Robert Fischman

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

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211 S. Indiana Avenue

Bloomington, IN 47405

United States

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1.

What is Natural Resources Law?

78 U. Colo. L. Rev. 718 (2007), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 43
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2013
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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natural resources law, public land, environmental law, ecosystem management, law teaching

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Cooperative Federalism and Natural Resources Law

NYU Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 14, p. 179, 2005, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 32
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2013
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Downloads 621 (91,238)
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cooperative federalism, natural resources law, Endangered Species Act, salmon, collaboration, regulation

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The Significance of National Wildlife Refuges in the Development of U.S. Conservation Policy

Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, Vol. 21, p. 1, Fall 2005, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 19
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 Apr 2005 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2015
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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public lands, wildlife, conservation, wildlife refuges, ecology, endangered species, natural resources law

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Adaptive Management in the Courts

Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 95, No. 2, 2010, FSU College of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 411, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 154
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 26 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2011
J. B. Ruhl and Robert Fischman
Vanderbilt University - Law School and Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Collaborative Governance Under the Endangered Species Act: An Empirical Analysis of Protective Regulations

Yale Journal on Regulation, Vol. 38, 2021, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 402
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 03 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2021
Robert Fischman, Matthew Castelli and Vicky Meretsky
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University
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wildlife, governance, empirical, endangered species act, environmental

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Empirical Environmental Scholarship

Ecology Law Quarterly, Vol. 44, 2018, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 378
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2019
Robert Fischman and Lydia Barbash-Riley
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Olson, Bzdok & Howard, P.C.
Downloads 288 (222,172)

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legal scholarship, environmental law, empirical research, quantitative methods

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Beyond Trust Species: The Conservation Potential of the National Wildlife Refuge System in the Wake of Climate Change

Natural Resources Journal, Vol. 51, p. 1, 2011, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 159
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2013
Robert Fischman and Robert Adamcik
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and NWRS Wildlife Biologist
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conservation, ecological integrity, public lands, wildlife, refuge, trust doctrine

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Predictions and Prescriptions for the Endangered Species Act

34 Environmental Law 451 (2004), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 Feb 2005 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2013
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law

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The Legal Challenge of Protecting Animal Migrations as Phenomena of Abundance

Virginia Environmental Law Journal, Vol. 28, p. 173, 2010, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 138
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 31 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2013
Robert Fischman and Jeffrey B. Hyman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Indiana University Bloomington - Conservation Law Center
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animal migration, wildlife law, natural resources, endangered species, conservation

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The Divides of Environmental Law and the Problem of Harm in the Endangered Species Act

Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 83, 2008, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 106
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 16 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2013
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Downloads 228 (280,531)
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Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Information, Science and the Law, Harm, Take, Habitat

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The Story of Kleppe v. New Mexico: The Sagebrush Rebellion as Un-Cooperative Federalism

Univeristy Colorado Law Review, Vol. 83, No. 1, 2011, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 184
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2013
Robert Fischman and Jeremiah Williamson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Independent
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Cooperative Federalism, Public Land Law, Natural Resources Law, Sagebrush Rebellion, Law Stories

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Savings Clauses and Trends in Natural Resources Federalism

32 William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review 129 (2007), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 86
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 22 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2013
Robert Fischman and Angela King
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington
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federalism, natural resources law, savings clauses, public land management, elk management

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From Words to Action: The Impact and Legal Status of the 2006 National Wildlife Refuge System Management Policies

26 Stan. Envtl. L.J. 77 (2007), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 59
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 31 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2018
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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wildlife refuges, Fish and Wildlife Service, public lands, conservation, ecosystem management

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The Meanings of Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health

44 Natural Resources Journal 989 (2004), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Feb 2005 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2018
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Environmental Law , public land law, wildlife law, conservation biology, science and the law , statutory interpretation

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Letting Go of Stability: Resilience and Environmental Law

