GREGORY M. RUIZ

EDUCATION:

B.A., Aquatic Biology, University of California , Santa Barbara , CA , 1980.
Ph.D., Zoology, University of California , Berkeley , CA , 1987.

FIELDS OF INTEREST:

Invasion biology; population and community ecology; biogeography; ecological parasitology; predator-prey interactions; larval recruitment of marine invertebrates; management of coastal ecosystems.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Committee Memberships: Non-native Species Task Group, Heinz Center (2003); Working Group on Introductions and Transfers of Marine Organisms, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (2000-present); Study Group on Ships Ballast Water and Other Ship Vectors, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea & International Maritime Organization (2001-present); Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee, U.S. EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (2001-present); Global Invasive Species Program (1999-2003); Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (1994-present); Advisory Committee for National Aquatic and Marine Invasion Clearinghouse (1999-present); Nominator, Pew Marine Conservation Fellowship in Marine Conservation; (2002); Ballast Water Work Group, Chesapeake Bay Commission (1994); Exotic Species Work Group, U.S. EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (1994 - 2002); Ballast Water and Shipping Committee, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (1997-2001).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: (of 49 Total)

Murphy K, J Boehme, P Coble, J Cullen, P Field, W. Moore , E Perry, R Sherrell, & G Ruiz. Verification of mid-ocean ballast water exchange using naturally occurring coastal tracers. Mar. Pollution Bull. 48:711-730.

Ruiz GM & JT Carlton. 2003. Invasion vectors: a conceptual framework for management. In: Invasive Species: Vectors and Management Strategies, GM Ruiz and JT Carlton (editors), pp. xx-xx. Island Press, Washington.

Grosholz ED & GM Ruiz. 2003. Biological invasions drive size increases in marine and estuarine invertebrates. Ecol. Letters 6:700-705.

Ruiz GM & CL Hewitt. 2002 . Toward understanding patters of coastal marine invasions: A prospectus. In: Invasive aquatic species of Europe, E. Leppakoski, S. Olenin, & S. Gollasch (editors), p. 529-547. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrect.

Drake LA, K-H Choi, GM Ruiz, & FC Dobbs. 2001. Microbial inventories in ballast water of ships arriving in Chesapeake Bay . Biological Invasions 3:193-199.

Ruiz GM, TK Rawlings, FC Dobbs , LA Drake, T Mullady, A Huq, & RR Colwell. 2000. Worldwide transfer of microorganisms by ships. Nature 408: 49-50.

Ruiz GM, P Fofonoff, JT Carlton , MJ Wonham, & AH Hines. 2000. Invasions of Coastal Marine Communities in North America : Apparent Patterns, Processes, and Biases. Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 31: 481-531.

Grosholz ED, GM Ruiz, CA Dean, KA Shirley, JL Maron, & PG Connors. 2000. The impacts of a nonindigenous marine predator on multiple trophic levels. Ecology 81: 1206-1224.

Ruiz GM, P Fofonoff, AH Hines, & ED Grosholz. 1999. Nonindigenous species as stressors in estuarine and marine communities: Assessing impacts and interactions. Limnol. Oceanogr. 44:950-972.

Smith LD, MJ Wonham, LD McCann, GM Ruiz, AH Hines & JT Carlton. 1999. Invasion pressure to a ballast-flooded estuary and an assessment of inoculant survival. Biological Invasions 1:67-87.

Ruiz GM, JT Carlton, ED Grosholz, & AH Hines. 1997. Global invasions of marine and estuarine habitats by non-indigenous species: Mechanisms, extent, and consequences. Am. Zool. 37:619-630.

Hines AH & GM Ruiz. 1995. Temporal variation in juvenile blue crab mortality: Nearshore shallows and cannibalism in Chesapeake Bay . Bull. Mar. Sci. 57:884-901.

Ruiz GM, AH Hines, & MH Posey. 1993. Shallow water as a refuge habitat for fish and crustaceans in non-vegetated estuaries: an example from Chesapeake Bay . Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 99:1-16.

Everett RA & GM Ruiz. 1993. Coarse woody debris as a refuge from predation in aquatic communities: an experimental test. Oecologia 93:475-486.

SELECTED TECHNICAL REPORTS: (of 13 Total)

Ruiz GM, AW Miller, K Lion, B Steves, A Arnwine, E Collinetti , & E Wells. 2001. Status and trends of ballast water management in the United States . First biennial report of the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse. Submitted to U.S. Coast Guard. 48pp.

Hines AH & GM Ruiz. 2000. Biological invasions of cold-water coastal ecosystems: Ballast-mediated introductions in Port Valdez / Prince William Sound , Alaska . Final Report, Regional Citizens Advisory Council of Prince William Sound , 400 pp.

Ruiz GM, LS Godwin, J Toft, LD Smith, AH Hines, & JT Carlton. 1999. Ballast Water Transfer and Management by U.S. Navy Vessels. Final Report to U.S. Dept. of Defense, 24pp (+ figures and tables).

Ruiz GM & AH Hines. 1997. Patterns of nonindigenous species transfer and invasion in Prince William Sound , Alaska : Pilot Study. Final Report, Regional Citizens' Advisory Council of Prince William Sound , 80pp