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Kimberly A. Kloecker Title: Biologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7196 Fax: (907) 786-7150 Email: kkloecker@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

M.S.	1993	University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA	Marine Science
B.S.	1989	Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI	Biology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Ecology and physiology of sea otters, contaminants and biomarkers.

Professional Experience

1998 - Present	Ecologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1996 - 1998	Statistical Assistant, USGS, Alaska Biological Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1993 - 1995	Peace Corps Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps, Fiji
1992 - 1992	Specialist, R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Significant Recent Publications

Bodkin, J. L., B. E. Ballachey, H. A. Coletti, G. G. Esslinger, K. A. Kloecker, S. D. Rice, J. A. Reed, and D. H. Monson. 2012. Long-term effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill: Sea otter foraging in the intertidal as a pathway of exposure to lingering oil. Marine Ecology Progress Series 447:273-287. doi: 10.3354/meps09523 [PDF file 443 kb]

Bodkin, J. L., B. E. Ballachey, G. G. Esslinger, K. A. Kloecker, D. H. Monson, and H. A. Coletti. 2007. Perspectives on an invading predator—Sea otters in Glacier Bay, in Piatt, J.F., and Gende, S.M., eds., Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 26–28, 2004. U.S.Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5047:133-136.

Bodkin, J. L., B. E. Ballachey, K. A. Kloecker, G. G. Esslinger, D. H. Monson, and H. A. Coletti. 2005. Sea otter studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. 2004 Annual Report. USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage.

Bodkin, J. L., B. E. Ballachey, K. A. Kloecker, G. G. Esslinger, D. H. Monson, H. A. Coletti, and J. A. Estes. 2004. Sea otter studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. 2003 Annual Report. USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage.

Bodkin, J. L., K. A. Kloecker, G. G. Esslinger, D. H. Monson, H. A. Coletti, and J. Doherty. 2003. Sea otter studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Annual Report. USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage.

Bodkin, J. L., K. A. Kloecker, H. A. Coletti, G. G. Esslinger, D. H. Monson, and B. E. Ballachey. 2002. Marine Predator Surveys in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Annual Report to U.S. Natl. Park Service USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage.

Bodkin, J. L., K. A. Kloecker, G. G. Esslinger, D. H. Monson, and J. D. DeGroot. 2001. Sea otter studies in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: Aerial surveys, foraging observations, and intertidal clam sampling. 2000 Annual Report. USGS Alaska Biological Science Center, Anchorage, 83 pp. [PDF file 11.2 mb]

Bodkin, J. L., K. A. Kloecker, and A. Burdin. 1999. Fluctuating asymmetry and genetic diversity in sea otters (Enhydra lutris). U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Anchorage, AK, poster presentation. [PDF file 329 kb]

Bodkin, J. L. and K. A. Kloecker. 1999. Intertidal clam diversity, size, abundance, and biomass in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, 1999 Annual Report. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Anchorage, AK. [PDF file - 520KB]

Ballachey, B. E., and K. A. Kloecker. 1997. Hydrocarbon residues in tissues of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) collected from southeast Alaska. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill State/Federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment Final Report (Marine Mammal Study 6-2), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.

Ballachey, B. E., and K. A. Kloecker. 1997. Hydrocarbons in hair, livers, and intestines of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) found dead along the path of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill State/Federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment Final Report (Marine Mammal Study 6-3), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.

Ballachey, B. E., and K. A. Kloecker. 1997. Hydrocarbon residues in tissues of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) collected following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill State/Federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment Final Report (Marine Mammal Study 6-16), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.

Rebar, A. H., B. E. Ballachey, D. L. Bruden, and K. A. Kloecker. 1996. Hematology and clinical chemistry of sea otters captured in Prince William Sound, Alaska following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill State/Federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment Final Report (Marine Mammal Study 6-17), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.

Websites of Interest

Sea Otter and Nearshore Marine Research