Publications
Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide, the chance won't come again
- Bob Dylan
Below is a list of journal articles, book chapters + reports, and popular writings. Links are provided to the abstracts or articles where possible.
Sandin SA, Smith JE, DeMartini EE, Dinsdale EA, Donner SD, et al. (2008) Baselines and degradation of coral reef community structure in the northern Line Islands. PLoS ONE, 3(2): e1548.
Donner SD and Kucharik CJ (2008) Corn-based ethanol production compromises goal of reducing nitrogen export by the Mississippi River. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105: 4513-4518.
Donner SD (2007) Domain of the Gods: An Editorial Essay. Climatic Change, 85:231-236
Donner SD, Knutson TR, Oppenheimer M (2007). Model-based assessment of the role of human-induced climate change in the 2005 Caribbean coral bleaching event. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(13): 5483-5488. Commentary by M. Lesser, 5259-5260
Donner SD, Potere D (2007). Viewpoint: The global inequity of the threat to coral reefs. Bioscience, 57 (3): 214-215 <PDF>
Donner SD, Scavia D (2007) How climate affects nitrogen flux by the Mississippi River and the development of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. Limnology and Oceanography, 52 (2), 856-861. <abstract>
Donner SD (2006) Surf or turf? Shifting from feed to food cultivation could reduce nutrient flux to the Gulf of Mexico. Global Environmental Change, 17 (1): 105-113.
Boyer EW, Alexander RB, Parton WJ, Li C, Butterbach-Bahl K, Donner SD, Skaggs RW, Del Grosso SJ (2006) Modeling denitrification in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at regional scales: current approaches and needs. Ecological Applications, 16 (6), 2123-2142.
Donner SD, Skirving WJ, Little CM, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Oppenheimer M (2005) Global assessment of coral bleaching and required rates of adaptation under climate change. Global Change Biology, 11(12), 2251-2265. [abstract]
Donner SD, Kucharik CJ, Oppenheimer M (2004) The influence of climate on in-stream removal of nitrogen. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L20509. Editor's Choice in Science, Nov 19, 2004.
Donner SD, Foley JA, Kucharik CJ (2004) Impact of changing land use practices on nitrate export by the Mississippi River. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 18, GB1028.
Donner SD, Kucharik CJ (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, 1085, doi: 10.1029/2001GB1808.
Donner SD (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.
Donner SD, Coe MT et al. (2002) Modeling the impact of hydrology on nitrate transport in the Mississippi River System from 1955-1994. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 16(3), 2001GB001396.
Donner SD. Predictions for the future of the Caribbean. In Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005 and 2006 (eds. Wilkinson C, Souter D), Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, p. 129-134
Donner SD (2007). Canada Country Study. In Human Development Report 2007/08. Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world. Human Development Report Office Occasional Paper, 11 p.
Donner SD, Heron S, Skirving W. Future scenarios: A review of modelling efforts to predict the future of coral reefs in an era of climate change. In Coral Bleaching: Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences, Springer Ecological Studies (ed. by M van Oppen and J Lough), in press.
Donner SD, Kirata T, Vieux C. (2005) Report on 2004 Coral Bleaching in the Gilbert Islands. Prepared for NOAA Coral Reef Watch.
Foley JA, Kucharik CJ, Donner SD, 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.).
Hoffmann N, Mortsch L, Donner SD et al. (1997) Climate Change and Variability: Impacts on Canadian Water. Prepared for the Canada Country Study, Environment Canada.
Interview with NY Times Dot Earth, Dec. 4, 2007
"Is eating a steak bad for the climate?", Celsias, Sept 23, 2007.
"Saving coral reefs" (response), NY Times, May 8, 2007.
"Meet your new neighbours", Cottage Life, Spring 2007.
The 100-year letter project, Desmogblog, 2007.
"Harperīs Plan does not add up", Toronto Star, May 15, 2006
"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 old publications, please contact me (but if you're interested in the scripts for Ivy Tower you'll need to beg).
