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Daniel H. Monson Title: Research Wildlife Biologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7161 Fax: (907) 786-7150 Email: dmonson@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

Ph.D.	2009	University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA	Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
M.S.	1995	University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA	Marine Science
B.S.	1983	Luther College Decorah, IA	Biology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Retrospective and historical data analysis, nearshore ecology of marine systems; predator/prey dynamics; mammalian reproductive biology/ecology; marine food web dynamics and marine mammal foraging ecology; population biology.

Professional Experience

1995 - Present	Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1995, 1996, 1998, 1999	Biologist, University of Minnesota, Antarctic Research Program, McMurdo, Antarctica
1992 - 1995	Graduate Research Assistant, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California
1992 - 1995	Statistical Assistant, NBS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1987 - 1992	Biological Technician, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska
1985 - 1987	Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota
1983 - 1985	Biological Technician, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Kawishawi Field Station, Ely, Minnesota

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

The Wildlife Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ecological Society of America

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]

Goldstein, T., V. A. Gill, P. Tuomi, D. Monson, A. Burdin, P. A. Conrad, J. L. Dunn, C. Field, C. Johnson, D. A. Jessup, J. L. Bodkin and A. M. Doroff. 2011. Assessment of clinical pathology and pathogen exposure in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) bordering the threatened population in Alaska. J. Wildlife Disease. 47:579-592.

Monson, D. H., D. F. Doak, B. E. Ballachey, and J. L. Bodkin. 2011. Could residual oil from the Exxon Valdez spill create a long-term population “sink” for sea otters in Alaska? Ecological Applications 21:2917–2932. doi: 10.1890/11-0152.1

Fischbach, A. S., D. H. Monson, and C. V. Jay. 2009. Enumeration of Pacific walrus carcasses on beaches of the Chukchi Sea in Alaska following a mortality event, September 2009. USGS Open-file report 2009-1291, 10 p.

Monson, D. H. 2009. Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) and Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the North Pacific: Evaluating mortality patterns and assessing population status at multiple time scales. Ph.D. Dissertation, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz. 223 pp.

Newsome, S. D., M. T. Tinker, D. Monson, O. T. Oftedal, K. Ralls, M. M. Staedler, M. L. Fogel, J. A. Estes. 2009. Using stable isotopes to investigate individual diet specialization in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Ecology 90:961-974.

Larson, S, D. Monson, B. Ballachey, R. Jameson, S. K. Wasser. 2009. Stress related hormones and genetic diversity in sea otters (Enhydra lutris). Mar. Mamm. Sci. 25(2):351-372.

Newsome, S. D., M. A. Etnier, D. H. Monson, and M. L. Fogel. 2009. Retrospective characterization of ontogenetic shifts in killer whale diets via δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N analysis of teeth. Marine Ecology Progress series. 374:229-242.

Doak, D. F., J. A. Estes, B. S. Halpern, U. Jacob, D. R. Lindberg, J. Lovvorn, D. H. Monson, M. T. Tinker, T. M. Williams, J. T. Wootton, I. Carroll, M. Emmerson, F. Micheli, M. Novak. 2008. Understanding and Predicting Ecological Dynamics: Are Major Surprises Inevitable? Ecology 89:952-961.

Bodkin, J. L., D. H. Monson, and G. G. Esslinger. 2007. Activity budgets derived from time–depth recorders in a diving mammal. J. Wildlife Management 71(6):2034-2044. doi: 10.2193/2006-258 [PDF file 450kb]

Laidre, K. L., J. A. Estes, M. T. Tinker, J. Bodkin, D. Monson, and K. Schneider. 2006. Patterns of growth and body condition in sea otters from the Aleutian archipelago before and after the recent population decline. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(4):978-989. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01117.x

Bodkin, J. L., G. G. Esslinger, and D. H. Monson. 2004. Foraging depths of sea otters and implications to coastal marine communities. Marine Mammal Science 20(2):305-321. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01159.x

Bodkin, J. L. and D. H. Monson. 2002. Sea otter population structure and ecology on Alaska. Arctic Research of the United States 16:31-36. [PDF 315kb]

Dean, T. A., J. L. Bodkin, A. K. Fukuyama, S. C. Jewett, D. H. Monson, C. E. O'Clair, and G. R. VanBlaricom. 2002. Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) perspective: mechanisms of impact and potential recovery of nearshore vertebrate predators following the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 241:255-270.

Bodkin, J. L., B. E. Ballachey, T. A. Dean, A. K. Fukuyama, S. C. Jewett, L. McDonald, D. H. Monson, C. E. O'Clair, and G. R. VanBlaricom. 2002. Sea otter population status and the process of recovery from the 1989 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill. Marine Ecology Progress 241:237-253. [PDF 629kb]

Monson, D. H., C. McCormick, and B. E. Ballachey. 2001. Chemical anesthesia of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris): Results of past field studies. J. Zoo Wildl. Medicine 32:181-189.

Monson, D. H., D. F. Doak, B. E. Ballachey, A. Johnson, and J. L. Bodkin. 2000. Long-term impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on sea otters, assessed through age-dependent mortality patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97(12):6562-6567. [PDF file 217kb]

Monson, D. H., J. A. Estes, J. L. Bodkin, and D. B. Siniff. 2000. Life history plasticity and population regulation in sea otters. Oikos 90(3):457-468. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900304.x [PDF file 262 kb]

Dean, T. A., J. L. Bodkin, S. C. Jewett, D. H. Monson, and D. Jung. 2000. Changes in sea urchins and kelp following a reduction in sea otter density as a result of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Marine Ecology Progress Series 199:281-291. [PDF file 1.1 mb]

Estes, J. A., D. F. Doak, J. L. Bodkin, R. J. Jameson, D. H. Monson, J. Watt and T. Tinker. 1996. Comparative demography of sea otter populations. Endangered Species Update, University of Michigan 13(12):11-13. [PDF file - 1.6MB]

Monson, D. H., DeGange, A. R. 1995. Reproduction, preweaning survival, and survival of adult sea otters at Kodiak Island, Alaska. Can. J. Zool 73:1161-1169.

Monson, D. H. 1995. Reproductive strategies in sea otters at Amchitka Island, Alaska. M.S. Thesis, Univ. California, Santa Cruz, 60 pp. [PDF file - 4 MB]

DeGange, A. R., A. M. Doroff, and D. H. Monson. 1994. Experimental recovery of sea otter carcasses at Kodiak Island, Alaska, following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 10(4):492-496. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1994.tb00509.x

Kreeger, T. J., D. H. Monson, V. B. Kuechle, U. S. Seal, and J. R. Tester. 1989. Monitoring heart rate and body temperature in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). Can. J. Zool. 67(10):2455-2458.

Websites of Interest

Walrus Research Program

Estimating the age composition of Pacific walrus herds on shore haul-outs from gyro-stabilized, high definition videography

Sea Otter and Nearshore Marine Ecology Research