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Overview

Karyn D. Rode is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental and earth sciences, with substantial contributions to the study of marine animals and polar ecosystems.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Karyn D. Rode has explored several subfields, notably:

  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Their research covers a spectrum of topics including:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies

Frequently published venues for Rode include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • USGS DOI Tool Production Environment
  • Ecological Applications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Global Ecology and Conservation

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Seal body condition and atmospheric circulation patterns influence polar bear body condition, recruitment, and feeding ecology in the Chukchi Sea", 2021, Global Change Biology
  • "The Clock Keeps Ticking: Circadian Rhythms of Free-Ranging Polar Bears", 2020, Journal of Biological Rhythms
  • "Polar bear energetic and behavioral strategies on land with implications for surviving the ice-free period", 2024, Nature Communications
  • "The Role of Satellite Telemetry Data in 21st Century Conservation of Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)", 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Demographic risk assessment for a harvested species threatened by climate change: polar bears in the Chukchi Sea", 2021, Ecological Applications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rode include:

  • Ryan R. Wilson
  • Todd C. Atwood
  • George M. Durner
  • Eric V. Regehr
  • Anthony M. Pagano

Rode has also contributed to book publications, notably within Cambridge University Press, including a titled work:

  • "Bears of the World", 2020

Best Publications

  • Polar and brown bear genomes reveal ancient admixture and demographic footprints of past climate change

    Webb Miller;Stephan C. Schuster;Stephan C. Schuster;Andreanna J. Welch;Aakrosh Ratan

  • Reduced body size and cub recruitment in polar bears associated with sea ice decline

    Karyn D. Rode;Steven C. Amstrup;Eric V. Regehr;Eric V. Regehr

  • Variation in the Nutritional Value of Primate Foods: Among Trees, Time Periods, and Areas

    Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Karyn D. Rode;Erin M. Hauck

  • Variation in the response of an Arctic top predator experiencing habitat loss: feeding and reproductive ecology of two polar bear populations

    Karyn D. Rode;Eric V. Regehr;David C. Douglas;George M. Durner

  • Constraints on herbivory by grizzly bears

    Karyn D. Rode;Charles T. Robbins;Lisa A. Shipley

  • Sexual dimorphism, reproductive strategy, and human activities determine resource use by brown bears.

    Karyn D. Rode;Sean D. Farley;Charles T. Robbins

  • High-energy, high-fat lifestyle challenges an Arctic apex predator, the polar bear

    Anthony M. Pagano;Anthony M. Pagano;George M. Durner;Karyn D. Rode;Todd C. Atwood

  • Optimizing protein intake as a foraging strategy to maximize mass gain in an omnivore

    Charles T. Robbins;Jennifer K. Fortin;Karyn D. Rode;Sean D. Farley

  • Nutritional ecology of elephants in Kibale National Park, Uganda, and its relationship with crop-raiding behaviour

    Karyn D. Rode;Patrick I. Chiyo;Colin A. Chapman;Lee R. McDowell

  • Why bears consume mixed diets during fruit abundance

    K D Rode;C T Robbins

  • Variation in the Diets of Cercopithecus Species: Differences within Forests, among Forests, and across Species

    Colin A. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Marina Cords;Joel Mwangi Gathua

  • Can polar bears use terrestrial foods to offset lost ice‐based hunting opportunities?

    Karyn D Rode;Charles T Robbins;Lynne Nelson;Steven C Amstrup

  • Nutritional Correlates of Population Density Across Habitats and Logging Intensities in Redtail Monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius)

    Karyn D. Rode;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Lee R. McDowell;Claudia Stickler

  • Effects of sea ice extent and food availability on spatial and temporal distribution of polar bears during the fall open-water period in the Southern Beaufort Sea

    S. Schliebe;K. D. Rode;J. S. Gleason;J. S. Gleason;J. Wilder

  • Macronutrient optimization and energy maximization determine diets of brown bears

    Joy A. Erlenbach;Karyn D. Rode;David Raubenheimer;Charles T. Robbins

  • Increased Land Use by Chukchi Sea Polar Bears in Relation to Changing Sea Ice Conditions

    Karyn D. Rode;Ryan R. Wilson;Eric V. Regehr;Michelle St. Martin

  • Hibernation and seasonal fasting in bears: the energetic costs and consequences for polar bears

    Charles T. Robbins;Claudia Lopez-Alfaro;Karyn D. Rode;Øivind Tøien

  • Mineral Resource Availability and Consumption by Colobus in Kibale National Park, Uganda

    Karyn D. Rode;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Lee R. McDowell

  • Dietary and spatial overlap between sympatric ursids relative to salmon use

    Jennifer K. Fortin;Sean D. Farley;Karyn D. Rode;Charles T. Robbins

  • Forecasting the relative influence of environmental and anthropogenic stressors on polar bears

    Todd C. Atwood;Bruce G. Marcot;David C. Douglas;Steven C. Amstrup

  • Behavioral responses of brown bears mediate nutritional effects of experimentally introduced tourism

    Karyn D. Rode;Karyn D. Rode;Sean D. Farley;Charles T. Robbins

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles T. Robbins
Charles T. Robbins Washington State University
Todd C. Atwood
Todd C. Atwood United States Geological Survey
David C. Douglas
David C. Douglas United States Geological Survey
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Ian Stirling
Ian Stirling University of Alberta
Steven C. Amstrup
Steven C. Amstrup United States Geological Survey
Gregory W. Thiemann
Gregory W. Thiemann York University
Lauren J. Chapman
Lauren J. Chapman University of Florida
Andrew E. Derocher
Andrew E. Derocher University of Alberta
Lee Russell McDowell
Lee Russell McDowell University of Florida

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