David R Klein

Biographic Data

ID5592574
NAMEDavid R Klein
GIVEN NAMESDavid R
FAMILY NAMEKlein
SIGNATUREKLEIN D R
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1965
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
H-INDEX1

  • History of Polar Bears as Summer Residents on the St. Matthew Islands, Bering Sea

    Open AccessDavid R Klein, Art SowlsARTICLEARCTIC2011

    Polar bears were found as summer residents on the St. Matthew Islands in the northern Bering Sea from the time of their discovery in the mid-18th century until the late 19th century, when the last bears were presumably shot by crews from Canadian and American sealers and a U.S. revenue cutter. Historical documents suggest that the killing of the last summer-resident polar bears on the St. Matthew Islands was an indirect consequence of the controv…

  • The Role of Lichens, Reindeer, and Climate in Ecosystem Change on a Bering Sea Island

    Open AccessDavid R Klein, Martha ShulskiARTICLEARCTIC2011

    Archived reports from an international controversy in the early 1890s over management of the harvest of fur seals, Callorhinus ursinus, on the Pribilof Islands in the southeastern Bering Sea provided an unanticipated record of observations on the growth of lichens in association with the prevailing climatic conditions. The abundance of lichens observed in plant communities on the Pribilof Islands prompted the introduction of reindeer, Rangifer ta…

  • Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change

    Open AccessEric Post, Mads C Forchhammer et al.ARTICLEScience2009

    Assessing the Arctic The Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change currently under way across the globe, but consequent ecological responses have not been widely reported. At the close of the Fourth International Polar Year, Post et al. (p. 1355 ) review observations on ecological impacts in this sensitive region. The widespread changes occurring in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems, presage changes at lower latitudes…

  • Lichen Recovery Following Heavy Grazing by Reindeer Delayed by Climate Warming

    David R Klein, Martha ShulskiARTICLEAMBIO2009Cited by: 1

    Introduced reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, overexploited lichen-rich plant communities on St. Matthew Island in the Bering Sea. A die-off of the reindeer followed, exacerbated by extreme weather in 1964, resulting in extirpation of the reindeer. A similar pattern of removal of lichens as major components of plant communities has occurred following introductions of reindeer to other islands at high latitudes. By 1985, two decades following die-off of…

  • Evidence and Implications of Recent Climate Change in Northern Alaska and Other Arctic Regions

    Open AccessLarry D Hinzman, Neil D Bettez et al.ARTICLEClimatic Change2005

  • Muskox

    Open AccessDavid R KleinARTICLEARCTIC1984

    Muskox (Ovibos rnuschutus) populations were exterminated or greatly depleted throughout much of the circumpolar range of the species during the 19th century. Through legal protection and reintroductions to historical ranges the species has made a remarkable recovery worldwide and populations are in most cases experiencing high productivity. Range extensions into habitats unoccupied since before 1 9 0 0 are occurring in mainland areas of Alaska an…

  • Conflict Between Domestic Reindeer and Their Wild Counterparts

    Open AccessDavid R KleinARTICLEARCTIC1980

    Experience in the Soviet Union and Alaska indicates that the major potential conflicts between domestic reindeer and their wild counterparts (both caribou and reindeer are of the same species, Rangifer tarandus) are: (1) Loss of domestic reindeer to wild herds. Although this can be reduced under close herding, it is still a serious problem wherever wild reindeer or caribou and domestic reindeer coexist. Domestic reindeer joining wild herds appear…

  • Wildlife and oil

    Open AccessRobert B Weeden, David R KleinARTICLEPolar Record1971Cited by: 1References: 2

    The world's oil magnates have recently turned their eyes to Siberia, Alaska, Arctic Canada, and the Chukchi and North seas and have invested huge sums in exploration for petroleum in lands scarcely touched by modern technology a decade ago. Throughout the Arctic, serious questions have arisen regarding environmental and cultural by-products of petroleum exploration and development. Perhaps nowhere has there been greater public concern than in Ala…

  • Population Estimates of Barren Ground Caribou, March to May 1967, by Donald C. Thomas

    Open AccessDavid R KleinARTICLEARCTIC1970

  • Waterfowl in the Economy of the Eskimos on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

    Open AccessDavid R KleinARTICLEARCTIC1966

    Eskimos in this area take about 83 thousand geese and brant, 38 thousand ducks, 5500 swans and 1 thousand cranes annually; 40 thousand eggs are gathered for food. Egg gathering and village drives of birds have decreased in recent years, but spring hunting of waterfowl continues to be important as it coincides with the period of the Eskimos' greatest need for food

  • Postglacial Distribution Patterns of Mammals in the Southern Coastal Regions of Alaska

    Open AccessDavid R KleinARTICLEARCTIC1965

    Discusses the spread of mammals from two refugia (a northern: interior Alaska-Bering Sea, and a southern) since the Wisconsin glacial maximum. Evidence that subsequently submerged coastal shelves aided the spread of fauna is reviewed. The brown bear, thinhorn sheep and one race of moose (Alces alces gigas) are identified as spreading from the northern refugium, whereas the black bear, deer, elk, mountain goat, bighorn sheep and other races of moo…