Miller, Whitman
Research Scientist
Miller, Whitman
Research Scientist
invasive marine species, ocean acidification, marine invertebrate ecology
Research Areas
Geographic Focus
Background And Education
Education And Training
- D. Env., University of California, Los Angeles
- B.A., Earlham College
- M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Awards And Honors
- Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award, conferred by Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Awards, 2020
- Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award, conferred by Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Awards, 2019
Research And Grants
Investigator On
- Importation of Baitworms And Their Live Algal Packing Materials To The Mid-Atlantic: Vector Characterization And Management awarded by University of Maryland, College Park
- Modeling Biological and Physical Drivers of Coastal Acidification in Temperate and Tropical Waters awarded by Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Awards
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Donelan, Sarah C., Miller, A. Whitman, Ziegler, Gregory, and Ruiz, Gregory. 2025. "Environmental conditions of vessel routes and arrival ports can alter propagule supply by reproduction in a common biofouling species." Biological Invasions, 27, (1) 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03488-y. 2025
- Gehret, Chloe A., Bubser, Catherine, Miller, Whitman, Ruiz, Gregory M., Ziegler, Gregory, and Donelan, Sarah C. 2024. "Carryover effects of salinity impact propagule release by a common marine biofouling species." Biological Invasions, 26, (10) 3329–3340. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03380-9. 2024
- Miller, A. W., Muirhead, Jim R., Reynolds, Amanda C., Minton, Mark S., and Klug, Karl J. 2024. "High-frequency continuous measurements reveal strong diel and seasonal cycling of pCO2 and CO2 flux in a mesohaline reach of the Chesapeake Bay." Biogeosciences, 21, (16) 3717–3734. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-3717-2024. 2024
- 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
- Rosenau, Nicholas A., Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Sarah, Everett, Richard A., Miller, A. Whitman, Minton, Mark S., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2021. "Considering Commercial Vessels as Potential Vectors of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease." Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.709764. 2021
- Tobias, Zachary J. C., Fowler, Amy E., Blakeslee, April M. H., Darling, John A., Torchin, Mark E., Miller, A. Whitman, Ruiz, Gregory M., and Tepolt, Carolyn K. 2021. "Invasion history shapes host transcriptomic response to a body-snatching parasite." Molecular ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16038. 2021
- Blakeslee, April M. H., Pochtar, Darby L., Fowler, Amy E., Moore, Chris S., Lee, Timothy S., Barnard, Rebecca B., Swanson, Kyle M., Lukas, Laura C., Ruocchio, Matthew, Torchin, Mark E., Miller, A. Whitman, Ruiz, Gregory M., and Tepolt, Carolyn K. 2021. "Invasion of the body snatchers: the role of parasite introduction in host distribution and response to salinity in invaded estuaries." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288, (1953). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0703. 2021
- Blakeslee, April M. H., Miller, A. Whitman, Ruiz, Gregory M., Johannesson, Kerstin, Andre, Carl, and Panova, Marina. 2021. "Population structure and phylogeography of two North Atlantic Littorina species with contrasting larval development." Marine Biology, 168, (7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03918-8. 2021
- Ceballos-Osuna, Lina, Scianni, Chris, Falkner, Maurya, Nedelcheva, Raya, and Miller, Whitman. 2021. "Proxy-based model to assess the relative contribution of ballast water and biofouling's potential propagule pressure and prioritize vessel inspections." Plos One, 16, (7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247538. 2021
- Fowler, Amy E., Blakeslee, April M. H., Canning-Clode, João, Repetto, Michele F., Ruiz, Gregory M., and Miller, A. Whitman. 2020. "A baitbox for all seasons: temporal shifts in a vector's propagule supply characteristics and implications for invasion ecology." Marine Ecology Progress Series, 641 13–24. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13303. 2020
