A. Keith Miles
Keith Miles is the Center Director of the Western Ecological Research Center.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Community ecology
- Contaminants
- Cumulative effects
- Ecotoxicology
- Invertebrate ecology
- Marine mammal ecology
- Nearshore marine ecology
Professional Experience
Research Biologist, USGS, Western Ecological Research Center, Jun 1997-present
Graduate Faculty, Graduate Group in Ecology, University of California, Davis, Jan 1998-present
Research Biologist, National Biological Service, Davis, California, Oct 1993-Jun 1997
Research Biologist, USFWS, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland, Jul 1986-Oct 1993
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology, Oregon State University 1987
M.S., Wildlife Biology, Oregon State University 1976
B.S., Zoology, Howard University 1972
Affiliations and Memberships*
Ecological Society of America
Estuarine Research Federation
Northern California Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Pacific Estuarine Research Society
The Wildlife Soc
Science and Products
Challenges and Opportunities for Increasing Diversity in the Wildlife Profession and the Wildlife Society: Recommendations for TWS in the New Millennium. Report to the Wildlife Society
Effects of Golden Bear Oil on non-target aquatic organisms inhabiting salt marshes. Mosquito Control Research Annual Report 1998
Potential impacts of contaminants on wildlife resources at Edwards Air Force Base: recommendations for research
Organochlorines in sea otters and bald eagles from the Aleutian Archipelago
Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in metallic elements in industrialized aquatic bird habitat
Metals in diet of Bering Sea walrus: Mya sp. as a possible transmitter of elevated cadmium and other metals
Effects of dietary aluminum, calcium, and phosphorus on egg and bone of European starlings
Environmental contaminants in canvasbacks wintering on San Francisco Bay, California
Environmental contaminants in Canvasbacks wintering on San Francisco Bay
Toxic elements and organochlorines in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi), Kodiak, Alaska, USA
Industrial strength herons: The Black-crowns of Baltimore
Science and Products
- Science
- Data
- Multimedia
- Publications
Filter Total Items: 113
Challenges and Opportunities for Increasing Diversity in the Wildlife Profession and the Wildlife Society: Recommendations for TWS in the New Millennium. Report to the Wildlife Society
No abstract available at this timeAuthorsA.K. Miles, A. Dominguez, R.D. Davis, R. Engel-Wilson, R. Reidinger, K. WilsonEffects of Golden Bear Oil on non-target aquatic organisms inhabiting salt marshes. Mosquito Control Research Annual Report 1998
No abstract available at this timeAuthorsS.P. Lawler, A.K. Miles, D.A. Dritz, S.E. SpringPotential impacts of contaminants on wildlife resources at Edwards Air Force Base: recommendations for research
No abstract available at this timeAuthorsC. A. Hui, R. L. Hothem, M.R. Jennings, A.K. Miles, M. K. SaikiOrganochlorines in sea otters and bald eagles from the Aleutian Archipelago
No abstract available.AuthorsJ. A. Estes, C.E. Bacon, Walter M. Jarman, R.J. Nordstrom, R.G. Anthony, A.K. MilesSpatial and temporal heterogeneity in metallic elements in industrialized aquatic bird habitat
This study examined the potential for exposure of migratory aquatic birds to contaminants in highly industrialized habitats at Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. Seven nearshore, benthic sites were sampled every 3 or 6 months from June 1987 to December 1988. Twenty metallic elements were measured in composites (i.e. annelids, amphipods, and isopods were pooled), clams, and sediments. Elevated concentratiAuthorsA.K. Miles, M.W. TomeMetals in diet of Bering Sea walrus: Mya sp. as a possible transmitter of elevated cadmium and other metals
Elevated levels of cadmium in Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) and northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) have been reported in populations from the Bering Sea (Goldblatt & Anthony, 1983; Taylor et al., 1989). Russian and US authorities are concerned because of the possible health hazards from consuming pinniped meat harvested for subsistence peoples. The effects of cadmium on marineAuthorsA. Keith Miles, Susan HillsEffects of dietary aluminum, calcium, and phosphorus on egg and bone of European starlings
Egg and bone of passerine birds nesting in acidified habitats may be affected by high levels of Al or P, or low levels of Ca. Nine treatments of three levels of dietary Al (target levels of 200, 1,000, and 5,000 μg/g) and three levels of Ca:P (target levels of NN = 1.3% Ca: 0.9% P; LL = 0.19 Ca:0.45 P; LH = 0.19 Ca: 1.65 P) were fed to 16–17 starling pairs during two breeding seasons. Eggs of starAuthorsA.K. Miles, C. E. Grue, G.W. Pendleton, J. H. SoaresEnvironmental contaminants in canvasbacks wintering on San Francisco Bay, California
The concentrations of 11 trace elements, 21 organochlorines, 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and 13 aliphatic hydrocarbons were determined in canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) wintering on San Francisco Bay, California during 1988. With the exception of Se, concentrations of potentially toxic elements were low. Similarly, concentrations of most organic compounds were near or below detection liAuthorsA.K. Miles, H. M. OhlendorfEnvironmental contaminants in Canvasbacks wintering on San Francisco Bay
No abstract available.AuthorsA.K. Miles, H. M. OhlendorfToxic elements and organochlorines in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi), Kodiak, Alaska, USA
No abstract available.AuthorsA. Keith Miles, Donald Calkins, Nancy C. CoonIndustrial strength herons: The Black-crowns of Baltimore
The largest night-heron colony in Maryland is located at the foot of the Key Bridge in Dundalk, Maryland, in an industrial area. Foraging herons were followed from the colony during May-July, . Most birds followed landed near industrial/urban sites. Availability of perches and lights (at night) may serve to enhance the heron's prey capture success.AuthorsR.M. Erwin, V.P. Anders, K. Miles-Iverson - News
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