Alaska Staff Member
Dr. Brad Griffith
Unit Leader
Phone: (907) 474 - 5067
Email: dbgriffith@alaska.edu
Phone: (907) 474 - 5067
Email: dbgriffith@alaska.edu
Education
- Ph D University of Idaho 1988
- MS Oregon State University 1977
- BA University of Missouri Columbia 1969
Biography
Brad Griffith joined the Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit as one of the Assistant Leaders Wildlife in May 1996. He was selected as Unit Leader in February 2011. He holds a joint appointment as an Associate Professor of Wildlife Biology with the Department of Biology and Wildlife and the Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks. . Biodiversity in wetland systems, climate change adaptation options for public lands and resources. Foraging ecology, Conservation biology, Issues of scale in ecology and management
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Young, D. D., T. R. McCabe, R. Ambrose, G. W. Garner, G. W. Weiler, H. V. Reynolds, M. S. Udevitz, D. J. Reed, and B. Griffith. 2002. Predators. Pages 51-53 in D. C. Douglas, P. E. Reynolds, and E. B. Rhode, editors. Arctic Refuge coastal plain terrestrial wildlife research summaries. U. S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD BSR-2002-0001. | March 2002 |
| Wolfe, S. A., B. Griffith, and C. A. G. Wolfe. 2000. Response of reindeer and caribou to human activities. Polar Research 19:63-73. | January 2000 |
| White, R.G., D.E. Russell, B. Griffith, and R.D. Cameron. 2007. Nutritional controls over caribou growth and reproduction in the Arctic: Is the “selfish cow” syndrome an Arctic adaptation? Symposium of the Comparative Nutrition Society 6:213-220. | July 2007 |
| White, R. G., D. E. Russell, B. Griffith, and R. D. Cameron. 2006. Nutritional controls over caribou growth and reproduction in the Arctic: Is the "selfish cow" syndrome an arctic adaptation? Symposium of the Comparative Nutrition Society 6:213-220. | October 2006 |
| Thomas, D. L., D. Johnson, and B. Griffith. 2006. A Bayesian random effects discrete-choice model for resource selection: Population level selection inference. Journal of Wildlife Management 70(2):404-412. | May 2006 |
| Stow, D., A. Hope, A. D. McGuire, D. Verbyla, J. Gamon, K. Huemmrich, S. Houston, C. Racine, M. Sturm, K. Tape, K. Yoshikawa, L. Hinzman, C. Tweedie, B. Noyle, C. Silapaswan, D. Douglas, B. Griffith, G. Jia, H. Epstein, D. Walker, S. Daeschner, A. Petersen, L. Zhou, and R. Myneni. 2004. Remote sensing of vegetation and land-cover changes in Arctic tundra ecosystems. Remote Sensing of Environment 89:281-308. | September 2004 |
| Scott, J.M., B. Griffith, R.S. Adamcik, D.M. Ashe, B. Czech, R.L. Fischman, P. Gonzalez, J.J. Lawler, A.D. McGuire, and A. Pidgorna. National Wildlife Refuges. 2008. National Wildlife Refuges. Pages 5-1 to 5-100 in: Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [S.H. Julius and J.M West (eds. ), J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce, P. Kareiva, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J. M. Scott (authors). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. | September 2008 |
| Russell, D., G. Kofinas, and B. Griffith. 2000. Need and opportunity for a North American caribou knowledge cooperative. Polar Research 19:117-129. | January 2000 |
| Roach, J.K., B. Griffith, and D. Verbyla. 2012. Comparison of three methods for long-term monitoring of boreal lake area using Landsat TM and ETM+ imagery. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 38(4): 427-440. | Abstract | Publisher Website | August 2012 |
| Roach, J., B. Griffith, D. Verbyla, and J. Jones. 2011. Mechanisms influencing changes in lake area in the Alaska boreal forest. Global Change Biology 17:2567-2583. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02446.x | Abstract | Download | Publisher Website | May 2011 |
| Roach, J. and B. Griffith. 2015. Climate-induced lake drying causes heterogeneous reductions in waterfowl species richness. Landscape Ecology 30:1005–1022. | May 2015 |
| Roach, J. K., B. Griffith, and D. Verbyla. Landscape influences on climate-related lake shrinkage at high latitudes. Global Change Biology doi: 10.1111/gcb.12196 | Abstract | Download | April 2013 |
