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Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide, the chance won’t come again

            – Bob Dylan

Here’s a list of some of my academic publications and popular writing. Links are provided to the abstracts or articles where possible.

Academic Publications

Donner, S.D., Skirving, W.J., Little, C.M., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Oppenheimer, M. Global assessment of coral bleaching and required rates of adaptation under climate change. Global Change Biology, 11(12), 2251-2265.  

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Donner, S.D (2005). Report on the 2004 Coral Bleaching event in the Gilbert Islands. Prepared for NOAA Coral Reef Watch.

Donner, S,D. Surf or turf? Shifting from feed to food cultivation could reduce nutrient flux to the Gulf of Mexico. Submitted to Global Environmental Change. 

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Boyer, E.W, Alexander, R.B., Parton, W.J., Li, C.S., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Donner, S.D. and Skaggs, R.W. Modeling denitrification in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at regional scales: current approaches and needs. Submitted to Ecological Applications.                     

Donner, S,D., Kucharik, C.J. and Oppenheimer, M. (2004) The influence of climate on in-stream removal of nitrogen. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L20509, doi:10.1029/2004GL020477. <abstract>

Foley, J.A., Kucharik, C.J., Donner, S.D., et al. (2004)  Land Use, Land Cover, and Climate Change across the Mississippi Basin: Impacts on Land and Water Resources. In Ecosystem Interactions with Land Use Change, AGU Chapman Monograph Series (ed. by R. DeFries et al.).

Donner, S.D., Foley, J.A. and Kucharik, C.J. (2004) Impact of changing land use practices on nitrate export by the Mississippi River. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 18, GB1028, doi: 10.1029/2003GB002093.

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Donner, S.D. and Kucharik, C.J. (2003) Evaluating the impacts of land management and climate variability on crop production and nitrate export across the Upper Mississippi Basin. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 17(3), 1085, doi: 10.1029/2001GB1808.

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Donner, S.D. (2003) The distribution of the primary crops in the U.S. since 1950 and the relationship to river nutrient levels. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 12, 341-355.

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Donner, S.D., Coe, M.T., Lenters, J. Twine, T.E. and Foley, J.A. (2002) Modeling the impact of hydrology on nitrate transport in the Mississippi River System from 1955-1994. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 16 (3), doi: 10.1029/2001GB001396.

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Hoffmann, N., Mortsch, L., Donner, S.D. et al. (1997) Climate Change and Variability: Impacts on Canadian Water. Prepared for the Canada Country Study, Environment Canada.

Selected popular publications

 “Candidates can’t hide from climate change”, The Globe and Mail, June 2, 2004

“From pedal to puddle boat”, Cottage Life, November/December, 2003

“Exterior decorating”, “Calling all ice watchers”, Cottage Life, November/December, 2001

“Blood, sweat and gears”, Cottage Life, September/October, 1998

“El Nino”, Ski Canada, Winter 1998

If for some reason you’re interested in other Cottage Life pieces, op-eds from the Duke Chronicle or other old publications, please contact me (but if you're interested in the scripts for Ivy Tower you'll need to beg).