Indiana Law Journal. Vol. 94. 689-725 (2019), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 397
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 10 May 2019
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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environmental law, natural resources law, resilience, sustainability, climate change, legal scholarship

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The National Wildlife Refuge System and the Hallmarks of Modern Organic Legislation

Ecology Law Quarterly, Vol. 29, p. 457, 2002, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 385
Number of pages: 167 Posted: 21 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2018
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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wildlife refuges, organic act, Fish and Wildlife Service, public lands, public land management

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Migration Conservation: A View from Above

Environmental Law, Vol. 41, p. 277, 2011, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 192
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 17 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2013
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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wildlife law, conservation, animal migrations, natural resources

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Climate Change Adaptation for the U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System

Environmental Management, Vol. 44, p. 1043, 2009, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 144
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 24 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2013
Bradley Griffith, Robert Fischman, Robert Adamcik, Daniel Ashe, Brian Czech, Patrick Gonzalez, Joshua Lawler, A. David McGuire, Anna Pidgorna and J. Michael Scott
Independent, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, NWRS Wildlife Biologist, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent, Independent and Independent
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Climate, Adaptation, Refuge, Conservation, Planning, Strategy

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State Imperiled Species Legislation

Environmental Law, Vol. 48 (2018), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 386
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 23 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2018
Robert Fischman, Vicky Meretsky, Willem Drews, Katlin Stephani and Jennifer Teson
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, Knox County Soil & Water Conservation District, Indiana University and Lancaster County Conservancy
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Endangered Species Act, Federalism, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, state law

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Judging Adaptive Management Practices of U.S. Agencies

30 Conservation Biology 268-275 (2016), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 336, Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-6, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 16-15
Number of pages: 1 Posted: 11 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2016
Robert Fischman and J. B. Ruhl
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
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adaptation, conservation, planning, administrative law, climate change

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Stumbling to Johannesburg: The United States' Haphazard Progress Toward Sustainable Forestry Law

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 32, p. 10291, 2002
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 03 Feb 2005
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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forestry law, sustainable development, forest management

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Wringing Wonder from the Arid Landscape of Law

28 Colorado Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Review 177 (2017) , Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 370
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2017
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Legal Scholarship; Public Land Law; Sense of Place; Bioregionalism

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Leveraging Federal Land Plans into Landscape Conservation

The George Washington Journal of Energy and Environmental Law, Vol 6, No. 3, Winter 2016, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 334
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 21 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2016
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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public lands, conservation, climate change, planning

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The Streamlining Trend in Wildlife Regulation

Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 534, 15 Mich. J. Env't & Admin. L. (forthcoming 2025)
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 20 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2025
Robert Fischman
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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An Evaluation of U.S. National Wildlife Refuge Planning for Off-Road Vehicle Use

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management Vol. 8 (2017), Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 375
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Jun 2017
Robert Fischman, Vicky Meretsky, Katie Freeman, Alexi Elizabeth Lamm, Leah Veronica Missik and Scott Edward Salmon
Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, Independent, Utah State University, Independent and Independent
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public lands, planning, wildlife, refuges, conservation, recreation

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Learning from Conservation Planning for the U.S. National Wildlife Refuges

28 Conservation Biology 1415-1427 (2014); DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12292, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 306
Posted: 06 Dec 2014
Robert Fischman and Vicky Meretsky
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Indiana University

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adaptive management, conservation planning, protected areas, public land management, wildlife refuge, àreas protegidas, manejo adaptativo, manejo de terrenos públicos, planeación de la conservación, refugio de vida silvestre

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Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change: Lessons from the US National Wildlife Refuge System

Co-authored with Alexei Babko, Michael Kennedy, Lei Liu, Michelle Robinson, and Susan Wambugu. 64 BioScience 993 (2014); doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu160, Indiana Legal Studies Research Paper No. 305
Posted: 06 Dec 2014
Robert Fischman and Vicky Meretsky
Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Indiana University

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adaptation, conservation, protected areas, biodiversity, climate change