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Institute of Arctic Biology
Univerisity of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775
Email: tjbrinkman@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-978-2584

Research Topic: Impacts of high-latitude climate change on ecosystem services and society.

Professional interests: Large-game hunting systems, wildlife population dynamics, conservation genetics, landscape ecology of large mammals, GIS and modeling human/wildlife relationships.

Education

Publications

Brinkman, T. J., D. K. Person, F. Stuart Chapin, III, W. Smith, and K. Hundertmark. 2010. Estimating abundance of Sitka black-tailed deer using DNA from fecal pellets. Journal of Wildlife Management. (Submitted).
Brinkman, T. J., D. K. Person, M. K. Schwartz, K. L. Pilgrim, K. E. Colson, and K. Hundertmark. 2009. Individual identification of Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) using DNA from fecal pellets. Conservation Genetic Resources (In Press).
Brinkman, T. J., M. K. Schwartz, D. K. Person, K. L. Pilgrim, and K. Hundertmark. 2009. Effects of Time and Rainfall on PCR Success Using DNA Extracted from Deer Fecal Pellets. Conservation Genetics (DOI 10.1007/s10592-009-9928-7)
Jacques, C. N., J. A. Jenks, C. S. Deperno, J. D. Sievers, T. W. Grovenburg, C. C. Swanson, T. J. Brinkman, and B. A. Stillings. 2009. Evaluating ungulate mortality associated with helicopter net gun captures in the Northern Great Plains. Journal of Wildlife Management 73(8)in press
Brinkman, T. J., F. S. Chapin, III, G. P. Kofinas, and D. K. Person. 2008. Linking hunter knowledge with forest change to understand changing deer harvest opportunities in an intensively logged landscape. Ecology and Society 14(1):36.
Brinkman, T. J., and K. Hundertmark. 2008. Sex identification of northern ungulates using low quality and quantity DNA. Conservation Genetics 10(4):1189-1193 (DOI 10.1007/s10592-008-9747-2)
Brinkman, T. J., G. P. Kofinas, F. S. Chapin III, and D. K. Person. 2007. Influence of hunter adaptability on resilience of subsistence hunting systems. Journal of Ecological Anthropology 11:58-63.
Wolf, K. N., C. S. DePerno, J. A. Jenks, M. K. Stoskopf, S. Kennedy-Stoskopf, B. S. Haroldson, J. W. Marcino, C. C. Swanson, T. J. Brinkman, R. G. Osborn, J. A. Tardiff, T. R. Kelly. 2007. Serologic survey of selected infectious diseases and selenium status of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in southern Minnesota. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44(1):181-187.
Brinkman, T. J., C. S. DePerno, J. A. Jenks, B. S. Haroldson, and R. G. Osborn. 2005. Movement of female white-tailed deer: effects of climate and intensive row-crop agriculture. Journal of Wildlife Management 69(3):2005.
Brinkman, T. J., J. A. Jenks, C. S. DePerno, B. S. Haroldson, and R. G. Osborn. 2004. Survival of white-tailed deer in an intensively farmed region of Minnesota. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32(3):726-731.
Brinkman, T. J., K. L. Monteith, J. A. Jenks, and C. S. DePerno. 2004. Predicting neonatal age of white-tailed deer in the Northern Great Plains. The Prairie Naturalist 36(2):75-81.
Brinkman, T. J., J. A. Jenks, C. S. DePerno, and B. S. Haroldson. 2004. Clostridium perfringens type A in a free-ranging fawn? The Prairie Naturalist 36:181-186.
Brinkman, T. J., C. S. DePerno, J. A. Jenks, B. S. Haroldson, and J. D. Erb. A vehicle- mounted radiotelemetry antenna system design. 2001. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:258-262.

