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79
Citations
25272
World Ranking
873
National Ranking
321

Overview

Gregory M. Ruiz is affiliated with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on marine ecology and invasive species.

The scientist's research spans several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Ocean Engineering, and Pollution. Their main topics of study address aspects such as:

  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Gregory M. Ruiz has published in a range of scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Biological Invasions
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Some notable recent papers include:

  • "Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Trends in the detection of aquatic non-indigenous species across global marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems: A 50-year perspective," 2020, Diversity and Distributions
  • "Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change," 2020, Environmental Reviews
  • "A global analysis of complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures," 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Predator control of marine communities increases with temperature across 115 degrees of latitude," 2022, Science

Frequent collaborators include:

  • James T. Carlton
  • Mark E. Torchin
  • A. Whitman Miller
  • Katrina M. Pagenkopp Lohan
  • Gail V. Ashton

Best Publications

  • Invasion of Coastal Marine Communities in North America: Apparent Patterns, Processes, and Biases

    Gregory M. Ruiz;Paul W. Fofonoff;James T. Carlton;Marjorie J. Wonham

  • Global Invasions of Marine and Estuarine Habitats by Non-Indigenous Species: Mechanisms, Extent, and Consequences'

    Gregory M. Ruiz;James T. Carlton;Edwin D. Grosholz;Anson H. Hines

  • Global spread of microorganisms by ships

    Gregory M. Ruiz;Tonya K. Rawlings;Tonya K. Rawlings;Tonya K. Rawlings;Fred C. Dobbs;Lisa A. Drake

  • Distinguishing between terrestrial and autochthonous organic matter sources in marine environments using fluorescence spectroscopy

    Kathleen R. Murphy;Kathleen R. Murphy;Colin A. Stedmon;T. David Waite;Gregory M. Ruiz

  • Non-indigenous species as stressors in estuarine and marine communities: Assessing invasion impacts and interactions

    Gregory M. Ruiz;Paul W. Fofonoff;Anson H. Hines;Edwin D. Grosholz

  • THE IMPACTS OF A NONINDIGENOUS MARINE PREDATOR IN A CALIFORNIA BAY

    Edwin D. Grosholz;Gregory M. Ruiz;Cheryl A. Dean;Kim A. Shirley

  • EVIDENCE OF SELF-RECRUITMENT IN DEMERSAL MARINE POPULATIONS

    Stephen E. Swearer;Jeffrey S. Shima;Michael E. Hellberg;Simon R. Thorrold

  • Invasive species: vectors and management strategies.

    Gregory M. Ruiz;James T. Carlton

  • Invasion Science: A Horizon Scan of Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

    Anthony Ricciardi;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;James T. Carlton;Jaimie T.A. Dick

  • Shallow water as a refuge habitat for fish and crustaceans in non-vegetated estuaries: an example from Chesapeake Bay

    Gregory M. Ruiz;Anson H. Hines;Martin H. Posey

  • Predicting the impact of introduced marine species: lessons from the multiple invasions of the European green crab Carcinus maenas

    E.D. Grosholz;G.M. Ruiz

  • BIOTIC RESISTANCE TO INVASION: NATIVE PREDATOR LIMITS ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN INTRODUCED CRAB

    Catherine E. deRivera;Gregory M. Ruiz;Anson H. Hines;Paul Jivoff

  • Fish and ships: relating dispersal frequency to success in biological invasions

    M. J. Wonham;J. T. Carlton;G. M. Ruiz;L. D. Smith

  • Spread and potential impact of the recently introduced European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in central California

    E. D. Grosholz;G. M. Ruiz

  • Tsunami-driven Rafting: Transoceanic Species Dispersal and Implications for Marine Biogeography

    James T. Carlton;John W. Chapman;Jonathan B. Geller;Jessica A. Miller

  • Coarse woody debris as a refuge from predation in aquatic communities : An experimental test.

    Richard A. Everett;Gregory M. Ruiz

  • Optimized parameters for fluorescence-based verification of ballast water exchange by ships.

    Kathleen R Murphy;Gregory M Ruiz;William T M Dunsmuir;T David Waite

  • Toward the integrated marine debris observing system

    Nikolai Maximenko;Paolo Corradi;Kara Lavender Law;Erik Van Sebille

  • ‘Double trouble’: the expansion of the Suez Canal and marine bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea

    Bella S. Galil;Ferdinando Boero;Marnie L. Campbell;James T. Carlton

  • Invasion vectors: a conceptual framework for management

    Gregory M. Ruiz;James T. Carlton

  • Cryptic invasions of the crab Carcinus detected by molecular phylogeography

    J. B. Geller;E. D. Walton;E. D. Grosholz;G. M. Ruiz

Frequent Co-Authors

James T. Carlton
James T. Carlton Williams College
Mark E. Torchin
Mark E. Torchin Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Edwin D. Grosholz
Edwin D. Grosholz University of California, Davis
Anson H. Hines
Anson H. Hines Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Chad L. Hewitt
Chad L. Hewitt Murdoch University
Jonathan B. Geller
Jonathan B. Geller Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Hugh J. MacIsaac
Hugh J. MacIsaac University of Windsor
Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Bella S. Galil
Bella S. Galil Tel Aviv University

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