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Scott A. Hatch Title: Research Wildlife Biologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7163 Fax: (907) 786-7021 Email: shatch@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

Ph.D.	1985	University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	Zoology
M.S.	1979	University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK	Wildlife Management
B.S.	1975	University of Washington, Seattle, WA	Wildlife Science

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Population ecology of North Pacific seabirds.

Professional Experience

2005 - Present	Editor, Marine Ornithology
1996 - Present	Research Wildlife Biologist USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1996 - Present	Affiliate Assistant Professor of Biological Science, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
1996 - 1999	Associate Editor, Ecological Applications Ecological Society of America
1985 - 1996	Supervisory Wildlife Biologist, USFWS/NBS/USGS Alaska Research Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1978 - 1985	Research Wildlife Biologist, USFW, Anchorage, Alaska
1980 - 1982	Graduate Teaching Assistant, Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
1975 - 1978	Biological Technician, USFWS, Anchorage, Alaska
1974	Research Assistant, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, Washington

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

Ecological Society of America
Cooper Ornithological Society
Wilson Ornithological Society
American Ornithologists' Union
Pacific Seabird Group
Colonial Waterbird Society
British Ornithologists' Union
Association of Field Ornithologists

Honors and/or Awards

Graduated summa cum laude, nominated for President's Medal, University of Washington, 1975
Elected member: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Xi Sigma Pi national honor societies
Chairman, Pacific Seabird Group, 1988
Special Achievement Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1989
Elective member, American Ornithologists' Union, 1991
Executive Councilor, The Waterbird Society, 2000-2002

Significant Recent Publications

Hatch, S.A., V.A. Gill, and D.M. Mulcahy. In Press. Individual and colony-specific wintering areas of Pacific Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

Kotzerka, J., S.A. Hatch, and S. Garthe. In press. GPS tracking devices reveal foraging strategies of Black-legged Kittiwakes. J. Ornithol.

Mulard, H., E. Danchin, S.L. Talbot, A.M. Ramey, S.A. Hatch, J.F. White, F. Helfenstein, and R.H. Wagner. 2009. Evidence that pairing with genetically similar mates is maladaptive in a monogamous bird. BMC Evol. Biol. 9:147-158.

Hatch, S.A., G.J. Robertson, and P.H. Baird. 2009. Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla). In The Birds of North America, No. 92 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). The Birds of North America Online. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Mulard, H., T. Aubin, J.F. White, S.A. Hatch, and E. Danchin. 2008. Experimental evidence of vocal recognition in young and adult Black-legged Kittiwakes. Anim. Behav. 76:1855-1861.

Wang, S.W., S.J. Iverson, A.M. Springer, and S.A. Hatch. 2009. Spatial and temporal diet segregation in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) breeding in Alaska: insights from fatty acid signatures. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 377:299-307.

Suryan, R.M., V.S. Saba, B.P. Wallace, S.A. Hatch, M. Frederiksen, and S. Wanless. 2009. Environmental forcing on life history strategies: Multi-trophic level response at ocean basin scales. Prog. Oceanogr. 81:214-222.

Leclaire, S., H. Mulard, R.H. Wagner, S.A. Hatch, and E. Danchin. 2009. Can kittiwakes smell? Experimental evidence in a larid species. Ibis 151:584-597.

White, J., R.H. Wagner, F. Helfenstein, S.A. Hatch, H. Mulard, L.C. Naves, and E. Danchin. 2008. Multiple deleterious effects of experimentally aged sperm in a monogamous bird. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 105: 13947-13952.

Sears, J. and S.A. Hatch. 2008. Rhinoceros Auklet developmental responses to food limitation: An experimental study. Condor 110:709-717.

Sears, J., S.A. Hatch, and D.M. O’Brien. 2008. Disentangling effects of growth and nutritional status on seabird stable isotope ratios. Oecologia 153:11-18.

Thayer, J.A., D.F. Bertram, S.A. Hatch, M.J. Hipfner, L. Slater, W.J. Sydeman, and Y. Watanuki. 2008. Forage fish of the Pacifid Rim as revealed by diet of a piscivorous seabird: Synchrony and relationships with sea surface temperature. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65: 1610-1622.

Gasparini, J., T. Boulinier, V.A. Gill, D. Gil, S.A. Hatch, and A. Roulin. 2007. Food availability affects the maternal transfer of androgens and antibodies into eggs of a colonial seabird. J. Evol. Biol. 20:874-880.

