Alaska Staff Member
Dr. Megan Milligan
Assistant Unit Leader
Phone: (907) 474 - 5924
Email: mmilligan@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: mcmilligan@alaska.edu
Biography
Megan is a wildlife biologist whose research focuses on habitat ecology, movement ecology, population dynamics, and quantitative ecology. Megan started at the Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2025 as an Assistant Unit Leader in Wildlife. Prior to joining AKCFWRU, Megan worked for the USGS Western Ecological Research Center and Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center focusing on applied wildlife research in sagebrush ecosystems.
Areas of Expertise
Adaptive Management, Anthropogenic Impacts, Behavioral Ecology, Biodiversity, Environmental Change, GIS/Spatial Analysis, Habitat Management, Landscape Ecology, Movement Ecology, Population Dynamics, Population and Community Ecology, Species Distribution Modeling, Species Management, Statistics and Modelling, Wildlife Management
Taxon Groups Studied
Coastal/Marine Birds, Gamebirds, Nongame Fish/Wildlife, Small Mammals, Songbirds, Ungulates, Water/Marsh Birds, Waterfowl
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Milligan, M.C., P.S. Coates, S.T. O'Neil, B.E. Brussee, M. McLachlan, C.L. Aldridge, G.T. Wann, and J.R. Small. 2025. Estimating spatial variation in greater sage-grouse space use relative to leks to inform regional buffers and surface use designations. 78th Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Spokane, Washington, 9-13 February 2025. | February 2025 |
| Lindenauer, N., P.S. Coates, M.C. Milligan, S.R. Mathews-Sanchez, M.B. Meyerpeter, and G.L. Patricelli. 2025. Augmenting translocated sage-grouse broods and guiding future release locations. 72nd Annual Meeting of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society, Visalia, California, 3-7 February 2025. | February 2025 |
| Coates, P.S., M.C. Milligan, C.L. Weise, D.A. Friend, C.G. Lundblad, J.P. Severson, and A.C. Olsen. 2025. Greater sage-grouse and pinyon-juniper: an overview of the science. 78th Annual Meeting of the Society for Range Management, Spokane, Washington, 9-13 February 2025. | February 2025 |