| Nicol, S., J. K. Roach, and B. Griffith. Spatial heterogeneity in power to detect changes in lake area in Alaskan National Wildlife Refuges. Landscape Ecology. DOI 10.1007/s10980-013-9853-5 | Abstract | February 2013 |
| Nicol, S., B. Griffith, J. Austen, and C. Hunter. 2014. Optimal strategies for managing water levels on riverine national wildlife refuges in a changing climate. Climatic Change. DOI 10.1007/s10584-013-1033-8 | March 2014 |
| Nicholson, C. R., M. D. Berman, C. T. West, G. P. Kofinas, B. Griffith, S. Russell, D. Dugan. Linking Seasonal Climatic Conditions to Caribou Availability: Modeling Sequential Movement Using Satellite-Relocation Data. Ecology and Society, http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05376-180201 | Abstract | April 2013 |
| Morrison, T. A., Merkle, J. A., Hopcraft, J. G. C., Aikens, E. O., Beck, J. L., Boone, R. B., Courtemanch, A. B., Dwinnell, S. P., Fairbanks, W. S., Griffith, B., Middleton, A.D., Monteith, K.L., Oates, B., Riotte‐Lambert, L., Sawyer, H., Smith, K. T., Stabach, J. A., Taylor, K. T., and Kauffman, M. J. (2021). Drivers of site fidelity in ungulates. Journal of animal ecology, 90(4), 955-966. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13425. | Abstract | April 2021 |
| Meretsky, V.J., L.A. Maguire , F.W. Davis , D.M. Stoms, J.M. Scott , D. Figg, D.D. Goble, B. Griffith, S.E. Henke, J. Vaughn, and S.L. Yaffee. 2012. A State-Based National Network for Effective Wildlife Conservation. BioScience 62(11):970-976. DOI: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.11.6 | Abstract | Publisher Website | November 2012 |
| McNeil, P. A., D. E. Russell, B. Griffith, A. Gunn, and G. P. Kofinas. 2005. Where the wild things are: Seasonal variation in caribou movements in relation to climate change. Proceedings 10th North American Caribou Workshop. Rangifer Special Issue 19:51-63. | May 2006 |
| Kruse, J. A., R. G. White, H. E. Epstein, B. Archie, M. D. Berman, S. R. Braund, F. S. Chapin III, J. Charlie Sr., C. J. Daniel, J. Eamer, N. Flanders, B. Griffith, S. Haley, L. Huskey, S. James, B. Joseph, D. Klein, G. P. Kofinas, S. Martin, S. M. Murphy, W. Nebesky, C. Nicolson, K. Peter, D. E. Russell, J. Tetlichi, A. Tussing, M. D. Walker, and O. R. Young. 2004. Assessing the Sustainability of Arctic Communities: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration of Researchers and Local Knowledge Holders. Ecosystems 7(8):815-828 | December 2004 |
| Julius, S.H., J.M. West, J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott. 2008. Annex B: Confidence Estimates for SAP 4. 4 Adaptation Approaches. Pages B-1 to B-36 in: Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. [S.H. Julius and J.M. West (eds. ), J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce, P. Kereiva, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott (authors)]. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. | September 2008 |
| Julius, S.H., J.M. West, J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott. 2008. Annex A: Case Studies. Pages A-1 to A-170 in: Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research S.H. Julius and J.M. West (eds.), J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce, P. Kareiv, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C. H. Peterson, and J. M. Scott (authors)]. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. | September 2008 |
| Johnstone, J., D. Russell, and B. Griffith. 2002. Variations in plant forage quality in the range of the Porcupine caribou herd. Rangifer 22(1):65-74. | June 2002 |
| Inkley, D. B., M. G. Anderson, A. R. Blaustein, V. R. Burkett, B. Felzer, B. Griffith, J. Price, and T. L. Root. 2004. Global climate change and wildlife in North America. The Wildlife Society Technical Review 04-2. 26pp. | December 2004 |
| Hinzman, L. D, N. D. Bettez, W. R. Bolton, F. S. Chapin, M. B. Dyurgerov, C. L. Fastie, B. Griffith, R. D. Hollister, A. Hope, H. P. Huntington, A. M. Jensen, G. J. Jia, T. Jorgenson, D. L. Kane, D. R. Klein, G. Kofinas, A. H. Lynch, A. H. Lloyd, A. D. McGuire, F. E. Nelson, W. C. Oechel, T. E. Osterkamp, C. H. Racine, V. E. Romanovsky, R. S. Stone, D. A. Stow, M. Sturm, C. E. Tweedie, G. L. Vourlitis, M. D. Walker, D. A. Walker, P. J. Webber, J. M. Welker, K. S. Winker, and K. Yoshikawa. 2005. Evidence and implications of recent climate change in northern Alaska and other Arctic regions. Climatic Change 72:251-298. | December 2005 |
