Amanda Loder, Physical Geography PhD Candidate

Home Campus:
U of T St. George
Other Degrees:
MSc in Biology, Acadia University
BScH in Environmental Science, Acadia University
Honours & Awards:
C. David Naylor University Fellowship
NSERC CGS D
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Supervisor(s):
Dr. Sarah Finkelstein
Contact Information:
Email: amanda.loder@mail.utoronto.ca
Office: Earth Sciences Building 4116
Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amanda_Loder
Research Interests:
- Wetland conservation and restoration
- Carbon cycling in wetlands
- Paleoecology
- Environmental change
- Global biogeochemistry
- Ecosystem services
Teaching This Academic Year:
TA (Fall 2020) ENV1001H – Environmental Decision Making
TA (Winter 2021) JEG100H1S – Introduction to Physical Geography and Earth Sciences
Selected Publications:
Loder AL, Finkelstein SA (2020) Carbon accumulation in freshwater marsh soils: A synthesis for temperate North America. Wetlands, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-019-01264-6
Loder AL, Weeber R, Wong SNP, Spooner IS, Mallory ML (2019) Correlates of waterbody characteristics and occurrence or diversity of larval amphibians in central Ontario, Canada. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 103(4), 571-578
Loder AL, Spooner IS, McLellan N, Kurek J, Mallory ML (2018) Water chemistry of managed freshwater wetlands on marine-derived soils in coastal Bay of Fundy, Canada. Wetlands, 39(3), 521–532
Kickbush JC, Mallory ML, Murimboh JD, Rand J, Klapstein SJ, Loder AL, Hill NM, O’Driscoll NJ (2018) The influence of avian biovectors on mercury speciation in a bog ecosystem. Science of the Total Environment, 637-638:264-273
Loder AL, Mallory ML, Spooner IS, Turner M, McLellan N (2018) Nutrient availability reduced in older rural impoundments in coastal Bay of Fundy, Canada. Hydrobiologia, 814(1), 175-189
Loder AL, Mallory ML, Spooner IS, McLellan N, White C, Smol JP (2018) Do rural impoundments in coastal Bay of Fundy, Canada sustain adequate habitat for wildlife? Wetlands Ecology and Management, 26(2), 213-230
Loder AL, Mallory ML, Spooner IS, McLauchlan C, Englehardt PO, McLellan N, White C (2016) Bioaccumulation of lead and arsenic in gastropods inhabiting salt marsh ponds in coastal Bay of Fundy, Canada. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 227: 75