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Erica N. Madison Title: Biologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7081 Fax: (907) 786-7150 Email: emadison@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

B.S.

2003

Northwest Nazarene Unitversity, Nampa, ID

Biology/Chemisty

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Long-term monitoring in oceanography and marine community populations.

Professional Experience

2006 - Present	Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK
2004 - 2006	Biological Science Technician, USGS, Gustavus, Alaska
2003 - 2004	Research Assistant, University of Idaho
2003	Intern, Department of Environmental Conservation, Anchorage, Alaska

Significant Recent Publications

Arimitsu, M. L., J. F. Piatt, E. N. Madison, J. S. Conaway, and N. Hillgruber. 2012. Oceanographic gradients and seabird prey community dynamics in glacial fjords. Fisheries Oceanography 21:148-169.

Madison, E., J. Piatt, M. Arimitsu, M. Romano, T. van Pelt, K. Nelson, J. Williams, A. DeGange. 2011. Status and distribution of the Kittlitz's Murrelet along the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak, and Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39(1):111-122

Piatt, J. F., M. L. Arimitsu, G. Drew, E. N. Madison, J. Bodkin, M. D. Romano. 2011. Status and trend of the Kittlitz’s Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39(1):65-75.

Websites of Interest

Seabirds, and Foragefish, and Marine Ecosystems Research