| Halm, D.R., and Griffith, Brad, 2014, Water-quality data from lakes in the Yukon Flats, Alaska, 2010–2011: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014–1181, 6 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141181. | November 2014 |
| Gustine D, Barboza P, Adams L, Griffith B, Cameron R, Whitten K (2017) Advancing the match-mismatch framework for large herbivores in the Arctic: Evaluating the evidence for a trophic mismatch in caribou. PLoS ONE 12(2): e0171807. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171807 | Abstract | February 2017 |
| Griffith, B., and A.D. McGuire. 2008. National Wildlife Refuges Case Study: Alaska and the Central Flyway. Annex A: Case Studies. Pages A-36 to A-46 in: Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [S.H. Julius and J.M West (eds. ), J.S. Baron, B. Griffith, L.A. Joyce, P. Kareiva, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott (authors)]. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. | September 2008 |
| Griffith, B., J.M Scott, R. Adamcik, D. Ashe, B. Czech, R. Fischman, P. Gonzalez, J. Lawler, A.D. McGuire, and A. Pidgorna. 2009. Climate change adaptation options for the US National Wildlife Refuge System. Environmental Management. DOI 10.1007/s00267-009-9323-7 | Publisher Website | June 2009 |
| Griffith, B., D. C. Douglas, N. E. Walsh, D. D. Young, T. R. McCabe, D. E. Russell, R. G. White, R. D. Cameron, and K. R. Whitten. 2002. The Porcupine caribou herd. Pages 8-37 in D. C. Douglas, P. E. Reynolds, and E. B. Rhode, editors. Arctic Refuge coastal plain terrestrial wildlife research summaries. U. S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD BSR-2002-0001. http://alaska. usgs. gov/BSR-2002/usgs-brd-bsr-2002-001. html | March 2002 |
| Griffith, B., D. C. Douglas, D. E. Russell, R. G. White, T. R. McCabe, and K. R. Whitten. 2001. Effects of recent climate warming on caribou habitat and survival. Pages 17-19 in R. E. Green, M. Harley, M. Spalding, and C. Zockler, eds. Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy, United Kingdom. | January 2001 |
| Griffith, B., C. Cuyler, R. G. White, L. G. Adams, D. E. Russell, D. C. Douglas, A. Gunn, and R. D. Cameron. 2010. No evidence of trophic mismatch for caribou in Greenland. Science. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/eletters/325/5946/1355 | Publisher Website | January 2010 |
| Cameron, R. D., W. T. Smith, R. G. White, and B. Griffith. 2005. Central Arctic caribou and petroleum development: Distributional, nutritional and reproductive implications. Arctic 58(1):1-9. | April 2005 |
| Cameron, R. D., W. T. Smith, R. G. White, and B. Griffith. 2002. The Central Arctic caribou herd. Pages 38-45 in D. C. Douglas, P. E. Reynolds, and E. B. Rhode, editors. Arctic Refuge coastal plain terrestrial wildlife research summaries. U. S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD BSR-2002-0001. | March 2002 |
| Cameron, R. D., B. Griffith, L. S. Parrett, and R. G. White. Efficacy of calf:cow ratios for estimating calf production of arctic caribou. Rangifer, 33, Special Issue No. 21, 2013:27-34. | July 2013 |
| CCSP (Climate Change Science Program). 2008. Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources. A Report by the U. S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. [S. H. Julius and J. M. West (eds. ), J. S. Baron, B. Griffith, L. A. Joyce, P. Kareiva, B. D. Keller, M. A. Palmer, C. H. Peterson, and J. M. Scott (authors)]. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 873 pp. | September 2008 |
| Belant, J.R., B. Griffith, Y. Zhang, E.H. Follmann, and L.G. Adams. 2010. Population-level resource selection by sympatric brown and American black bears in Alaska. Polar Biology 33:31-40. DOI 10.1007/s00300-009-0682-6. | January 2010 |
