Muirhead, Jim
Research biologist - SERC
0000-0002-0264-3662
Muirhead, Jim
Research biologist - SERC
Jim’s areas of research expertise includes modelling biological invasions with topics ranging from modelling species dispersal, network theory, landscape ecology and biogeography. His current projects include models of population growth of a hypothetical hull-fouling species to explore interactions between the species’ life-history and global patterns of commercial ship traffic.
Positions
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center 2010 - 2015
Research Areas
- Biology--Mathematical models
- invasive species (AGROVOC)
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences, University of Windsor , Environmental Sciences, Dissertation Title: Forecasting dispersal of nonindigenous species 2002 - 2007
- M.S. in Zoology, University of Toronto , Zoology, Thesis title: Feeding and swimming behaviour of Bythotrephes cederstroemi Schoedler 1996 - 1998
- University of Alberta , Centre for Mathematical Biology 2007 - 2010
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Lawson, Katherine N., Tracy, Brianna M., Sharova, Maria, Muirhead, Jim R., and Cawood, Alison. 2022. "Engaging Online Citizen Scientists and the Consensus Method to Monitor the Marine Biofouling Community." Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.862430. 2022
- Ruiz, Gregory M., Galil, Bella S., Davidson, Ian C., Donelan, Sarah C., Miller, A. Whitman, Minton, Mark S., Muirhead, Jim R., Ojaveer, Henn, Tamburri, Mario N., and Carlton, James T. 2022. "Global marine biosecurity and ship lay-ups: intensifying effects of trade disruptions." Biological Invasions, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02870-y. 2022
- Donelan, Sarah C., Miller, A. W., Muirhead, Jim R., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2022. "Marine species introduction via reproduction and its response to ship transit routes." Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20, (10) 581–588. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2551. 2022
- Holzer, Kimberly K., Muirhead, Jim R., Minton, Mark S., Carney, Katharine J., Miller, A. W., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2017. "Potential effects of LNG trade shift on transfer of ballast water and biota by ships." Science of The Total Environment, 580 1470–1474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.125. 2017
- Muirhead, Jim R., Minton, Mark S., Miller, A. Whitman, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2015. "Projected effects of the Panama Canal expansion on shipping traffic and biological invasions." Diversity & Distributions, 21, (1) 75–87. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12260. 2015
- Muirhead, Jim R., Lewis, Mark A., and MacIsaac, Hugh J. 2011. "Prediction and error in multi-stage models for spread of aquatic non-indigenous species." Diversity & Distributions, 17, (2) 323–337. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00745.x. 2011
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Dataset
- Donelan, Sarah, Miller, A. Whitman, Muirhead, Jim R., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2022. [Dataset] Dataset: Marine species introduction via reproduction and its response to ship transit routes. Distributed by Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. https://doi.org/10.25573/SERC.14333879.V1. 2022
Contact
Location
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Academic Department
