James L Bodkin
Population biology and ecology of marine mammals, population estimation, predator/prey relations, carnivora, coastal marine ecology, marine conservation.
Professional Experience
2013 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist Emeritus, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1990 - 2013 Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1989 - 1990 Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Koyukuk Wildlife Refuge, Galena, AK
1986 - 1989 Fish and Wildlife Biologist, National Ecology Research Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Education and Certifications
M.S. 1986 California Polytechnical University, San Luis Obispo, CA Biology
B.S. 1975 California State University, Long Beach, CA Wildlife Biology
Affiliations and Memberships*
Society for Conservation Biology
American Society of Mammalogy
Society for Marine Mammalogy
The Wildlife Society
Science and Products
Sea otter abundance in Kenai Fjords national Park: Results from the 2010 aerial survey
Status and trend of the Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in Glacier Bay, Alaska
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Western Region: Coastal ecosystem responses to influences from land and sea, Coastal and Ocean Science
Modeling the Effects of Mortality on Sea Otter Populations
PCB exposure in sea otters and harlequin ducks in relation to history of contamination by the Exxon Valdez oil spill
Using ecological function to develop recovery criteria for depleted species: Sea otters and kelp forests in the Aleutian archipelago
The nearshore benthic community of Kasatochi Island, one year after the 2008 volcanic eruption
Status and Trends of Sea Otter Populations in Southeast Alaska, 1969-2003
Phenotypic plasticity in age at first reproduction of female northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)
Otters, Marine
Marine mammal populations
Strategies for survival: Marine mammals
Science and Products
Sea otter abundance in Kenai Fjords national Park: Results from the 2010 aerial survey
Status and trend of the Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in Glacier Bay, Alaska
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Western Region: Coastal ecosystem responses to influences from land and sea, Coastal and Ocean Science
Modeling the Effects of Mortality on Sea Otter Populations
PCB exposure in sea otters and harlequin ducks in relation to history of contamination by the Exxon Valdez oil spill
Using ecological function to develop recovery criteria for depleted species: Sea otters and kelp forests in the Aleutian archipelago
The nearshore benthic community of Kasatochi Island, one year after the 2008 volcanic eruption
Status and Trends of Sea Otter Populations in Southeast Alaska, 1969-2003
Phenotypic plasticity in age at first reproduction of female northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)
Otters, Marine
Marine mammal populations
Strategies for survival: Marine mammals
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government