| Baron, J.S., S.H. Julius, J.M. West, L.A. Joyce, G. Blate, C.H. Peterson, M. Palmer, B.D. Keller, P. Kareiva, J.M. Scott and B. Griffith. 2008. Some guidelines for helping natural resources adapt to climate change. International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change Update 2:46-52. | October 2008 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| White, R., D. Russell, K. Gerhart, B. Griffith and A. Gunn. 2015. Milk composition: Is it a tool to assess weaning strategies in relation to milk production and plane of nutrition? 14th Arctic Ungulate Conference, Roros, Norway, 17-21 August 2015. | August 2015 |
| Roach, J., B. Griffith, and D. Verbyla. Lake change: Landscape influences and implications for waterfowl species richness. Poster presented at the 2013 annual Coordinating Committee meeting of the Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Fairbanks, Alaska | March 2013 |
| Roach, J., B. Griffith and D. Verbyla. Heterogeneity in High Latitude Lake Area Trends and Relationship to Landscape Characteristics. Poster presented and 2012 Annual Meeting of AGU. | December 2012 |
| Patil, V.,, E. Euskirchen, and B. Griffith. Interaction Between Lakes and Terrestrial Ecosystem Dynamics in the Yukon River Floodplain, USA. Poster presentation at the 2013 annual Coordinating Committee Meeting of the Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Fairbanks, Alaska. | March 2013 |
| Patil, V., E. Euskirchen, and B. Griffith. Interaction Between Lakes and Terrestrial Ecosystem Dynamics in the Yukon River Floodplain, in Interior Alaska, USA. AGU annual meeting 2012. GC23C-1086. | December 2012 |
| Hepler, J., B. Griffith, J. Falke, J. Roach, J. Caikoski, and M. Cameron. 2019. Validating a GPS collar-based method to estimate calving locations and parturition rates in the Porcupine caribou herd. American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society Joint Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, 29 September - 3 October, 2019. | September 2019 |
| Griffith, B., J. Roach, and V. Patil. Lake shrinkage in Alaskan National Wildlife Refuges: Heterogeneity and implications. Paper presented ant the 2013 annual meeting of the Alaska Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 3 April 2013. Fairbanks, Alaska. | April 2013 |
| Griffith, B., J. Roach and A. N. Powell. 2016. Identifying Climate Change and Cross-seasonal Research Priorities for Waterfowl. in Symposium: Climate Change and Migratory Birds: Connecting Management Challenges to Research Programs. The Wildlife Society, Annual Meeting, Raleigh NC | October 2016 |
| Griffith, B. (Chair), V.J. Meretsky, and L.A. Maguire. 2013. Symposium: “A National Network for Wildlife Conservation: Challenges and Solutions.” 26th International Congress for Conservation Biology, Baltimore, MD. 24 July 2013. | July 2013 |
| Euskirchen, E.S., J.K. Roach, V. Patil, B. Griffith, and A.D. McGuire. 2015. Inclusion of Additional Plant Species and Trait Information in Dynamic Vegetation Modeling of Arctic Tundra and Boreal Forest Ecosystems. Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Oral Presentation. | December 2015 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Young, D. D., T. R. McCabe, R. Ambrose, G. W. Garner, G. W. Weiler, H. V. Reynolds, M. S. Udevitz, D. J. Reed, and B. Griffith. 2002. Predators. Pages 51-53 in D. C. Douglas, P. E. Reynolds, and E. B. Rhodes, eds. Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain Terrestrial Wildlife Research Summaries. US Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD BSR-2002-2001. | March 2002 |
| Wolfe, S. A., B. Griffith, R. D. Cameron, and R. G. White. 2000. Habitat selection by calving caribou of the Central Arctic Herd, 1980-95: Shifts in distribution and habitat quality. http://www.taiga.net/sustain/lib/sustain2/habitat/index.html | December 2000 |
| Sturm, M., F. S. Chapin III, M. E. Edwards, B. Griffith, H. P. Huntington, G. P. Kofinas, A. H. Lloyd, A. H. Lynch, B. J. Peterson, R. A. Peilkel Sr., J. P. Schimel, M. C. Serreze, and G. R. Shaver. 2003. PACTS (Pan Arctic Cycles, Transitions, and Sustainability): A Science Plan. NSF, Land Atmosphere Ice International Science Management Office, UAF, Fairbanks, Alaska, January 2003. 53 pp. | January 2003 |