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And keep your eyes wide, the chance won't come again
- Bob Dylan
Below is a list of journal articles, book chapters + reports, and popular writings. Links are provided to the abstracts or articles where possible.
Journal Articles
Sandin SA, Smith JE, DeMartini EE, Dinsdale EA, Donner SD, et al. (2008) Baselines and degradation of coral reef community structure in the northern Line Islands. PLoS ONE, 3(2): e1548.
Donner SD and Kucharik CJ (2008) Corn-based ethanol production compromises goal of reducing nitrogen export by the Mississippi River. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105: 4513-4518.
Donner SD (2007) Domain of the Gods: An Editorial Essay. Climatic Change, 85:231-236
Donner SD, Knutson TR, Oppenheimer M (2007). Model-based assessment of the role of human-induced climate change in the 2005 Caribbean coral bleaching event. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(13): 5483-5488. Commentary by M. Lesser, 5259-5260
Donner SD, Potere D (2007). Viewpoint: The global inequity of the threat to coral reefs. Bioscience, 57 (3): 214-215 <PDF>
Donner SD, Scavia D (2007) How climate affects nitrogen flux by the Mississippi River and the development of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. Limnology and Oceanography, 52 (2), 856-861. <abstract>
Donner SD (2006) Surf or turf? Shifting from feed to food cultivation could reduce nutrient flux to the Gulf of Mexico. Global Environmental Change, 17 (1): 105-113.
Boyer EW, Alexander RB, Parton WJ, Li C, Butterbach-Bahl K, Donner SD, Skaggs RW, Del Grosso SJ (2006) Modeling denitrification in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at regional scales: current approaches and needs. Ecological Applications, 16 (6), 2123-2142.
Donner SD, Skirving WJ, Little CM, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Oppenheimer M (2005) Global assessment of coral bleaching and required rates of adaptation under climate change. Global Change Biology, 11(12), 2251-2265. [abstract]
Donner SD, Kucharik CJ, Oppenheimer M (2004) The influence of climate on in-stream removal of nitrogen. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L20509. Editor's Choice in Science, Nov 19, 2004.
Donner SD, Foley JA, Kucharik CJ (2004) Impact of changing land use practices on nitrate export by the Mississippi River. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 18, GB1028.
Donner SD, Kucharik CJ (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, 1085, doi: 10.1029/2001GB1808.
Donner SD (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.
Donner SD, Coe MT et al. (2002) Modeling the impact of hydrology on nitrate transport in the Mississippi River System from 1955-1994. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 16(3), 2001GB001396.
Book chapters and reports
Donner SD. Predictions for the future of the Caribbean. In Status of Caribbean coral reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in 2005 and 2006 (eds. Wilkinson C, Souter D), Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, p. 129-134
Donner SD (2007). Canada Country Study. In Human Development Report 2007/08. Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world. Human Development Report Office Occasional Paper, 11 p.
Donner SD, Heron S, Skirving W. Future scenarios: A review of modelling efforts to predict the future of coral reefs in an era of climate change. In Coral Bleaching: Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences, Springer Ecological Studies (ed. by M van Oppen and J Lough), in press.
Donner SD, Kirata T, Vieux C. (2005) Report on 2004 Coral Bleaching in the Gilbert Islands. Prepared for NOAA Coral Reef Watch.
Foley JA, Kucharik CJ, Donner SD, 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.).
Hoffmann N, Mortsch L, Donner SD et al. (1997) Climate Change and Variability: Impacts on Canadian Water. Prepared for the Canada Country Study, Environment Canada.
Selected popular publications
Interview with NY Times Dot Earth, Dec. 4, 2007
"Is eating a steak bad for the climate?", Celsias, Sept 23, 2007.
"Saving coral reefs" (response), NY Times, May 8, 2007.
"Meet your new neighbours", Cottage Life, Spring 2007.
The 100-year letter project, Desmogblog, 2007.
"Harperīs Plan does not add up", Toronto Star, May 15, 2006
"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 old publications, please contact me (but if you're interested in the scripts for Ivy Tower you'll need to beg).
.