- Miller, A. Whitman, Reynolds, Amanda, Minton, Mark S., and Smith, Rachel S. 2020. "Evidence for stage-based larval vulnerability and resilience to acidification in Crassostrea virginica." Journal of Molluscan Studies, 86, (4) 342–351. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyaa022. 2020
- Blakeslee, April M. H., Haram, Linsey E., Altman, Irit, Kennedy, Kristin, Ruiz, Gregory M., and Miller, Alexander W. 2020. "Founder effects and species introductions: A host versus parasite perspective." Evolutionary Applications, 13, (3) 559–574. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12868. 2020
- Tepolt, Carolyn K., Darling, John A., Blakeslee, April M. H., Fowler, Amy E., Torchin, Mark E., Miller, A. W., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2020. "Recent introductions reveal differential susceptibility to parasitism across an evolutionary mosaic." Evolutionary Applications, 13, (3) 545–558. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12865. 2020
- Tepolt, Carolyn K., Blakeslee, April M. H., Fowler, Amy E., Darling, John A., Torchin, Mark E., Miller, A. Whitman, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2020. "Strong genetic structure in a widespread estuarine crab: A test of potential versus realized dispersal." Journal of Biogeography, https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13919. 2020
- Miller, A. Whitman, Reynolds, Amanda C., and Minton, Mark S. 2019. "A spherical falling film gas-liquid equilibrator for rapid and continuous measurements of CO2 and other trace gases." Plos One, 14, (9) e0222303–e0222303. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222303. 2019
- Saba, Grace K., Goldsmith, Kaitlin A., Cooley, Sarah R., Grosse, Daniel, Meseck, Shannon L., Miller, A. Whitman, Phelan, Beth, Poach, Matthew, Rheault, Robert, St Laurent, Kari, Testa, Jeremy M., Weis, Judith S., and Zimmerman, Richard. 2019. "Recommended priorities for research on ecological impacts of ocean and coastal acidification in the US Mid-Atlantic." Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 225 UNSP 106188–UNSP 106188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.04.022. 2019
- Miller, A. Whitman, Davidson, Ian C., Minton, Mark S., Steves, Brian, Moser, Cameron S., Drake, Lisa A., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2018. "Evaluation of wetted surface area of commercial ships as biofouling habitat flux to the United States." Biological Invasions, 20, (8) 1977–1990. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1672-9. 2018
- Ojaveer, Henn, Galil, Bella S., Carlton, James T., Alleway, Heidi, Goulletquer, Philippe, Lehtiniemi, Maiju, Marchini, Agnese, Miller, Whitman, Occhipinti-Ambrogi, Anna, Peharda, Melita, Ruiz, Gregory M., Williams, Susan L., and Zaiko, Anastasija. 2018. "Historical baselines in marine bioinvasions: Implications for policy and management." PloS One, 13, (8) e0202383–e0202383. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202383. 2018
- Wieland, Robert, Fowler, Amy E., and Miller, A. Whitman. 2018. "Naked in trays: How the trade in live marine baitworms could decrease species invasions." Management of Biological Invasions, 9, (2) 79–84. https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2018.9.2.01. 2018
- Everett, Richard A., Miller, A. Whitman, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2018. "Shifting sands could bring invasive species." Science, 359, (6378) 878–878. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar7741. 2018
- Blakeslee, April M. H., Kamakura, Yumi, Onufrey, Jaclyn, Makino, Wataru, Urabe, Jotaro, Park, Susan, Keogh, Carolyn L., Miller, A. W., Minton, Mark S., Carlton, James T., and Miura, Osamu. 2017. "Erratum to: Reconstructing the Invasion History of the Asian shorecrab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan 1835) in the Western Atlantic." Marine Biology, 164, (4) 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3117-x. 2017
