Layne Adams, Ph.D.
Population biology and predator/prey relationships of Alaskan large mammals.
Professional Experience
2022 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist Emeritus USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1993 - 2022 Research Wildlife Biologist USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1985 - 1993 Regional Research Wildlife Biologist, US National Park Service, Anchorage, Alaska
1980 - 1985 Wildlife Management Biologist, Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks, Alaska
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 1996 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Wildlife Conservation
M.S. 1981 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO Wildlife Biology
B.S. 1976 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO Wildlife Biology
Affiliations and Memberships*
IUCN Species Survival Commission, Wolf Specialist Group (2001-2013)
The Wildlife Society
Arctic Institute of North America
American Society of Mammalogists
Science and Products
Range expansion of moose in arctic Alaska linked to warming and increased shrub habitat
Estimating demographic parameters using a combination of known-fate and open N-mixture models
Changing Arctic ecosystems: resilience of caribou to climatic shifts in the Arctic
Environmental and physiological influences to isotopic ratios of N and protein status in a montane ungulate in winter
Climate-driven effects of fire on winter habitat for caribou in the Alaskan-Yukon Arctic
Lack of sex-biased dispersal promotes fine-scale genetic structure in alpine ungulates
Range overlap and individual movements during breeding season influence genetic relationships of caribou herds in south-central Alaska
Diversity of nitrogen isotopes and protein status in caribou: implications for monitoring northern ungulates
An isotopic approach to measuring nitrogen balance in caribou
Fire, grazing history, lichen abundance, and winter distribution of caribou in Alaska's taiga
Characteristics of foraging sites and protein status in wintering muskoxen: insights from isotopes of nitrogen
Wolves will not provide small-scale ecological restoration
Science and Products
Range expansion of moose in arctic Alaska linked to warming and increased shrub habitat
Estimating demographic parameters using a combination of known-fate and open N-mixture models
Changing Arctic ecosystems: resilience of caribou to climatic shifts in the Arctic
Environmental and physiological influences to isotopic ratios of N and protein status in a montane ungulate in winter
Climate-driven effects of fire on winter habitat for caribou in the Alaskan-Yukon Arctic
Lack of sex-biased dispersal promotes fine-scale genetic structure in alpine ungulates
Range overlap and individual movements during breeding season influence genetic relationships of caribou herds in south-central Alaska
Diversity of nitrogen isotopes and protein status in caribou: implications for monitoring northern ungulates
An isotopic approach to measuring nitrogen balance in caribou
Fire, grazing history, lichen abundance, and winter distribution of caribou in Alaska's taiga
Characteristics of foraging sites and protein status in wintering muskoxen: insights from isotopes of nitrogen
Wolves will not provide small-scale ecological restoration
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