Todd Brinkman

Biographic Data

ID903377
NAMETodd Brinkman
GIVEN NAMESTodd
FAMILY NAMEBrinkman
SIGNATUREBRINKMAN T
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks
ORCID0000-0001-5375-4840
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS24
TOTAL CITATIONS11
AUTHOR COUNT24
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • River ice phenology across Alaska

    Open AccessDana R N Brown, Dana RN Brown et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2026

    River ice is a vital component of the cryosphere, influencing hydrology, ecology, and society. When adequately thick and stable, river ice serves as a key transportation corridor for residents of remote Arctic and sub-Arctic communities. Climate change is altering the timing, extent, and duration of river ice cover, impacting both environmental processes and human activities. This study examines regional variability and temporal change in river i…

  • Warm winters, hot moose

    Open AccessBenjamin K Sullender, Calum X Cunningham et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2025

    Moose ( Alces alces ) are a cold-adapted species that may be vulnerable to overheating at relatively low temperatures in winter. Moose have two main strategies for thermal regulation: shifting activity patterns and selecting habitat that provides thermal refuge. In this study, we compared how moose use these two strategies in response to winter temperature across their latitudinal range. First, we used hidden Markov models to delineate encamped a…

  • "Put on Your Caribou Hat"

    Open AccessDeana Lemke, Karen Linnell et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2024

  • Simulating future climate change impacts on snow- and ice-related driving hazards in Arctic-boreal regions

    Open AccessHeather E Greaves, Natalie T Boelman et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2023

    As Arctic and boreal regions rapidly warm, the frequency and seasonal timing of hazardous driving conditions on all-season Arctic-boreal roads are likely to change. Because these roads link remote Arctic areas to the rest of the North American road system, climate change may substantially affect safety and quality of life for northern residents and commercial enterprises. To gain insight into future hazardous driving conditions, we built Random F…

  • Changes in Sharing and Participation are Important Predictors of the Health of Traditional Harvest Practices in Indigenous Communities in Alaska

    Open AccessTodd Brinkman, Billy Charles et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2022

    The well-being of Indigenous communities in Alaska is inextricably linked to traditional harvest practices (THPs) such as hunting, fishing, and gathering local wild foods. Regional trends in the health of THPs have not been quantitatively evaluated in Alaska. Therefore, we surveyed Indigenous residents in the Western Coastal (n = 623) and Interior (n = 437) Regions of Alaska to estimate perceptions of the extent and cause of change in the health …

  • Human and animal movements combine with snow to increase moose-vehicle collisions in winter

    Open AccessCalum X Cunningham, Glen E Liston et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2022

    Wildlife-vehicle collisions imperil humans, wildlife, and property. Collisions with moose (Alces alces ) are especially consequential and there are indications they may increase during severe winters. We tested hypotheses regarding the influence of moose movements and vehicular traffic patterns on collision risk. We first modeled daily snow depth and accumulation across 5.6 million km 2 of the North American Arctic-Boreal region. Next, we analyze…

  • Geospatial patterns and models of subsistence land use in rural Interior Alaska

    Open AccessDana R N Brown, Todd Brinkman et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2022

    Brown, D. R. N., T. J. Brinkman, G. P. Neufeld, L. S. Navarro, C. L. Brown, H. S. Cold, B. L. Woods, and B. L. Ervin. 2022. Geospatial patterns and models of subsistence land use in rural Interior Alaska. Ecology and Society 27(2):23. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13256-270223

  • Identifying increasing risks of hazards for northern land-users caused by permafrost thaw

    Open AccessCarolyn Gibson, Carolyn M Gibson et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2021

    Understanding the causes and consequences of environmental change is one of the key challenges facing researchers today as both types of information are required for decision making and adaptation planning. This need is particularly poignant in high latitude regions where permafrost thaw is causing widespread changes to local environments and the land-users who must adapt to changing conditions to sustain their livelihoods. The inextricable link …

  • Extensive aircraft activity impacts subsistence areas

    Open AccessTaylor R Stinchcomb, Todd Brinkman et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020

    Aircraft activity is expanding across Arctic Alaska, potentially changing social-ecological systems. Arctic communities report that aircraft disturb wildlife and negatively influence harvest practices and experiences. Limited data have restricted knowledge about the extent of aircraft activity over traditional harvest areas. Our objective was to use soundscape monitoring methods to document aircraft overflights around the rural subsistence-based …

  • Stoking the flame

    Open AccessJennifer I Schmidt, Amanda Byrd et al.ARTICLEEnergy Research & Social Science2020References: 5

    Energy costs are large and increasing in rural Alaska communities, so communities are turning to renewable energy. While, many of these communities have a mixed subsistence-cash economy, the relationship between renewable energy and subsistence has not been studied. Tanana, Alaska has a biomass program and we conducted interviews with 61 households in 2017 to understand how residents perceive the program and its association with subsistence activ…

  • Assessing vulnerability of subsistence travel to effects of environmental change in Interior Alaska

    Open AccessHelen S Cold, Todd Brinkman et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2020Cited by: 2

    Cold, H. S., T. J. Brinkman, C. L. Brown, T. N. Hollingsworth, D. R. N. Brown, and K. M. Heeringa. 2020. Assessing vulnerability of subsistence travel to effects of environmental change in Interior Alaska. Ecology and Society 25(1):20. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11426-250120

  • A Review of Aircraft-Subsistence Harvester Conflict in Arctic Alaska + Supplementary Appendix 1

    Open AccessTaylor R Stinchcomb, Todd Brinkman et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2019

