publications

PUBLICATIONS

Andy’s writing has been published widely throughout his career. This includes peer-reviewed scientific publications on diverse topics such as the chemistry of remote lakes in Alaska, the validity of methods for testing toxicity in the marine environment and the impact of acid rain on lichens.

He has also published a wide array of technical reports (including summaries for nontechnical audiences), and op-eds regarding the Endangered Species Act and climate change in newspapers around the country.

SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

Connor, M.S, J. A Davis, J. Leatherbarrow, B. K. Greenfield, A. J. Gunther, D. Hardin, T. Mumley, J. J. Oram, and C. Werme. 2007. The slow recovery of the San Francisco Estuary from the legacy of organochlorine pesticides. Environmental Research 105:87-100.

Hoenicke, R., Davis, J.A., Gunther, A.J., Mumley, T.E., Abu-Saba, K., and K. Taberski. 2003. Effective application of monitoring information: the case of San Francisco Bay. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 81:15-25.

Thompson, B.T., Hoenicke, R.H., Davis, J.A., and A.J. Gunther. 2000. An overview of contaminant-related issues identified by monitoring in San Francisco Bay. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 64:409-419.

Gunther, A.J., J.A. Davis, D.D. Hardin, J. Gold, D. Bell, J.R. Crick, G.M. Scelfo, J. Sericano, and M. Stephenson. 1999. Long-term bioaccumulation monitoring with transplanted bivalves in the San Francisco Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin 38(3):170-181.

Gunther, A.J., R.B. Spies, J.J. Stegeman, B. Woodin, D. Carney, J. Oakden, and L. Hain. 1997. EROD activity in fish as an independent measure of contaminant-induced mortality of invertebrates in sediment bioassays. Marine Environmental Research. 44:41-48.

Gunther, A.J. 1992. A chemical survey of remote lakes in the Alagnak and Naknek River Systems, Southwest Alaska. Arctic and Alpine Research. 24:64–68.

Davis, J.A., A.J. Gunther and J.M. O’Connor. 1992. Priority pollutant loads from effluent discharges to the San Francisco Estuary. Water Environment Research. 64:134–140.

Gunther, A.J. 1989. Nitrogen fixation by lichens in a subarctic Alaskan watershed. The Bryologist. 92:202–208.

Hart, S.C. and A. J. Gunther. 1989. In situ estimates of annual net nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in a subarctic watershed. Oecologia. 80:284–288.

Gunther, A.J. 1988. The effect of simulated acid deposition on acetylene reduction in the lichen genus Peltigera under field and laboratory conditions. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 38:379–385.

NEWSPAPERS / BLOGS

No, Damming the Golden Gate Won’t Save the Bay Area from Rising Seas

appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2021

Rep. Lamar Smith Misunderstands Science

appeared in The Equation on March 16, 2018

Perry and Pruitt’s Denial of Science Threatens Our Future

appeared in The Equation on June 30, 2017

Restored Wetlands and the Floods of our Future

appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 25, 2015

The Climate Change Hoax

appeared in the Sacramento Bee on March 21, 2012, and in several other newspapers around the country

Climate Science Passes the Test of Time

appeared in the Bakersfield Californian on February 13, 2010, and the Kansas City Star on February 18, 2010. A shorter version appeared in AM New York on April 22, 2010

Leaders Addicted to Oil

appeared in the Spokane Spokesman-Review on September 15, 2007, and in several other newspapers around the country

The Endangered Species Act is Good Economics

appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on September 28, 2005

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Gunther, A.J., Swanson, C., Collins, J., Davis, J., Nur, N., Vorster, P., Smetak, K., Jabusch, T., and G. Becker. 2011. The State of San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Estuary Partnership, Oakland, CA.

Becker, G.S., Reining, I.J., Asbury, D.A., and A.J. Gunther. 2007. San Francisco Estuary Watersheds Evaluation: Identifying Promising Locations for Steelhead Restoration in Tributaries of the San Francisco Estuary. Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration, Oakland, CA.

Gunther, A.J., Salop, P., Bell, D., Feng, A., Wiegel, J., and R. Wood. 2001. Initial Characterization of PCB, Mercury, and PAH Contamination in the Drainages of Western Alameda County, CA. Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program. Hayward, CA.

Gunther, A., J. Hagar, and P. Salop. 2000. An assessment of the potential for restoring a viable steelhead trout population in the Alameda Creek watershed. Prepared for the Alameda Creek Fisheries Restoration Workgroup, Alameda County Department of Public Works, Hayward, CA.

Gunther, A. J., J.A. Davis and D.J.H. Phillips. 1987. An Assessment of The Loading of Toxic Contaminants to The San Francisco Bay–Delta. Prepared for The San Francisco Estuary Project, USEPA, and The State Water Resources Control Board of California, 330 pp.