Todd Atwood, Ph.D.
Spatial ecology, population ecology, predator-prey dynamics, polar bear ecology
Professional Experience
2012 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist and Project Leader, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK
2008 - 2012 Research Wildlife Biologist, USDA/APHIS/WS/National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO
2006 - 2008 Research Biologist, Research Branch, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ
2006 Biological Technician, USDA/National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 2006 Utah State University Wildlife Biology
M.S. 2002 Purdue University Wildlife Ecology
B.S. 1999 Purdue University Wildlife Ecology
Affiliations and Memberships*
The Wildlife Society
International Association for Bear Research and Management
American Society of Mammalogists
Science and Products
Evaluating the efficacy of aerial infrared surveys to detect artificial polar bear dens
Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic
The role of satellite telemetry data in 21st century conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
Distinct gut microbiomes in two polar bear subpopulations inhabiting different sea ice ecoregions
Diet-driven mercury contamination is associated with polar bear gut microbiota
Long-term variation in polar bear body condition and maternal investment relative to a changing environment
Effects of sea ice decline and summer land use on polar bear home range size in the Beaufort Sea
Survival and abundance of polar bears in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, 2001–2016
Human-polar bear interactions
Measuring adrenal and reproductive hormones in hair from southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
How Is climate change affecting polar bears and giant pandas?
Analyses on subpopulation abundance and annual number of maternal dens for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the southern Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Evaluating the efficacy of aerial infrared surveys to detect artificial polar bear dens
Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic
The role of satellite telemetry data in 21st century conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
Distinct gut microbiomes in two polar bear subpopulations inhabiting different sea ice ecoregions
Diet-driven mercury contamination is associated with polar bear gut microbiota
Long-term variation in polar bear body condition and maternal investment relative to a changing environment
Effects of sea ice decline and summer land use on polar bear home range size in the Beaufort Sea
Survival and abundance of polar bears in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, 2001–2016
Human-polar bear interactions
Measuring adrenal and reproductive hormones in hair from southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
How Is climate change affecting polar bears and giant pandas?
Analyses on subpopulation abundance and annual number of maternal dens for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the southern Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
*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