education and training
- D. Env., University of California, Los Angeles
- B.A., Earlham College
- M.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Miller, Whitman
Research Scientist
invasive marine species, ocean acidification, marine invertebrate ecology
Research Areas
- Ballast Water
- CO2
- Chesapeake Bay
- Climate Change
- Environmental Chemistry
- Marine Invasive Species
- National Ballast Information Clearinghouse
- Ocean Acidification
Geographic Focus
- Chesapeake Bay Geographic Region
Background And Education
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
- 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, 13–24. 641, OLDENDORF LUHE; NORDBUNTE 23, D-21385 OLDENDORF LUHE, GERMANY: INTER-RESEARCH. 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). 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, edited by Canning-Clode, João., 343-364. 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, edited by Rilov, G. and Crooks, Jeffrey A., 153. Springer-Verlag. 2009
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dataset
- 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 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center & U.S. Coast Guard. https://doi.org/10.5479/data.serc.nbic 2014
Other
Location
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Academic Department
