass) in Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 53:229-242
https://doi.org/10.18475/cjos.v53i2.a7
 
Hale, G., R.D. Cox, and G. Ritchie. 2023. Canopy Detection Beyond the Field: Colored Backgrounds Impact Precision of Canopeo. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research 42(2023):100587
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2023.100587
 

Department of Natural Resources Management

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