    The traditional harvest of wild resources carries significant nutritional, economic, and sociocultural values for rural residents in the Arctic, especially for Indigenous subsistence communities. Rural communities in the Alaskan Arctic have expressed concern that aircraft activity from industry, commercial hunting, research, and tourism disrupts their harvest of wildlife, particularly caribou (Rangifer tarandus). However, little research exists o…

  • Exploring stakeholder communication within a caribou hunting system of Arctic Alaska

    Scott Leorna, Todd Brinkman et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2019

    The Central Arctic Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Herd (CACH) of Arctic Alaska rapidly declined (approximately 70%) between 2010–2016, which has generated hunter concerns and more conservative hunting regulations. Stakeholders expressed interest in exploring opportunities for a more effective exchange of information to facilitate management. We conducted a survey to identify hunters’ insights into CACH dynamics and to estimate the extent and effecti…

  • Changing River Ice Seasonality and Impacts on Interior Alaskan Communities

    Open AccessDana R N Brown, Todd Brinkman et al.ARTICLEWeather, Climate, and Society2018

    Subsistence harvesters in high latitudes rely on frozen rivers for winter access to local resources. During recent decades, interior Alaskan residents have observed changes in river ice regimes that are significant hindrances to travel and subsistence practices. We used remote sensing in combination with local observations to examine changes in seasonality of river breakup and freeze-up and to assess the implications on travel for subsistence har…

  • Integrating snow science and wildlife ecology in Arctic-boreal North America

    Open AccessNatalie T Boelman, Glen E Liston et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2018

    Snow covers Arctic and boreal regions (ABRs) for approximately 9 months of the year, thus snowscapes dominate the form and function of tundra and boreal ecosystems. In recent decades, Arctic warming has changed the snowcover's spatial extent and distribution, as well as its seasonal timing and duration, while also altering the physical characteristics of the snowpack. Understanding the little studied effects of changing snowscapes on its wildlife…

  • Hunter acceptance of antlerless moose harvest in Alaska

    Todd Brinkman, Todd J BrinkmanARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2017

    Liberalized harvest of antlerless moose (Alces alces) in Alaska has resulted in conflict between wildlife managers and hunters. To address this issue, I surveyed moose hunters (n = 845, 35% response rate) to quantify and characterize acceptance of antlerless moose harvest. I found that 16%, 69%, and 15% of hunters thought antlerless hunts were always, sometimes, or never acceptable, respectively. Characteristics of the never acceptable group freq…

  • Quantifying Rural Hunter Access in Alaska

    Ian Johnson, Todd Brinkman et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2016

    Despite hunter access influencing harvest success, few studies have quantified characteristics of hunter access. Based on spatially explicit interview data, we used geographic information system (GIS) analyses to calculate access pathways and distances that rural hunters traveled to moose (Alces alces) harvest locations in Interior Alaska. Using Jenks Natural Breaks classification, approximately 53%, 21%, 5%, and 21% of harvest locations occurred…

  • Community-empowered adaptation for self-reliance

    Open AccessF Stuart Chapin, Corrine N Knapp et al.ARTICLECurrent Opinion in Environmental…2016Cited by: 3References: 10

  • Applications of resilience theory in management of a moose-hunter system in Alaska

    Open AccessCasey L Brown, Kalin A Seaton et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2015

    Bowen, K. J., F. P. Miller, V. Dany, and S. Graham. 2015. The relevance of a coproductive capacity framework to climate change adaptation: investigating the health and water sectors in Cambodia. Ecology and Society 20(1): 13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06864-200113

  • Impact of fuel costs on high-latitude subsistence activities

    Open AccessTodd Brinkman, Karonhiakta''Tie B Maracle et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2014Cited by: 4

    Brinkman, T., K. B. Maracle, J. Kelly, M. Vandyke, A. Firmin, and A. Springsteen. 2014. Impact of fuel costs on high-latitude subsistence activities. Ecology and Society 19(4): 18. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06861-190418

  • Changing Daily Wind Speeds on Alaska’s North Slope

    Open AccessWinslow D Hansen, Todd Brinkman et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2013

    Because of their reliance on the harvest of fish and game, Alaskan rural communities have experienced a variety of impacts from climate change, the effects of which are amplified at high latitudes. We collaborated with hunters from the coastal community of Wainwright, Alaska, to document their observations of environmental change (e.g., sea ice, wind, temperature) and the implications of those changes for opportunities to hunt bowhead whale (Bala…

  • Meeting Indigenous Subsistence Needs

    Winslow D Hansen, Todd Brinkman et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2013

    Identifying coping strategies that Alaskan subsistence hunters use while responding to adverse conditions provides insights into their capacity to sustain traditional livelihoods. Previous qualitative research has suggested that subsistence hunters switch prey to cope with fluctuations in the availability of subsistence resources. We developed and quantitatively tested a predictive framework assessing whether 19 rural Alaskan communities used thi…

  • Linking Hunter Knowledge with Forest Change to Understand Changing Deer Harvest Opportunities in Intensively Logged Landscapes

    Open AccessTodd Brinkman, Todd J Brinkman et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2009

    Brinkman, T. J., T. Chapin, G. Kofinas, and D. K. Person. 2009. Linking hunter knowledge with forest change to understand changing deer harvest opportunities in intensively logged landscapes. Ecology and Society 14(1): 36. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02805-140136

  • Influence of Hunter Adaptability on Resilience of Subsistence Hunting Systems

    Open AccessTodd Brinkman, Gary Kofinas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Ecological Anthropology2007Cited by: 2

    The capacity of hunters to shape the fundamental properties of their lifestyle at times when extrinsic factors change the availability of subsistence foods is critical to subsistence cultures. Recent changes in deer hunting on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska illustrate the social-ecological challenges to the resilience of a rural subsistence hunting system and raise the broader question of whether efficient hunting strategies necessarily enhance r…