Paul Flint, Ph.D.
Waterfowl population biology, factors affecting reproductive performance, evolutionary determinants of life history strategies, and survival rate estimation.
Biography
Education
Ph.D. 1993 University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK Biology
B.S. 1986 University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK Wildlife Biology
Professional Experience
1993 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1987 - 1993 Graduate Research Associate, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
1985 - 1987 Biological Technician, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
Professional Activities and/or Memberships
The Wildlife Society
Wilson Ornithological Society
Cooper Ornithological Society
Association of Field Ornithologists
American Ornithologists Union
Science and Products
Tracking Data for Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
Available here are tracking data of Black Scoter, a duck species that breeds throughout higher latitudes of Alaska and Canada and winters along coastal areas of North America. These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movements between breeding and wintering areas.
Spatial and Temporal Maps of Population Change of Waterbirds on Alaska's North Slope
A main objective of the USGS Changing Arctic Research Initiative is to quantify and provide projections of the responses of wildlife species and their habitats to ecosystem change in the Arctic. The following project provides information for Department of Interior agencies, industry, and other stakeholders related to this objective.
Goose Research
The USGS Alaska Science Center has had a focus on addressing science questions related to geese in Alaska for decades. Information on these species is critical because all are important resources for subsistence and sport hunters in the state and outside of Alaska where these birds spend the winter. The large majority of goose populations in Alaska breed on national wildlife refuges (managed...
Dabbling and Diving Duck Research
Dabbling and diving ducks, such as mallards, pintails and scaup, are widespread species throughout North America. Additionally, their migratory flyways pass through Asia and North America overlap in Alaska. Population trends of these species are closely tracked through aerial surveys by management agencies. Results from these and other surveys are then used to formulate management actions...
Avian Influenza Research
Since 2006, the USGS Alaska Science Center has been part of the State and Federal interagency team for the detection and response to highly pathogenic (HPAI) viruses in North America. Avian influenza or "bird flu" is a viral disease that primarily infects domestic poultry and wild birds. Avian influenza viruses are naturally occurring in wild birds such as ducks, geese, swans, and gulls. These...
Sea Ice Decline and Permafrost Thaw Create Goose Habitat in Arctic Alaska
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey report that warming temperatures are leading to the creation of high quality habitats for geese along the Arctic coast of Alaska. This scientific finding is contrary to the deleterious effects that warming global temperatures are having on habitats of sea ice-dependent animals, such as polar bear and walrus.
Lifetime Mates Good for the Goose and the Gander
In partnership with: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Nevada, Reno