Research Staff
Research Labs
Phone
443-482-2307
Staff Profile
Biography
I am a Quantitative Ecologist in the Marine Invasions Research Laboratory and Senior Analyst for the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse (NBIC). I have a broad interest in invasive species and understanding why some introductions succeed, while most fail. More specifically, I am interested in the vectors by which non-native species are introduced into a new range and the factors that affect establishment with an eye towards vector management.
Contact Information
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
647 Contees Wharf Road
Edgewater, MD 21037-0028
e. mintonm@si.edu ׀ t. 443-482-2307
Research Interests
Establishment of nonindigenous species; population ecology of small populations; vector ecology and management.
Education
Ph.D. Botany, Washington State University (2003)
M.S. Statistics, Washington State University (2002)
B.S. Environmental Science, University of Denver (1994)
Current Projects
- Describing patterns of ballast water movement via shipping as a vector for the introduction of aquatic NIS
- Relating ballast water movement with international trade
- Shipping networks and implications for aquatic NIS
- Potential impacts of vector management on the likelihood of NIS introductions
Publications
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(2018). A history of ship specialization and consequences for marine invasions, management and policy. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55 (4) , 1799-1811. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13114
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(2018). A history of ship specialization and consequences for marine invasions, management, and policy. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55 (4) , 1799-1811. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13114
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(2018). Evaluation of wetted surface area of commercial ships as biofouling habitat flux to the United States . Biological Invasions, 20 (8) , 1977-1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1672-9
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(2017). Reconstructing the Invasion History of the Asian shorecrab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan 1835) in the Western Atlantic. Marine Biology, 164 (3) , 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3069-1
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(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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3117-x
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(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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172468
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(2017). Pioneering patterns of ballast treatment in the emerging era of marine vector management. Marine Policy, 78 , 158-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.01.021
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(2017). Potential effects of LNG trade shift on transfer of ballast water and biota by ships. Science of The Total Environment, 580 , 1470-1474. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.125
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(2016). Ballast-borne marine invasive species: exploring the risk to coastal Alaska, USA. Management of Biological Invasions, 7 , 199-211.
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(2015). Implications of Ship Type on Delivery and Management of Ballast Water. Biological Invasions in Changing Ecosystems: Vectors, Ecological Impacts, Management, and Predictions (343-364) De Gruyter .
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(2015). Projected effects of the Panama Canal expansion on shipping traffic and biological invasions. Diversity & Distributions, 21 (1) , 75-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12260
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(2013). Per capita invasion probabilities: an empirical model to predict rates of invasion via ballast water . Ecological Applications, 23 (2) , 321-330. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/11-1637.1
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(2013). Geographic variation in marine invasions among large estuaries: effects of ships and time. Ecological Applications, 23 (2) , 311-320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/11-1660.1
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(2010). Naturalization of plant populations: the role of cultivation and population size and density. Oecologia, 164 (2) , 399-409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-010-1667-4
