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Education:

B.S. Zoology, Duke University (1973)
M.S. Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1975)
Ph.D. Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1978)

Research Interests:

Trace element biogeochemistry. Physiological ecology of phytoplankton. Dynamics of phytoplankton species composition and species succession; interactions with anthropogenic compounds

Current Research:

* Arsenic Biogeochemistry in Oceanic Surface Waters
* COntaminants And STressors in Estuarine Ecosystems (COASTES)

Selected Publications:

In press Dale, V.H. and 21 others, including J.G. Sanders. Enhancing the ecological risk assessment process. Integrated Environ. Assess. Management, in press.
2003
Riedel, G.F., J.G. Sanders, and D.L. Breitburg. Seasonal variability in response of estuarine phytoplankton communities to stress: Linkages between toxic trace elements and nutrient enrichment. Estuaries 26: 323-338.
   
2003 Riedel, G.F. and J.G. Sanders. The interrelationships among trace element cycling, nutrient loading, and system complexity in estuaries: A mesocosm study. Estuaries 26: 339-351.
   
2003 D’Elia, C.F., W.R. Boynton and J.G. Sanders. A watershed perspective on nutrient enrichment, science and policy in the Patuxent River, Maryland: 1960-2000. Estuaries 26: 171-185.
   
2000 Riedel, G.F., S.A. Williams, G.S. Riedel, C.C. Gilmour and J.G. Sanders. Temporal and spatial patterns of trace elements in the Patuxent River: A whole watershed approach. Estuaries 23: 521-535.
   
1999 Breitburg, D.L., J.G. Sanders, C.C. Gilmour, C.A. Hatfield, R.W. Osman, G.F. Riedel, S.P. Seitzinger, and K.G. Sellner. Variability in responses to nutrients and trace elements, and transmission of stressor effects through an estuarine food web. Limnol. Oceanogr. 44: 837-863.
   
1999 Riedel, G.F., R.W. Osman, and J.G. Sanders. Biogeochemical control on the flux of trace elements from estuarine sediments: effects of seasonal and short-term hypoxia. Mar. Environ. Res. 47: 349-372.
   
1999
Connell, D.B. and J.G. Sanders. Variation in cadmium uptake by estuarine phytoplankton and transfer to the copepod, Eurytemora affinis. Mar. Biol.133: 259-265.
   
1998
Sanders, J.G. and G.F. Riedel. Metal accumulation and impacts in phytoplankton. In: W. Langston and M. Bebianno (eds.), Metal metabolism in aquatic environments. Chapman and Hall, London, pp. 59-76.
   
1994
Sanders, J.G., G.F. Riedel and R.W. Osman. Arsenic cycling and impact in estuarine and coastal marine ecosystems. Pages 289-308 in: J.O. Nriagu, (ed.) Arsenic in the Environment, Part I: Cycling and Characterization. John Wiley and Sons, NY.
   
1987
Sanders, J.G., S.J. Cibik, C.F. D'Elia and W.R. Boynton. Nutrient enrichment studies in a coastal plain estuary: Changes in phytoplankton species composition. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 44: 83-90.
   
1985
Sanders, J.G. Arsenic geochemistry in Chesapeake Bay: dependence upon anthropogenic inputs and phytoplankton species composition. Mar. Chem. 17: 329-340.

 

 
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