- Carney, Katharine J., Minton, Mark S., Holzer, Kimberly K., Miller, A. W., McCann, Linda D., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2017. "Evaluating the combined effects of ballast water management and trade dynamics on transfers of marine organisms by ships." PloS One, 12, (3) 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172468. 2017
- Davidson, Ian C., Minton, Mark S., Carney, Katharine J., Miller, A. W., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2017. "Pioneering patterns of ballast treatment in the emerging era of marine vector management." Marine Policy, 78 158–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.01.021. 2017
- 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
- Moser, Cameron S., Wier, Timothy P., First, Matthew R., Grant, Jonathan F., Riley, Scott C., Robbins-Wamsley, Stephanie, Tamburri, Mario N., Ruiz, Gregory M., Miller, A. Whitman, and Drake, Lisa A. 2017. "Quantifying the extent of niche areas in the global fleet of commercial ships: the potential for “super-hot spots” of biofouling." Biological Invasions, 19, (6) 1745–1759. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1386-4. 2017
- Blakeslee, April M. H., Kamakukra, Yumi, Onufrey, Jaclyn, Makino, Wataru, Urabe, Jotaro, Park, Susan, Keogh, Carolyn L., Miller, A. Whitman, Minton, Mark S., Carlton, James T., and Miura, Osamu. 2017. "Reconstructing the Invasion History of the Asian shorecrab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan 1835) in the Western Atlantic." Marine Biology, 164, (3) 47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3069-1. 2017
- Fowler, Amy E., Blakeslee, April M. H., Canning-Clode, João, Repetto, Michele F., Phillip, Anne M., Carlton, James T., Moser, Fredrika C., Ruiz, Gregory M., and Miller, A. Whitman. 2016. "Opening Pandora's bait box: a potent vector for biological invasions of live marine species." Diversity & Distributions, 22, (1) 30–42. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12376. 2016
- Moser, Cameron S., Wier, Timothy P., Grant, Jonathan F., First, Matthew R., Tamburri, Mario N., Ruiz, Gregory M., Miller, A. Whitman, and Drake, Lisa A. 2016. "Quantifying the total wetted surface area of the world fleet: a first step in determining the potential extent of ships’ biofouling." Biological Invasions, 18, (1) 265–277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-1007-z. 2016
- 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
- Miller, A. Whitman and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2014. "Arctic shipping and marine invaders." Nature Climate Change, 4, (6) 413–416. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2244. 2014
- Frazier, Melanie, Miller, A. Whitman, Lee, Henry, II, and Reusser, Deborah Ann. 2013. "Counting at low concentrations: the statistical challenges of verifying ballast water discharge standards." Ecological Applications, 23, (2) 339. https://doi.org/10.1890/11-1639.1. 2013
- Ruiz, Gregory M., Fofonoff, Paul W., Ashton, Gail, Minton, Mark S., and Miller, A. Whitman. 2013. "Geographic variation in marine invasions among large estuaries: effects of ships and time." Ecological Applications, 23, (2) 311–320. https://doi.org/10.1890/11-1660.1. 2013
- Reusser, Deborah A., Lee, Henry, II, Frazier, Melanie, Ruiz, Gregory M., Fofonoff, Paul W., Minton, Mark S., and Miller, A. Whitman. 2013. "Per capita invasion probabilities: an empirical model to predict rates of invasion via ballast water." Ecological Applications, 23, (2) 321–330. https://doi.org/10.1890/11-1637.1. 2013
- Arnold, Thomas, Mealey, Christopher, Leahey, Hannah, Miller, A. Whitman, Hall-Spencer, Jason M., Milazzo, Marco, and Maers, Kelly. 2012. "Ocean Acidification and the Loss of Phenolic Substances in Marine Plants." Plos One, 7, (4) 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035107. 2012
- Miller, A. Whitman, Frazier, Melanie, Smith, George E., Perry, Elgin S., Ruiz, Gregory M., and Tamburri, Mario N. 2011. "Enumerating Sparse Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water: Why Counting to 10 Is Not So Easy." Environmental science & technology, 45, (8) 3539–3546. https://doi.org/10.1021/es102790d. 2011
- Chang, Andrew L., Blakeslee, April M. H., Miller, A. Whitman, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2011. "Establishment Failure in Biological Invasions: A Case History of Littorina littorea in California, USA." PLoS ONE, 6, (1) e16035. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016035. 2011
