Alexander K. Prichard, M.S. Senior Scientist

• Caribou biology
• Statistical analysis
• Mammalogy

Alex Prichard has conducted field research and statistical analyses on a wide variety of wildlife species in Alaska, including caribou, reindeer, moose, bear, marine mammals, waterfowl, and seabirds. In addition to his M.S. in wildlife biology, Alex has an M.S. in statistics, and one of his duties at ABR is to assist other biologists on research design and statistical analyses. His skills include ecological modeling, analysis of telemetry data, and GIS. 

Publications

• Prichard, A. K. et al. 2020. Interchange and Overlap Among Four Adjacent Arctic Caribou Herds. The Journal of Wildlife Management 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21934
• Prichard, A. K., B. E. Lawhead, E. A. Lenert, and J. H. Welch. 2020. Caribou Distribution and Movements in a Northern Alaska Oilfield. Journal of Wildlife Management 1–17. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21932
• Prichard et al. 2019. Aerial survey and telemetry data analysis of a peripheral calving area in northwestern Alaska. Rangifer 39(1): 34–59
• Prichard, A. K., D. A. Yokel, C. L. Rea, B. T. Person, and L. S. Parrett. 2014. The effect of frequency of telemetry locations on movement-rate calculations in arctic Caribou. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38:78–88. <DOI:10.1002/wsb.357>
• Prichard, A. K., K. Joly, and J. Dau. 2012. Quantifying telemetry collar bias when age is unknown: a simulation study with a long-lived ungulate. Journal of Wildlife Management 76(7): 1441–1449.
• Wilson, R. R., A. K. Prichard, L. S. Parrett, B. T. Person, G. M. Carroll, M. A.Smith, C. L. Rea, and D. A. Yokel. 2012. Summer resource selection and identification of important habitat prior to industrial development for the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd in northern Alaska. PLoS One 7(11): e48697.
• Day, R. H., A. E. Gall, A. K. Prichard, et. al. 2011. The status and distribution of Kittlitz's Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) in northern Alaska. Marine Ornithology 39: 47–57.
• Person, B.T., A. K. Prichard, G. M. Carroll, D. A. Yokel, R. S. Suydam, and J. C. George. 2007. Distribution and movements of the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd 1990–2005: Prior to oil and gas development. Arctic 60(3): 238–250.
• Day, R. H., A. K. Prichard, and D. A. Nigro. 2003. At-sea ecological isolation and overlap of Brachyramphus murrelets in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Auk 120(3): 688–699.
• Prichard, A. K., J. C. George, G. M. Carroll, S. M. Murphy, M. D. Smith, R. S. Suydam, and D. A. Yokel. 2003. Use of satellite telemetry to evaluate movements of caribou near subsistence hunting areas. Rangifer Special Issue No. 14: 81–88.
• Finstad, G. L., and A. K. Prichard. 2000. Growth rate and body weight in free range reindeer in Alaska. Rangifer 20(4): 221–227.
• Prichard, A. K., G. L. Finstad, and D. H. Shain. 1999. Lactation in yearling Alaskan reindeer: Implications for growth, reproduction, and survival. Rangifer 19(2): 77–84.
• Prichard, A. K. 1997. Evaluation of Pigeon Guillemots as indicators of nearshore ecosystem health. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska. 93 pp.
• Prichard, A. K., D. D. Roby, R. T. Bowyer, and L. K. Duffy. 1997. Pigeon Guillemots as a sentinel species: A dose-response experiment with weathered oil in the field. Chemosphere 35 (7): 1531–1548.