Dr. Ronald D. Jones

Professor of Biology/Director - S.E. Environmental Research Program

Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199
(305) 348-3095 (phone); (305) 348-4096 (fax); serp@servax.fiu.edu (email)

Education

Ph.D.- Oregon State University, 1984 (Microbiology)
M.S.- University of West Florida, 1980 (Biology)
B.S.- University of West Florida, 1977 (Biology)

Research Interest

Environmental Water Quality Analysis, Microbial Ecology, Cycling of Nitrogen and Phosphorus, Marine Chemistry of Dissolved Organic Carbon, Nitrification and Everglades Ecology.

Biography

1994 Professor, Dept. of Biol. Sci., Florida International Univ., Miami, FL.
1992 Director, S.E. Environ. Res. Prog., Florida International Univ., Miami, FL.
1991 Editorial Board, Applied & Environmental Microbiology
1990-94 Assoc Prof, Biol. Sci./Drinking Water Res Ctr, FL Internat'l Univ, Miami, FL.
1988- Adj. Professor, Div. of Mar. & Atmospheric Chem., Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL.
1985-89 Asst Prof, Biol. Sci. & Drinking Water Res Ctr, FL Internat'l Univ., Miami, FL.

Selected Publications

Jones, R.D., R. Y. Morita, H.P. Koops, and S.W. Watson. 1988. A new Marine ammonium-oxidizing bacterium, Nitrosomonascryotolerans sp. nov. Can. J. Microbiol. 34:1122-1128.

Jones, R.D. 1991. An improved fluorescent method for the determination of nanomolar concentrations of ammonium in sea water. Limnol. Oceanogr. 36:814-819.

Jones, R.D., J.A. Amador, 1992. Removal of total phosphorus and phosphate by peat soils of the Florida Everglades. Can. J. Fish Aquat. Sci. 49:577-583.

Fourqurean, J.W., R.D. Jones, and J.C. Zieman. 1993. Processes influencing water column nutrient characteristics and phosporus limitation of phytoplankton biomass in Florida Bay, Fl, USA: Inference from spatial distributions. Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. 36:295-314.

Amador, J.A. and R.D. Jones. 1993 Nutrient limitations on microbial respiration in peat soils with different total phosphorus content. Soil Biol. Biochem. 25:793-801.