| Russell, D. E., G. Kofinas, and B. Griffith. 2002. Barren-ground caribou calving ground workshop: report of proceedings. Environmental Conservation Branch, Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific and Yukon Region, Technical Report Series Number 390. 39 pp. Published 2002/11/01 | May 2002 |
| Lawler, J. P., B. Griffith, D. Johnson, and J. Burch. 2004. The effects of military jet overflights on Dall's sheep in interior Alaska. Final Report to the Department of Defense, 11th U.S. Air Force, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. 180 pp. http://www.nps.gov/yuch/Expanded/key_resources/sheep/sheep_2004.htm | September 2004 |
| Griffith, B., D. C. Douglas, N. E. Walsh, D. D. Young, T. R. McCabe, D. E. Russell, R. G. White, R. D. Cameron, and K. R. Whitten. 2002. The Porcupine caribou herd. Pages 8-37 in D. C. Douglas, P. E. Reynolds, and E. B. Rhode, eds. Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain Terrestrial Wildlife Research Summaries. US Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD BSR-2002-0001. http://alaska.usgs.gov/BSR2002usgsbrdbsr2002001.html | March 2002 |
| Griffith, B., A. Gunn, D. Russell, K. Kielland, and S. A. Wolfe. 2001. Bathurst Calving Ground Studies: Influence of nutrition and human activity on calving ground location. Final Report to West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. 118 pp. | January 2001 |
| Griffith, B. and S. Szepanski. 2004. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve moose habitat and condition study. Annual Progress Report, RWO 133, to USGS/BRD. 2 pp. | September 2004 |
| Griffith, B. 2002. Remote sensing and caribou dynamics. Page 16 in G. Kofinas, D. E. Russell and R. G. White. Monitoring caribou body condition: workshop proceedings. Technical Report Series No. 396. Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, Ontario, 31 pp. Published 2003/04/01 | September 2002 |
| Griffith, B. 2001. Movement, activity, behavior, and habitat use of Dall's sheep in relation to military overflights in interior Alaska. Annual report for 2000, RWO 99, to the Yukon Charley National Park, National Park Service, Fairbanks, AK. 1 pp. | January 2001 |
| Cameron, R. D., W. T. Smith, R. G. White, and B. Griffith. 2002. The Central Arctic caribou herd. Pages 38-45 in D. C. Douglas, P. E. Reynolds, and E. B. Rhode, eds. Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain Terrestrial Wildlife Research Summaries. US Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Biological Science Report USGS/BRD BSR-2002-2001. | March 2002 |
| 2. Griffith, B., L. Parrett, M. Szepanski, E. Debevec, H. A. Maier, C. D. Adler, Y. Zhang, and A. N. Powell. 2006. Executive Summary of habitat characteristics and capacity, habitat selection by moose and weight dynamics of moose calves in winter, Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 2002-2006. 15pp. | June 2006 |
| 1. Harden, J. W., S. A. Frenzel, B. Griffith, C. Markon, R. G. Streigl, L. L. Tieszen, et al. 2008. Draft Science Plan - Effects of climate change on the Yukon River Basin: Changes in water and implications for wildlife habitat, human subsistence, and climate regulation. USGS Climate Effects Science Network, Reston, VA. 92pp | June 2008 |
| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wildlife Society - Member, The Wildlife Society Technical Committee, Climate Change Effects on Wildlife | Griffith | July 2002 | June 2004 |
| The Wildlife Society - Member | Griffith | January 1988 | Present |
| Society for Conservation Biology - Member | Griffith | January 1992 | December 2005 |
| Sigma Xi - Member | Griffith | January 1988 | Present |
| North American Caribou Conference - Member, Organizing Committee, 10th Annual Conference | Griffith | May 2004 | May 2004 |
| International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource - Member | Griffith | June 1996 | December 2006 |
| Ecological Society of America - Member | Griffith | January 1988 | Present |
| American Society of Mammalogists - Member | Griffith | January 1988 | December 2008 |
| American Institute of Biological Sciences - Member | Griffith | January 1988 | Present |