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
Expressed MHC class II genes in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from geographically disparate populations
Napa-Sonoma marshes pond 3, hydrologic and biotic changes in a salt pond following breaching
Predator removal and nesting waterbird success at San Francisco Bay, California
Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction
Ecological structure of salt ponds, San Francisco Bay, California: Balancing tidal wetland restoration with existing beneficial habitat
Effects of trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene on wild rodents at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA
Science support for salt pond restoration and management in south San Francisco Bay
Effects of the mosquito larvicide GB-1111 on bird eggs
Predator of nesting waterbirds in an urban environment. Final Report
Mosquito larvicide effects on mallard ducklings and prey
Waterbird use of bayland wetlands in the San Francisco Bay estuary: Movements of long-billed dowitchers during the winter
Increasing diversity in our profession
Science and Products
Expressed MHC class II genes in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from geographically disparate populations
Napa-Sonoma marshes pond 3, hydrologic and biotic changes in a salt pond following breaching
Predator removal and nesting waterbird success at San Francisco Bay, California
Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction
Ecological structure of salt ponds, San Francisco Bay, California: Balancing tidal wetland restoration with existing beneficial habitat
Effects of trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene on wild rodents at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA
Science support for salt pond restoration and management in south San Francisco Bay
Effects of the mosquito larvicide GB-1111 on bird eggs
Predator of nesting waterbirds in an urban environment. Final Report
Mosquito larvicide effects on mallard ducklings and prey
Waterbird use of bayland wetlands in the San Francisco Bay estuary: Movements of long-billed dowitchers during the winter
Increasing diversity in our profession
*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