USGS FRESC: Staff Profile - Jenkins, Kurt J.

Jenkins, Kurt J.

Research Wildlife Biologist
Email: kurt_jenkins@usgs.gov
Ph: 360-565-3041; Fax:360-565-3042
600 East Park Avenue
Port Angeles, WA 98362

Education:
B.S., University of California, Davis, Zoology, 1977
M.S., Oregon State University, Wildlife Ecology, 1980
Ph.D., University of Idaho, Wildlife Ecology, 1985

Expertise/Specialty:
Wildlife ecology. management, and monitoring

Research Interests:
Mammalian ecology
Population, Community, and Ecosystem studies of Large Mammals
Wildlife-Habitat Relationships
Designing wildlife monitoring programs

View all Studies Featured Studies:

+ Roosevelt Elk Ecology

+ Long-term Ecological Monitoring Research and Development, Olympic Peninsula, Washington

+ Potential Prey Base for Wolves in Olympic National Park

+ Assess Demographic and Physiological Status of Columbian Black-tailed Deer in Olympic National Park

+ Landscape Analysis of Black Bear Distribution Patterns in Olympic National Park

+ Demography of the Mentasta Caribou Herd, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska

+ Visibility Biases of Mountain Goat Surveys in Olympic, Mount Rainier, and North Cascades National Parks

+ Establishing a Landbird Monitoring Program for National Parks in the North Coast and Cascades Monitoring Network

+ Response of Riparian Wildlife Communities to Restoration of Anadromous Fish in the Elwha River Ecosystem

+ Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus) Distribution, Abundance, and Habitat Use in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington

View all Publications Select Publications:

Fieberg, J., Jenkins, K.J., 2005, Assessing uncertainty in ecological systems using global sensitivity analyses- a case example of simulated wolf reintroduction effects on elk: Ecological Modelling, v. 187, p. 259-280. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1396

Jenkins, K.J., Barten, N.L., 2005, Demography and decline of the Mentasta Caribou Herd, Alaska: Canadian Journal of Zoology, v. 83, p. 1174-1188. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1446

Jenkins, K.J., Woodward, A., Schreiner, E.G., 2003, A Framework forLong-term Ecological Monitoring in Olympic National Park- Prototype for the Coniferous Forest Biome: U.S. Geological Survey Information and Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR--2003-006, p. 150. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1164

Barten, N.L., Bowyer, R.T., Jenkins, K.J., 2001, Habitat use by female caribou- Tradeoffs associated with parturition: Journal of Wildlife Management, v. 65, no. 1, p. 77-92. [FullText] copyrighted material courtesy of The Wildlife Society Catalog No: 1325

Jenkins, K.J., Starkey, E.E., 1996, Simulating secondary succession of elk forage values in a managed forest landscape, western Washington: Environmental Management, v. 20, no. 5, p. 715-724. [FullText] Catalog No: 1321

Jenkins, K.J., Starkey, E.E., 1993, Winter forages and diets of elk in old-growth and regenerating coniferous forests in western Washington: American Midland Naturalist, v. 130, no. 2, p. 299-313. [FullText] Catalog No: 50

Jenkins, K.J., Wright, R.G., 1988, Resource partitioning and competition among cervids in the northern rocky mountains: Journal of Animal Ecology, v. 25, p. 11-24. [FullText] Catalog No: 1314

Jenkins, K.J., Wright, R.G., 1987, Dietary niche relationships among cervids relative to winter snowpack in northwestern Montana: Canadian Journal of Zoology, v. 65, p. 1397-1401. [FullText] copyrighted material courtesy of NRC Catalog No: 1312

Jenkins, K.J., Starkey, E.E., 1984, Habitat use by Roosevelt elk in unmanaged forests of the Hoh Valley, Washington: Journal of Wildlife Management, v. 48, no. 2, p. 642-646. [FullText] copyrighted material courtesy of The Wildlife Society Catalog No: 1319

Jenkins, K.J., Starkey, E.E., 1982, Social organization of Roosevelt elk in an old-growth forest: Journal of Mammalogy, v. 63, p. 331-334. [FullText] Catalog No: 1316

Personal Interests:
Outdoor activities (camping, hiking, fishing); The home front (my kids, kids sports, untangling fish lines, raising animals); Reading biographies and history; Traveling more.


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