Wang, S.W., S.J. Iverson, A.M. Springer, and S.A. Hatch. 2007. Fatty acid signatures of stomach oil and adipose tissue of Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in Alaska: Implications for diet analysis of Procellariiform birds. J. Comp. Physiol.-B. 177: 893-903.

Kempenaers, B., R.B. Lanctot, V.A. Gill, S.A. Hatch, and M. Valcu. 2007. Do females trade copulations for food? An experimental study on kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Behav. Ecol. 18:345-353.

Piatt, J.F., K.J. Kuletz, A.E. Burger, S.A. Hatch, V.L. Friesen, M.L. Arimitsu, G.S. Drew, A.M.A. Harding, and K.S. Bixler. 2006. Status review of the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in Alaska and British Columbia. U.S. Dep. Int., U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report, 2006-1387. 276 pp.

Gasparini, J., A. Roulin, V.A. Gill, S.A. Hatch, and T. Boulinier. 2006. Kittiwakes strategically reduce investment in replacement clutches. Proc. R. Soc. Lond., B, Biol. Sci. 273:1550-1554.

Gasparini, J., A. Roulin, V.A. Gill, S.A. Hatch, and T. Boulinier. 2006. In kittiwakes food availability partially explains the seasonal decline in humoral immunocompetence. Functional Ecol. 20:457-463.

Harding, A.M.A., J.F. Piatt, G.V. Byrd, S.A. Hatch, N.B. Konyukhov, and E.U. Golubova, and J.C. Williams. 2005. Variability in colony attendance of crevice nesting horned puffins: Implications for population monitoring. J. Wildl. Manage. 69:1279-1296.

Gill, V.A., S.A. Hatch, and R.B. Lanctot. 2004. Colonization, population growth, and nesting success of Black Oystercatchers following a seismic uplift. Condor 106:791-800.

Hatch, S. A. 2003. Statistical power for detecting trends with applications to seabird monitoring. Biol. Conserv. 111(3):317-329.

Lanctot, R. B., S. A. Hatch, V. A. Gill, and M. Eens. 2003. Are corticosterone levels a good indicator of food availability and reproductive performance in a Black-legged Kittiwake colony?. Hormones and Behavior. 43(4):489-502.

Gill, V. A. and S. A. Hatch. 2002. Components of productivity in Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla: Response to supplemental feeding. Journal of Avian Biology 33(2):113-126.

Patirana, A., S. A. Hatch, and V. L. Friesen. 2002. Population differentiation in the Red-legged Kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) as revealed by mitochondrial DNA. Conservation Genetics 3:335-340.

Jodice, P. G. R., D. D. Roby, S. A. Hatch, V. A. Gill, R. B. Lanctot, and G. H. Visser. 2002. Does food availability affect energy expenditure rates of nesting seabirds? A supplemental-feeding experiment with Black-Legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Canadian Journal of Zoology 80(2):214-222.

Hatch, S. A. 2002. Activity patterns and monitoring numbers of Horned Puffins and Parakeet Auklets. Waterbirds 23:348-357.

Kushlan, J. A., M. J. Steinkamp, K. C. Parsons, J. Capp, M. Acosta Cruz, M. Coulter, I. Davidson, L. Dickson, N. Edelson, R. Elliot, R. M. Erwin, S. Hatch, S. Kress, R. Milko, S. Miller, K. Mills, R. Paul, R. Phillips, J. E. Saliva, B. Sydeman, J. Trapp, J. Wheeler, and K. Wohl. 2002. Waterbird conservation for the Americas: The North American waterbird conservation plan, ver. 1. Waterbird Conservation for the Americas, Washington, DC, USA 78 pp.

Gill, V. A., S. A. Hatch, and R. B. Lanctot. 2002. Sensitivity of breeding parameters to food supply in Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Ibis 144-268-283. http://www.absc.usgs.gov/research/Middleton/sensitivity_of_breeding_parameters.htm

Hatch, S. A. 2001. Seabirds of the Russian Far East (book review). Mar. Ornithol. 29:119-121.

Jodice, P. G. R., R. B. Lanctot, V. A. Gill, D. D. Roby, and S. A. Hatch. 2000. Sexing adult Black-legged Kittiwakes by DNA, behavior, and morphology. Waterbirds 23:407-417.

