Josh Adams
Dr. Josh Adams is a research wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Ecological Research Center.
He is the lead biologist in charge of the Seabird Studies program located at WERC's Santa Cruz Field Station. Dr. Adams' work focuses on understanding the distribution and abundance patterns of seabirds at sea, nesting biology, foraging ecology and conservation science. Dr. Adams' current studies are focused in the California Current and Hawaii.
Education and Certifications
PhD, Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand 2011
MSc, Marine Sciences, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, California State University San Francisco 2004
BA, Biology (Thesis Honors), University of California Santa Cruz 1992
Affiliations and Memberships*
Member Pacific Seabird Group (since 1992)
Science and Products
Effects of geolocation archival tags on reproduction and adult body mass of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus)
At-sea distribution of satellite-tracked grey-faced petrels, Pterodroma macroptera gouldi, captured on the Ruamaahua (Aldermen) Islands, New Zealand
At-sea distribution of radio-marked Ashy Storm-Petrels Oceanodroma homochroa captured on the California Channel Islands
Foraging distance and home range of Cassin's Auklets nesting at two colonies in the California Channel Islands
Effects of radiotransmitters on the reproductive performance of Cassin's auklets
Stable foraging areas and variable chick diet in Cassin's auklets (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) off southern California
Science and Products
Effects of geolocation archival tags on reproduction and adult body mass of sooty shearwaters (Puffinus griseus)
At-sea distribution of satellite-tracked grey-faced petrels, Pterodroma macroptera gouldi, captured on the Ruamaahua (Aldermen) Islands, New Zealand
At-sea distribution of radio-marked Ashy Storm-Petrels Oceanodroma homochroa captured on the California Channel Islands
Foraging distance and home range of Cassin's Auklets nesting at two colonies in the California Channel Islands
Effects of radiotransmitters on the reproductive performance of Cassin's auklets
Stable foraging areas and variable chick diet in Cassin's auklets (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) off southern California
*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