- Miller, A. Whitman, Minton, Mark S., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2011. "Geographic Limitations and Regional Differences in Ships' Ballast Water Management to Reduce Marine Invasions in the Contiguous United States." Bioscience, 61, (11) 880–887. https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2011.61.11.7. 2011
- Panova, Marina, Blakeslee, April M. H., Miller, A. Whitman, Maekinen, Tuuli, Ruiz, Gregory M., Johannesson, Kerstin, and Andre, Carl. 2011. "Glacial History of the North Atlantic Marine Snail, Littorina Saxatilis, Inferred from Distribution of Mitochondrial DNA Lineages." PloS One, 6, (3) 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017511. 2011
- Blakeslee, April M. H., Altman, Irit, Miller, A. Whitman, Byers, James E., Hamer, Caitlin E., and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2011. "Parasites and invasions: a biogeographic examination of parasites and hosts in native and introduced ranges." Journal of Biogeography, 39, (3) 609–622. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02631.x. 2011
- Rup, Michael P., Bailey, Sarah A., Wiley, Chris J., Minton, Mark S., Miller, A. Whitman, Ruiz, Gregory M., and MacIsaac, Hugh J. 2010. "Domestic ballast operations on the Great Lakes: potential importance of Lakers as a vector for introduction and spread of nonindigenous species." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 67, (2) 256–268. https://doi.org/10.1139/F09-180. 2010
- Hoos, Phillip M., Miller, A. Whitman, Ruiz, Gregory M., Vrijenhoek, Robert C., and Geller, Jonathan B. 2010. "Genetic and historical evidence disagree on likely sources of the Atlantic amethyst gem clam Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834) in California." Diversity & Distributions, 16, (4) 582–592. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00672.x. 2010
- Miller, A. Whitman, Reynolds, Amanda C., Sobrino, Cristina, and Riedel, Gerhardt. 2009. "Shellfish Face Uncertain Future in High CO2 World: Influence of Acidification on Oyster Larvae Calcification and Growth in Estuaries." PLoS ONE, 4, (5) e5661. 2009
- Miller, A. Whitman, Ruiz, Gregory M., Minton, Mark S., and Ambrose, Richard F. 2007. "Differentiating successful and failed molluscan invaders in estuarine ecosystems." Marine Ecology Progress Series, 332 41–51. 2007
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Book
- Miller, A. Whitman, Hber, Tami, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2011. Status and Trends of Ballast Water Management in the United States : 4th Biennial Report of the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (January 2006 to December 2007). Washington, DC: United States Coast Guard. 2011
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Chapter
- Minton, Mark S., Miller, A. Whitman, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2015. "Implications of Ship Type on Delivery and Management of Ballast Water." In Biological Invasions in Changing Ecosystems: Vectors, Ecological Impacts, Management, and Predictions. Canning-Clode, João, editor. 343–364. Warsaw;Berlin: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110438666-021. 2015
- Miller, A. Whitman and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2009. "Differentiating successful and failed invaders: Species pools and the importance of defining vector, source and recipient regions." In Biological Invasions in Marine Ecosystems. Rilov, G. and Crooks, Jeffrey A., editors. 153. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. 2009
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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
- Miller, A. W., National Ballast Information Clearinghouse, Huber, Tami, Klug, Karl, Lion, Kelly, Minton, Mark S., Winterbauer, Paul, and Ruiz, Gregory M. 2014. [Dataset] National Ballast Information Clearinghouse. Distributed by Edgewater, MD: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center & U.S. Coast Guard. https://doi.org/10.5479/data.serc.nbic. 2014
Contact
Location
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Academic Department