Hatch, S. A., P. M. Meyers, D. M. Mulcahy, and D. C. Douglas. 2000. Seasonal movements and pelagic habitat use of murres and puffins determined by satellite telemetry. Condor 102(1):145-154.

Hatch, S. A., P. M. Meyers, D. M. Mulcahy, and D. C. Douglas . 2000. Performance of implantable satellite transmitters in diving seabirds. Waterbirds 23(1):84-94.

Hatch, S. A. and D. N. Nettleship. 1998. Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). The Birds of North America, No. 361 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). 32 pp.

Meyers, P. M., S. A. Hatch, and D. M. Mulcahy. 1998. Effect of implanted satellite transmitters on the nesting behavior of murres. Condor 100:172-174.

Hatch, S. A. 1996. Concordance of seabird population parameters: Analytical methods and interpretation. Pages 37-48 in W. A. Montevecchi (ed.), Studies of high latitude seabirds. 4. Trophic relationships. Can. Wildl. Serv. Occ. Pap. 91, Ottawa.

Piatt, J. F., and S. A. Hatch. 1996. Seabird predation on juvenile walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma, and other forage fishes in the Gulf of Alaska. In Ecology of Juvenile Walleye Pollock, Theragra chalcogramma (Brodeur, RD., P.A. Livingston, T.R. Loughlin, A.B. Hollowed, Eds.). NOAA Technical Report NMFS 126:204.

Hatch, S. A. and J. F. Piatt. 1995. Seabirds in Alaska. Pages 49-52 in LaRoe, E. T. et al. (eds.), Our living resources. U.S. Dep. of the Interior, National Biological Service, Wash. D.C. 530 pp. HTML http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/noframe/b023.htm

Hatch, S. A., G. W. Kaiser, A. Y. Kondratyev, and G. V. Byrd. 1994. A seabird monitoring program for the North Pacific. Trans. 59th No. Amer. Wildl. Nat. Res. Conf. (1994):121-131.

Hatch, S. A. 1994. The Ancient Murrelet--a natural history in the Queen Charlotte Islands (book review). Auk 111:242-243.

Ainley, D. G., W. J. Sydeman, S. A. Hatch, and U. W. Wilson. 1994. Seabird population trends along the west coast of North America: Causes and the extent of regional concordance. Stud. Avian Biol. 15:119-133.

Roberts, B. D. and S. A. Hatch. 1994. Chick movements and adoption in a colony of Black-legged Kittiwakes. Wilson Bull. 106:289-298.

Hatch, S. A. 1993. Population trends of Alaskan seabirds. Pacific Seabird Group Bull. 20(1):3-12 .

Hatch, S. A. 1993. Ecology and population status of Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) of the North Pacific. Pages 82-92 in K. Vermeer, K. T. Briggs, K. H. Morgan, D. Siegel-Causey (eds.) The status, ecology, and conservation of marine birds of the North Pacific. Can. Wildl. Serv. Spec. Pub. Ottawa, Canada.

Hatch, S. A., G. V. Byrd, D. B. Irons, and G. L. Hunt Jr. 1993. Status and ecology of kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla and R. brevirostris) in the North Pacific. Pages 140-153 in K. Vermeer, K. T. Briggs, K. H. Morgan, D. Siegel-Causey (eds.). The status, ecology, and conservation of marine birds of the North Pacific. Can. Wildl. Serv. Spec. Pub. Ottawa, Canada.

Hatch, S. A., B. D. Roberts, and B. S. Fadely. 1993. Adult survival of Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla in a Pacific colony. Ibis 135:247-254.

Roberts, B. D. and S. A. Hatch. 1993. Behavioral ecology of Black-legged Kittiwakes during chick rearing in a failing colony. Condor 95:330-342.

Hatch, S. A. and G. A. Sanger. 1992. Puffins as samplers of juvenile pollock and other forage fish in the Gulf of Alaska. Mar. Ecol. Progress Series 80:1-14.

Hatch, S. A. 1991. Evidence for color phase effects on the breeding and life history of Northern Fulmars. Condor 93:409-417.

Hatch, S. A. and M. A. Hatch. 1990. Breeding seasons of oceanic birds in a subarctic colony. Can. J. Zool. 68:1664-1679.

Hatch, S. A. and M. A. Hatch. 1990. Components of breeding productivity in a marine bird community: Key factors and concordance. Can. J. Zool. 68:1680-1690.