Reports and Community Outreach Articles and Interviews

Selected Presentations

Colson, K., T. J. Brinkman, D. K. Person, and K. J. Hundertmark. 2010. Fine Scale Populatin Structure of Sitka Black-tailed Deer on Prince of Wales Island. Presented at Annual Meeting of The Alaska Chapter and Northwest Section of the Wildlife Society, Anchorage, Alaska.
Burnsilver, S. B., T. J. Brinkman, G. Kofinas, T. Chapin, and T. S. Rupp. 2010. Working with Communities to Relate Climate Change Projections to the Availability of Wildlife. Poster presented at the Alaska Forum on the Environment, Anchorage, Alaska.
Brinkman, T. J., T. S. Rupp, S. BurnSilver, G. Kofinas, T. Chapin. 2010. Relating Climate Change Projections to the Availability of Wildlife. Presented at Annual Meeting of The Alaska Chapter and Northwest Section of the Wildlife Society, Anchorage, Alaska.
Brinkman, T. J. 2009. Trends of Deer and Deer Hunters on Prince of Wales Island. Presented at the Stakeholder Workshop for the Integrated Resource Planning and Forest Stewardship Workshop, Organized by The Nature Conservancy, Klawock, Alaska.
Brinkman, T. J. 2009. Deer Hunting Systems on Prince of Wales Island: Integrating Social, Ecological, and Genetic Dimensions. Presented to the USFS Alaska Regional Leadership Team, Thorne Bay, Alaska.
Brinkman, T. J., D. K. Person, and K. J. Hundertmark.. 2009. DNA-based estimates of deer density in southeast Alaska. Presented at Annual Meeting of The Alaska Chapter and Northwest Section of the Wildlife Society, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Brinkman, T. J., and K. Hundertmark. 2009. Sex identification of northern ungulates using low quality and quantity DNA. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of The Alaska Chapter and Northwest Section of the Wildlife Society, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Brinkman, T. J., D. K. Person, K. J. Hundertmark, and F. S. Chapin, III. 2009. Building resilience into deer hunting systems in southeast Alaska. Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Annual Research Review, Regents' Boardroom, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Brinkman, T. J., D. K. Person, K. J. Hundertmark, and T. Chapin. 2009. Esimating Deer Abundance on Prince of Wales Island. Alaska Department of Fish and Game Divsion of Wildlife Annual Regional Meeting, Juneau, Alaska
Jacques, C. N., J. A. Jenks, C. S. DePerno, T. W. Grovenburg, J. D. Sievers, T. J. Brinkman, C. C. Swanson, and B. A. Stillings. Evaluating ungulate mortality associated with helicopter net-gun captures in the Northern Great Plains. Invited Presentation, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Science Services Statewide Meeting, Wausau, Wisconsin.
Brinkman, T. J., D. K. Person, K. J. Hundertmark, and T. Chapin. 2009. Estimating Deer Abundance on Prince of Wales Island. Federal Subsistence Board Southeast Alaska Regional Advisory Council Meeting, Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, Petersburg, Alaska.
Brinkman, T. J. 2008. Two important questions: 1) How many deer are on POW? and 2) What is the sex ratio? Invited Keynote speaker at the 6th Annual Deer Celebration, Craig Community Association Hall, Craig, Alaska, USA.
Brinkman, T. J., F. S. Chapin, III, G. P. Kofinas, and D. K. Person. 2008. Linking hunter knowledge with forest change to understand changing deer harvest opportunities in an intensively logged landscape. Human Dimensions in the Circumpolar Arctic, Umeå University, Sweden.
Brinkman, T. J., F. S. Chapin, III, G. P. Kofinas, and D. K. Person. 2008. Linking hunter knowledge with forest change to understand changing deer harvest opportunities in an intensively logged landscape. 2008 Conference Pathways to Success: Integrating Human Dimensions into Fisheries and Wildlife Management, Estes Park, Colorado, USA.
Brinkman, T. J., and D. K. Person. 2007. Sampling along animal trails: thinking biologically, increasing power, and maintaining objectivity. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Brinkman, T. J., G. P. Kofinas, D. K. Person, F. S. Chapin III, K. Hundertmark, and W. P. Smith. 2007. Hunters, logging, feces: Important components of deer research in Southeast Alaska. (Feb. 2) USGS Forest Service Discover Center, Ketchikan, Alaska; (Feb. 12) USDA Forest Service Thorne Bay District Conference Room, Thorne Bay, Alaska; (Feb. 15) Craig Community Association Building, Craig, Alaska.
Brinkman, T. J., G. P. Kofinas, F. S. Chapin III, and D. K. Person. 2006. Resilience of deer hunters in a rapidly changing social and ecological environment. Poster session. The Wildlife Society 13th Annual Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Brinkman, T. J., G. P. Kofinas, F. S. Chapin III, and D. K. Person. 2006. Resilience of a subsistence hunter system in a rapidly changing social and ecological environment. 12th International Symposium on Society and Natural Resources, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Brinkman, T. J., G. Kofinas, F. S. Chapin III. 2006. Influence of hunter adaptability on resilience of subsistence lifestyles. The 66th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Todd J. Brinkman

Education

Publications

Reports and Community Outreach Articles and Interviews

Selected Presentations

University Affiliations