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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

Marine Invasions Research

Principal Investigator

Gregory Ruiz

Chief Scientist

ruizg@si.edu

Specialty

Biogeography, Invasion Biology, Marine Ecology

Amy Freestone

Managing Director

FreestoneA@si.edu

443-482-2262

Specialty

Community Ecology, Macroecology, Invasion Ecology

Publications

Geller, J. B. ; Walton, E. D. ; Grosholz, E. D. ; Ruiz, Gregory M. (1997). Cryptic invasions of the crab Carcinus detected by molecular phylogeography. Molecular Ecology, 6 (10) , 901-906.
Ruiz, Gregory M. ; Carlton, James T. ; Grosholz, E. D. ; Hines, Anson H. (1997). Global invasions of marine and estuarine habitats by non-indigenous species: Mechanisms, extent and consequences . American Zoologist, 37 (6) , 621-632.
Grosholz, E. D. ; Ruiz, Gregory M. (1996). Predicting the impact of introduced marine species: Lessons from the multiple invasions of the European green crab Carcinus maenas . Biological Conservation, 78 (1) , 59-66.
Dittel, Ana I. ; Hines, Anson H. ; Ruiz, Gregory M. ; Ruffin, K. Keith. (1995). Effects of shallow water refuge on behavior and density-dependent mortality of juvenile blue crabs in Chesapeake Bay . Bulletin of Marine Science, 57 (3) , 902-916.
Everett, Richard A. ; Ruiz, Gregory M. ; Carlton, James T. (1995). Effect of oyster mariculture on submerged aquatic vegetation: an experimental test in a Pacific northwest estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 125 (1) , 205-217.
Grosholz, Edwin D. ; Ruiz, Gregory M. (1995). Spread and potential impact of the recently introduced European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in central California. Marine Biology, 122 , 239-247.
Grosholz, Edwin D. ; Ruiz, Gregory M. (1995). Does spatial heterogeneity and genetic variation in populations of the xanthid crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould) influence the prevalence of an introduced parasitic castrator?. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 187 , 129-145.
Hines, Anson H. ; Ruiz, Gregory M. (1995). Temporal variation in juvenile blue crab mortality: Nearshore shallows and cannibalism in Chesapeake Bay . Bulletin of Marine Science, 57 (3) , 884-901.
Ruiz, Gregory M. ; Hines, Anson H. ; Smith, L. David ; Carlton, James T. (1995). An historical perspective on invasions of North American waters by non-indigenous species. Aquatic Nuisance Species Digest, 1 (1) , 1,11.
Everett, Richard A. ; Hines, Anson H. ; Ruiz, Gregory M. ; Todd, Albert H. (1994). Shoreline forests along tidal reaches of Chesapeake Bay do provide environmental benefits: Reply to Garbisch & Garbisch. Wetland Journal, 6 (3) , 16-18.
Everett, Richard A. ; Ruiz, Gregory M. (1993). Coarse woody debris as a refuge from predation in aquatic communities: an experimental test . Oecologia, 93 , 475-486.
Ruiz, Gregory M. ; Hines, Anson H. ; Posey, Martin H. (1993). Shallow water as a refuge habitat for fish and crustaceans in non-vegetated estuaries: an example from Chesapeake Bay . Marine Ecology Progress Series, 99 , 1-16.
Ruiz, Gregory M. (1991). Consequences of parasitism to marine invertebrates: Host evolution? . American Zoologist, 31 , 831-839.
Ruiz, Gregory M. ; Connors, P. G. ; Griffin, S. E. ; Pitelka, F. A. (1989). Structure of a wintering dunlin population . The Condor, 91 , 562-570.
Ruiz, Gregory M. ; Lindberg, David R. (1989). A fossil record for trematodes: Extent and potential uses. Lethaia, 22 , 431-438.

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