ABOUT THE ALASKA
SCIENCE CENTER

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SCIENCE OFFICES

• • Biology
  • Geography
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CONFERENCES

• Conferences and Workshops

USGS ALASKA DATA RESOURCES

• Alaska Geospatial Data
• Recent Earthquakes
• Science Questions and Information Requests
• Geotagged Oblique Aerial Photos from Alaska
• Permafrost and Climate Monitoring Network
• Water data
• Volcanoes

OTHER ALASKA AREA
SCIENCE OFFICES

• • U.S. Volcanoes and Current Activity Alerts
  • Alaska Volcano Observatory

Education and/or Training

M.S.	2007	University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN	Wildlife Conservation
B.A.	2002	Northeastern University, Boston, MA	Biology and History

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Polar Bear ecology and conservation. Waterfowl population ecology.

Professional Experience

2008 - Present

Wildlife Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska

Significant Recent Publications

Pagano, A. P., E. Peacock and M. A. McKinney. In Press. Remote biopsy darting of polar bears: Implications for monitoring abundance, diet, and condition. Marine Mammal Science.

Pagano, A. M., G. M. Durner, S. C. Amstrup, K. S. Simac, and G. S. York. 2012. Long-distance swimming by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of the southern Beaufort Sea during years of extensive open water: Canadian Journal of Zoology 90:663-676. doi: 10.1139/z2012-033

Pagano, A. M., and T. W. Arnold. 2009. Estimating detection probabilities of waterfowl broods from ground-based surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:686-694.

Pagano, A. M., and T. W. Arnold. 2009. Detection probabilities for ground-based breeding waterfowl surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:392-398.

Arnold, T. W., A. M. Pagano, J. H. Devries, R. B. Emery, D. W. Howerter, and B. L. Joynt. 2008. Social indices of breeding productivity in parkland mallards. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:224-230.

Websites of Interest

http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/polar_bears/