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James Sanders

James G. Sanders
Director
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
10 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, Georgia 31411
Telephone: (912) 598-3340
FAX: (912) 598-2310

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)

Local Pages:
Arsenic Biogeochemistry in Oceanic Surface Waters
COntaminants And STressors in Estuarine Ecosystems (COASTES)


 Research Interests 

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


 Adjunct Appointments 
 Selected Publications 
   
2009 Dale, V.H., C. Kling, J.L. Meyer, J.G. Sanders, and 22 others. Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Springer, in press.
2008

Dale, V.H. and 21 others, including J. G. Sanders. Enhancing the ecological risk assessment process. Integrated Environ. Assess. Management 4: 306-313.

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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