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Mark Ricca

   Wildlife Biologist

Mark Ricca
Davis Field Station
1 Shields Ave., University of California
Davis, CA 95616-5224
Phone: (530) 752-2505
Fax: (530) 752-9680
Email: mark_ricca@usgs.gov
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2012 Duarte A, DM Wolcott, TE Chow, MA Ricca. 2012. Identifying potential habitat for the endangered Aleutian shield fern using topographical characteristics. Journal of Fish And Wildlife Management 3: 303-310. doi: 10.3996/032012-JFWM-023 [Journal_Article]
2012 Ricca, MA, FW Weckerly, A Duarte, JC Williams. 2012. Range expansion of nonindigenous caribou in the Aleutian archipelago of Alaska. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-012-0195-z [Journal_Article]
2010 Miles, A.K., and Ricca, M.A. 2010. Temporal and spatial distribution of sediment mercury at salt pond wetland restoration sites, San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Science of the Total Environment. 408:1154-1165. [Journal_Article]
2010 Ricca M.A., A.K. Miles, B.E. Ballachey, J.L. Bodkin, D. Esler, and K.A. Trust. 2010. PCB exposure in sea otters and harlequin ducks in relation to history of contamination by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 60:861-872. [Journal_Article]
2009 Miles, AK, PL Flint, KA Trust, MA Ricca, SE Spring, D Arrieta, T Hollmen, BA Wilson. 2009. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Steller’s Eiders and Harlequin Ducks in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26(12): 2694-2703. doi: 10.1897/07-259.1 [Journal_Article]
2009 Miles, A.K., M.A. Ricca, R.G. Anthony, J.A. Estes. 2009. Organochlorine contaminants in fishes from coastal waters west of Amukta Pass, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28(8):1643-1654. [Journal_Article]
2009 Molina K.C., Ricca, M.A. Miles, A.K. and Schoneman, C.  2009.  Use of a nesting platform by gull-billed terns and black skimmers at the Salton Sea, California. Western Birds. 40:267-277. [Journal_Article]
2008 Ricca, M.A., A.K. Miles, R.G. Anthony. 2008. Sources of organochlorine contaminants and mercury in seabirds from the Aleutian archipelago of Alaska: Inferences from spatial and trophic variation. Science of the Total Environment: 406:308-323. [Journal_Article]
2008 Anthony, R.G., J.A. Estes, M.A. Ricca, A.K. Miles, and E.D. Forsman. 2008. Bald Eagles and Sea Otters in the Aleutian Archipelago: Indirect Effects of Trophic Cascades. Ecology 89(10): 2725-2735. [Journal_Article]
2007 Ricca, MA, AK Miles, RG Anthony, X Deng, SSO Hung. 2007. Effect of lipid extraction on analyses of stable carbon and stable nitrogen isotopes in coastal organisms of the Aleutian archipelago. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 40-48. doi: 10.1139/z06-187 [Journal_Article]
2007 Anthony, R.G, A.K. Miles, M.A. Ricca, and J.A. Estes. 2007. Environmental Contaminants in Bald Eagle Eggs from the Aleutian Archipelago. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26(9): 1843-1855. [Journal_Article]
2004 Ricca, M. A., R. G. Anthony, and J. C. Williams. 2004. Bald Eagles consume Emperor Geese during late-winter in the Aleutian Archipelago. Journal of Raptor Research. 38: 81-85. [Journal_Article]
2003 Ricca, M. A., R. G. Anthony, D. H. Jackson, and S. A. Wolfe. 2003. Spatial use and habitat associations of Columbian white-tailed deer fawns in southwestern Oregon. Northwest Science 77:72-80. [Journal_Article]
2002 Ricca, M. A., R. G. Anthony, D. H. Jackson, and S. A. Wolfe. 2002. Survival of Columbian white-tailed deer in western Oregon. Journal of Wildlife Management. 66:1255-1266. [Journal_Article]
2001 Weckerly, Floyd F., Mark A. Ricca and Katherin P. Meyer. 2001. Sexual segregation in Roosevelt Elk: Cropping rates and aggression in mixed sex groups. Journal of Mammology, 82(3):825-835 [Journal_Article]
2000 Weckerly, F. W., and M. A. Ricca. 2000. Using presence of sign to measure habitats used by Roosevelt elk. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 28:146-153. [Journal_Article]
1996 Ricca, M. A., F. W. Weckerly, and R. D. Semlitsch. 1996. Effects of soil moisture and temperature on overwintering survival of Curculio larvae (Coleoptera : Curculionidae). The American Midland Naturalist. 136:203-206. [Journal_Article]
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2005 Schwarzbach, SE, TH Suchanek, GH Heinz, JT Ackerman, CA Eagles-Smith, TL Adelsbach, JY Takekawa, AK Miles, DJ Hoffman, SE Wainwright-De La Cruz, SE Spring, MA Ricca, and TC Maurer. 2005. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. 2005 Annual Report, U. S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 17pp. [Technical_Report]
2002 Estes, J.A., R.G. Anthony, W.M. Jarman, A.K. Miles, J.R. Bodkin, and M.A. Ricca. 2002. Report on field activities at Adak and the western Aleutians, 2002. Annual report prepared for the U.S. Navy. 28pp. [Technical_Report]
2001 Estes, J.A., R.G. Anthony, W.M. Jarman, A.K. Miles, J.R. Bodkin, and M.A. Ricca. 2001. Report on field activities at Adak and the western Aleutians, 2001. Annual report prepared for the U.S. Navy. 26pp. [Technical_Report]
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2005 Eagles-Smith, CA, TL Adelsbach, JT Ackerman, SE Schwarzbach, TH Suchanek, GH Heinz, JY Takekawa, AK Miles, SE Wainwright-De La Cruz, JD Henderson, SE Spring, L Bowen, JD Bluso, SA Demers, M Ricca, C Marn, C Strong, N Warnock, M Wilson, and T Maurer. 2005. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. The 7th Biennial State of the Estuary Conference, Oakland, California, October 4-6. [Presentation]
2005 Schwarzbach, SE, TH Suchanek, GH Heinz, JT Ackerman, CA Eagles-Smith, TL Adelsbach, JY Takekawa, AK Miles, DJ Hoffman, SE Wainwright-De La Cruz, SE Spring, MA Ricca, and TC Maurer. 2005. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. CALFED review panel and California Bay-Delta Authority, Sacramento, California, November 29-December 1. [Presentation]
2004 Anthony, R.G., M. A. Ricca, A. K. Miles., J. A. Estes, and F. B. Isaacs. September 2004. Bald eagle food habits relative to the sea otter decline in the Aleutian Archipelago, AK. 11th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Calgary, Alberta. [Presentation]
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