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 studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Foraging depths of sea otters and implications to coastal marine communities
Correlates to survival of juvenile sea otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1992-1993
Sea otter studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: annual report 2002
Ecology of selected marine communities in Glacier Bay: Zooplankton, forage fish, seabirds and marine mammals
Return to Glacier Bay
Correlates to survival of juvenile sea otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1992-1993
Patterns and processes of population change in selected nearshore vertebrate predators
Monitoring in the nearshore: A process for making reasoned decisions
Long-term ecosystem repsonse to the Exxon Valdez oil spill
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) perspective: Part C. Trophic linkages among sea otters and bivalve prey in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill: Implications for community models in sedimentary habitats
Science and Products
Sea otter studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Foraging depths of sea otters and implications to coastal marine communities
Correlates to survival of juvenile sea otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1992-1993
Sea otter studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: annual report 2002
Ecology of selected marine communities in Glacier Bay: Zooplankton, forage fish, seabirds and marine mammals
Return to Glacier Bay
Correlates to survival of juvenile sea otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1992-1993
Patterns and processes of population change in selected nearshore vertebrate predators
Monitoring in the nearshore: A process for making reasoned decisions
Long-term ecosystem repsonse to the Exxon Valdez oil spill
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) perspective: Part C. Trophic linkages among sea otters and bivalve prey in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill: Implications for community models in sedimentary habitats
*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