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Paul L. Flint is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a body of work that spans several specialized subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Developmental Biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, most notably:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Climate variability and models
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Recent publications by Paul L. Flint include:

  • Response of forage plants to alteration of temperature and spring thaw date: implications for geese in a warming Arctic, 2021, Ecosphere
  • Prioritizing habitats based on abundance and distribution of molting waterfowl in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area of the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska, 2020, Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World
  • Geese migrating over the Pacific Ocean select altitudes coinciding with offshore wind turbine blades, 2024, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Evaluation of breeding distribution and chronology of North American scoters, 2023, Wildlife Biology
  • Evaluating conservation units using network analysis: a sea duck case study, 2024, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul L. Flint include:

  • Tuula E. Hollmén
  • Sarah Thompson
  • Emily L. Weiser
  • Brandt W. Meixell
  • Scott G. Gilliland

The scientist has published notably in the following journals and venues:

  • Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management (2 publications)
  • Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World (2 publications)
  • Journal of Applied Ecology (1 publication)
  • Ecosphere (1 publication)
  • Wildlife Biology (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Increase in the rate and uniformity of coastline erosion in Arctic Alaska

    Benjamin M. Jones;C.D. Arp;M.T. Jorgenson;Kenneth M. Hinkel

  • Environmental influence on life-history traits: Growth, survival, and fecundity in Black Brant ( Branta bernicla )

    James S. Sedinger;Paul L. Flint;Mark S. Lindberg

  • Growth Rate is Negatively Correlated with Hatch Date in Black Brant

    James S. Sedinger;Paul L. Flint

  • Evaluating the validity of using unverified indices of body condition

    Jason L. Schamber;Daniel Esler;Paul L. Flint

  • Prevalence of Influenza A viruses in wild migratory birds in Alaska: Patterns of variation in detection at a crossroads of intercontinental flyways

    Hon S Ip;Paul L Flint;J Christian Franson;Robert J Dusek

  • Genetic evidence of intercontinental movement of avian influenza in a migratory bird: the northern pintail (Anas acuta).

    Anson V. Koehler;John M. Pearce;Paul L. Flint;J. Christian Franson

  • Estimating prefledging survival: allowing for brood mixing and dependence among brood mates

    Paul L. Flint;Kenneth H. Pollock;Dana Thomas;James S. Sedinger

  • Intercontinental reassortment and genomic variation of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses isolated from northern pintails (Anas acuta) in Alaska: Examining the evidence through space and time

    Andrew M. Ramey;John M. Pearce;Paul L. Flint;Hon S. Ip

  • Reproductive Implications of Egg-Size Variation in the Black Brant

    Paul L. Flint;James S. Sedinger

  • A model of northern pintail productivity and population growth rate

    Paul L. Flint;James B. Grand;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Nesting Success of Northern Pintails on the Coastal Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

    Paul L. Flint;J. Barry Grand

  • Density-dependent effects on growth, body size, and clutch size in Black Brant

    James S. Sedinger;Mark S. Lindberg;Brian T. Person;Michael W. Eichholz

  • Avian influenza at both ends of a migratory flyway: characterizing viral genomic diversity to optimize surveillance plans for North America

    John M. Pearce;Andrew M. Ramey;Paul L. Flint;Anson V. Koehler

  • Effects of harness-attached transmitters on premigration and reproduction of brant

    David H. Ward;Paul L. Flint

  • Annual survival and site fidelity of Steller's eiders molting along the Alaska Peninsula

    Paul L. Flint;Margaret R. Petersen;Christian P. Dau;James E. Hines

  • Effect of lead poisoning on spectacled eider survival rates

    James B. Grand;Paul L. Flint;Margaret R. Petersen;Christine L. Moran

  • Exposure of Spectacled Eiders and other diving ducks to lead in western Alaska

    Paul L. Flint;Margaret Rm Petersen;Jl Barry Grand

  • Arctic fox control improves nest success of black brant

    R. Michael Anthony;Paul L. Flint;J.S. Sedinger

  • Survival of juvenile black brant during brood rearing

    Paul L. Flint;James S. Sedinger;Kenneth H. Pollock

  • Survival of Northern Pintail Ducklings on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

    James B. Grand;Paul L. Flint

  • Estimating Repeatability of Egg Size

    Paul L. Flint;Robert F. Rockwell;James S. Sedinger

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Christian Franson
J. Christian Franson United States Geological Survey
James S. Sedinger
James S. Sedinger University of Nevada Reno
Joel A. Schmutz
Joel A. Schmutz United States Geological Survey
Hon S. Ip
Hon S. Ip United States Geological Survey
Richard B. Lanctot
Richard B. Lanctot United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Mark S. Lindberg
Mark S. Lindberg University of Alaska Fairbanks
Daniel Esler
Daniel Esler United States Geological Survey
Robert F. Rockwell
Robert F. Rockwell American Museum of Natural History
David H. Ward
David H. Ward United States Geological Survey
Anson V. Koehler
Anson V. Koehler University of Melbourne

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