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
Modeling the effects of fire severity and spatial complexity on Small Mammals in Yosemite National Park, California
Sources of organochlorine contaminants and mercury in seabirds from the Aleutian archipelago of Alaska: Inferences from spatial and trophic variation
Bald eagles and sea otters in the Aleutian Archipelago: indirect effects of trophic cascades.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Steller's eiders (Polysticta stelleri) and harlequin ducks (Histronicus histronicus) in the Eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA
Diets of introduced predators using stable isotopes and stomach contents
Mercury concentrations and space use of pre-breeding American avocets and black-necked stilts in San Francisco Bay
Mercury in sediments, Alviso and Eden Landing salt ponds, south San Francisco Bay, California
Environmental contaminants in bald eagle eggs from the Aleutian archipelago
Spatial and temporal structure of macroinvertebrate assemblages, San Francisco Bay salt ponds
Differential gene expression induced by exposure of captive mink to fuel oil: A model for the sea otter
Effect of lipid extraction on analyses of stable carbon and stable nitrogen isotopes in coastal organisms of the Aleutian archipelago
Trophic structure and avian communities across a salinity gradient in evaporation ponds of the San Francisco Bay estuary
Science and Products
Modeling the effects of fire severity and spatial complexity on Small Mammals in Yosemite National Park, California
Sources of organochlorine contaminants and mercury in seabirds from the Aleutian archipelago of Alaska: Inferences from spatial and trophic variation
Bald eagles and sea otters in the Aleutian Archipelago: indirect effects of trophic cascades.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Steller's eiders (Polysticta stelleri) and harlequin ducks (Histronicus histronicus) in the Eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA
Diets of introduced predators using stable isotopes and stomach contents
Mercury concentrations and space use of pre-breeding American avocets and black-necked stilts in San Francisco Bay
Mercury in sediments, Alviso and Eden Landing salt ponds, south San Francisco Bay, California
Environmental contaminants in bald eagle eggs from the Aleutian archipelago
Spatial and temporal structure of macroinvertebrate assemblages, San Francisco Bay salt ponds
Differential gene expression induced by exposure of captive mink to fuel oil: A model for the sea otter
Effect of lipid extraction on analyses of stable carbon and stable nitrogen isotopes in coastal organisms of the Aleutian archipelago
Trophic structure and avian communities across a salinity gradient in evaporation ponds of the San Francisco Bay estuary
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government