Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Understanding Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future

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Marine Invasions Research

Principal Investigator

Gregory Ruiz

ruizg@si.edu

Specialty

Biogeography Invasion Biology Marine Ecology

Marine Invasions Lab In The News

Annual marine survey helps scientists study effects of invasives, climate change

Oct 9, 2019

The ARK
Bummer: Marine invaders swarm Galápagos Islands

Mar 28, 2019

Mashable
Dozens Of Nonnative Marine Species Have Invaded The Galapagos Islands

Mar 28, 2019

NPR - All Things Considered
Sand from Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet Could Bring in Business

Mar 21, 2019

Eos
The fish that were swept clear across the Pacific by massive 2011 tsunami that struck Japan and are still swimming happily off the Californian coast

Dec 14, 2018

Daily Mail
Researchers Find Bright Sides to Some Invasive Species

Oct 17, 2018

Voice of America
Study Reveals Upside to Some Invasive Plants: Fighting Climate Change

Oct 11, 2018

WYPR 88.1
Invasive Species Are Riding on Plastic Across the Oceans

Aug 28, 2018

National Geographic
Scientists battle alien snails in SF Bay in effort to restore native oysters

Aug 17, 2018

San Francisco Chronicle
Researchers Looking For Invasive Chinese Mitten Crab In Chesapeake

Jul 10, 2018

CBS Baltimore

Marine Invasions Lab In The News

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