Piatt, J. F., B. D. Roberts, W. W. Lidster, J. L. Wells, and S. A. Hatch. 1990. Effects of human disturbance on breeding Least and Crested auklets at St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Auk 107:342-350. [PDF file 590KB]

Piatt, J. F., B. D. Roberts, and S. A. Hatch. 1990. Colony attendance and population monitoring of Least and Crested Auklets on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Condor 92:97-106. [PDF file 694KB]

Hatch, S. A. 1990. Time allocation by Northern Fulmars during the breeding season. Ornis Scand. 21:89-98.

Hatch, S. A. 1990. Incubation rhythm in the fulmar Fulmarus glacialis: Annual variation and sex roles. Ibis 132:515-524.

Hatch, S. A. 1990. Individual variation in behavior and breeding success of Northern Fulmars. Auk 107:750-755.

Ainley, D. G., H. R. Carter, D. W. Anderson, K. T. Briggs, M. C. Coulter, F. Cruz, J. B. Cruz, C. A. Valle, S. I. Fefer, S. A. Hatch, E.A. Schreiber, R. W. Schreiber, and N. G. Smith. 1989. Effects of the 1982-83 El Nino - Southern Oscillation on Pacific Ocean bird populations. Proc. 19th Int. Ornithol. Congr. (1986):1747-1758.

Hatch, S. A. and M. A. Hatch. 1989. Attendance of murres at breeding sites: Implications for monitoring. J. Wildl. Manage. 53:483-493.

Hatch, S. A. 1989. Diurnal and seasonal patterns of colony attendance in the Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis. Can. Field-Nat. 103:248-260.

Hatch, S. A. and M. A. Hatch. 1988. Colony attendance and population monitoring of Black-legged Kittiwakes on the Semidi Islands, Alaska. Condor 90:613-620.

Hatch, S. A. 1987. Did the 1982-1983 El Nino-Southern Oscillation affect seabirds in Alaska?. Wilson Bull. 99:468-474.

Hatch, S. A. 1987. Testing for individual variation in breeding success. Auk 105:193-194.

Hatch, S. A. 1987. Copulation and mate guarding in the Northern Fulmar. Auk 104:450-461.

Hatch, S. A. 1987. Adult survival and productivity of Northern Fulmars in Alaska. Condor 89:685-696.

Hatch, S. A., and J. F. Piatt. 1987. Monitoring seabird populations in areas of oil and gas development on the Alaskan continental shelf. Interim Rep. to Minerals Management Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 53 pp.

Hatch, S. A. 1984. Nestling diet and feeding rates of Rhinoceros Auklets in Alaska. Pages 106-115 in D. N. Nettleship, G. A. Sanger, P. F. Springer (eds.), Marine birds: Their feeding ecology and commerical fisheries relationships. Can. Wildl. Serv. Spec. Pub., Ottawa.

Hatch, S. A. 1983. The fledging of Common and Thick-billed Murres on Middleton Island, Alaska. J. Field Ornithol. 54:266-274.

Hatch, S. A. 1983. Nestling growth relationships of Brown-headed Cowbirds and Dickcissels. Wilson Bull. 95:669-671.

Hatch, S. A. 1983. Mechanism and ecological significance of sperm storage in the Northern Fulmar with reference to its occurrence in other birds. Auk 100:593-600.

Hatch, S. A. and M. A. Hatch. 1983. Populations and habitat use of marine birds in the Semidi Islands, Alaska. Murrelet 64:39-46.

Hatch, S. A. and M. A. Hatch. 1983. An isolated population of small Canada geese on Kaliktagik Island, Alaska. Wildfowl 34:130-136.

Sowls, A. L., S. A. Hatch, and C. J. Lensink. 1978. Catalog of Alaskan seabird colonies. U.S. Dep. Interior, Fish and Wild. Serv., FWS/OBS-78/78.

Websites of Interest

Middleton Island Marine Biological Station, Prospectus for 1999 and Beyond

Seasonal movements and pelagic habitat use of Alaska seabirds determined by satellite telemetry
Population ecology of seabirds on Middleton Island, Alaska
Design and implementation of a seabird monitoring database for the North Pacific
Seasonal movements and pelagic habitat use of murres and puffins determined by satellite telemetry
Breeding performance of black-legged kittiwakes in relation to food availability: a controlled feeding experiment