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Stephen Landers

Troy University

Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences

213A McCall Hall (MSCX)
Troy , AL  36082  

slanders@troy.edu

Project List:

Analysis of Continental Shelf Meiofauna in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Investigated during a Long Term Community Study (2007 - 2016)

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Recovery: Benthic Meiofauna Survey

Year One Block Grant - The Alabama Marine Environmental Science ConsortiumRole: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 11

2018

Beaton, K. R., Sharma, J., Jones, C. M., Miller, J. M., Stewart, P. M., & Landers, S. C. (2018). Nematode assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf collected during a two-year survey. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 502, 71–80. doi
Landers, S. C., Sørensen, M. V., Beaton, K. R., Jones, C. M., Miller, J. M., & Stewart, P. M. (2018). Kinorhynch assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf collected during a two-year survey. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 502, 81–90. doi
Sorensen, M. V., & Landers, S. C. (2018). New species of Semnoderidae (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida: Kentrorhagata) from the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biodiversity, 48(1), 327–355. doi

2017

Sorensen, M. V., & Landers, S. C. (2017). Description of a new kinorhynch species, Paracentrophyes sanchezae n. sp. (Kinorhyncha: Allomalorhagida) from the Gulf of Mexico, with differential notes on one additional, yet undescribed species of the genus. Zootaxa, 4242(1), 61–76. doi

2016

Jones, C. M., Sharma, J., Miller, J. M., Stewart, P. M., & Landers, S. C. (2016). Nematode assemblages of the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 129(1), 24–37. doi
Landers, S. C., & Sørensen, M. V. (2016). Two new species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha, Cyclorhagida), E. romanoi sp. n. and E. joyceae sp. n., from the Gulf of Mexico. Zk, 594, 51–71. doi
Sørensen, M. V., Herranz, M., & Landers, S. C. (2016). A new species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a redescription of Echinoderes bookhouti Higgins, 1964. Zoologischer Anzeiger – A Journal of Comparative Zoology, 265, 48–68. doi

2014

Landers, S. C., Nichols, A. C., Barron, N. K., Schimmer, C. A., Tao, R., Yu, K., et al. (2014). Nematode and copepod diversity (2012) from Louisiana near the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 127(1), 47–57. doi
Landers, S. C., Nichols, A. C., Schimmer, C. A., Stewart, P. M., Ramroop, S., Steffy, D. A., et al. (2014). Meiofauna and trace metals from sediment collections in Florida following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Gulf of Mexico Science, 32(1/2), 1–10. doi
Martinec, C. C., Miller, J. M., Barron, N. K., Tao, R., Yu, K., Stewart, P. M., et al. (2014). Sediment Chemistry and Meiofauna from the Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf. International Journal of Oceanography, 2014(Article 625718), 1–10. doi
Sorensen, M. V., & Landers, S. C. (2014). Two new species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from the Gulf of Mexico. Front. Mar. Sci., 1(8), 1–18. doi

Conference Presentations - 19

2016

Beaton, K. R., Jones, C. M., Miller, J. M., Sharma, J., Stewart, P. M., & Landers, S. C. (2016). Marine nematode assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Beaton, K. R., Sharma, J., Jones, C. M., Miller, J. M., Stewart, P. M., & Landers, S. C. (2016). Nematode assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf collected during a two year survey. In 16th International Meiofauna Conference. Heraklion, Crete : 07/03/16-07/08/16. openurl
Sørensen, M. V., & Landers, S. C. (2016). Kinorhyncha from the Gulf of Mexico, with a report of two new species. In 16th International Meiofauna Conference. Heraklion, Crete : 07/03/16-07/08/16. openurl

2015

Al Jawasim, M., Tran, M., Landers, S. C., & Park, J. (2015). Geographical and geological distribution of benthic bacterial communities in the Gulf of Mexico after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Landers, S. C., Yu, K., & Sørensen, M. (2015). Analysis of continental shelf meiofauna in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill investigated during a long term community study (2007-present). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
Martinec, C. C., Beaton, K. R., Miller, J. M., Sharma, J., Stewart, P. M., & Landers, S. C. (2015). Ecological relationships and patterns in biodiversity of benthic marine nematode assemblages in the Gulf of Mexico. In Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystems Conference. Liverpool, England : 08/30/15-09/04/15. openurl
Martinec, C. C., Sharma, J., Miller, J. M., Stewart, P. M., & Landers, S. C. (2015). Nematode community structure in northern Gulf of Mexico shelf sediments following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
Martinec, C. C., Sharma, J., Miller, J. M., Stewart, P. M., & Landers, S. C. (2015). Nematode community structure in the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf in relation to environmental variables. In 2015 Gulf of Mexico Graduate Student Symposium. Dauphin Island, AL : 03/13/15-03/15/15. openurl
Martinec, C. C., Sharma, J., Miller, J. M., Stewart, P. M., & Landers, S. C. (2015). Multivariate analysis of nematode communities in northern Gulf of Mexico shelf sediments following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Association of Southeastern Biologists 76th Annual Meeting. Chattanooga, TN : 04/01/15-04/04/15: Poster. openurl
Sørensen, M. V., & Landers, S. C. (2015). Kinorhynchs from the Gulf of Mexico. In 4th International Scalidophoran Workshop. Ferrol, Spain : 09/13/15-09/18/15. openurl

2014

Landers, S. C., Yu, K., & Sørensen, M. V. (2014). Analysis of continental shelf meiofauna in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill investigated during a long term community study (2007-present). Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative RFP-II #381. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Martinec, C., Miller, J. M., Barron, N., Landers, S. C., Yu, K., Stewart, P. M., et al. (2014). Analysis of meiofauna and sediment from the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Sørensen, M. V., & Landers, S. C. (2014). Extensive sampling of kinorhynchs in the Gulf of Mexico reveals new morphogical information. In International Congress on Invertebrate Morphology – 3rd. Berlin, Germany : 8/3/2014-8/7/2014: Poster. openurl

2013

Landers, S. C., Nichols, A., Barron, N. K., Schimmer, C. A., Schneider, M. D., McDonald, J. C., et al. (2013). Meiofauna and heavy metals from Gulf of Mexico sampling in 2012. In Association of Southeastern Biologists 74th Annual Meeting. Charleston, WV : 04/10/13-04/13/13. openurl
Landers, S. C., Nichols, A., Barron, N. K., & Stewart, P. M. (2013). New meiofauna data (2012) from Louisiana near the Deepwater Horizon site. In International Meiofauna Conference. Ansan, Korea, July 22-26, 2013. openurl
Landers, S. C., Romano, F. A. I. I. I., Schimmer, C. A., Nichols, A., Steffy, D. A., Stewart, P. M., et al. (2013). Analysis of continental shelf meiofauna in the northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013. openurl
Landers, S. C., Yu, K., & Sorensen, M. V. (2013). Analysis of continental shelf meiofauna in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill investigated during a long term community study (2007-present). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013: Poster. openurl
Landers, S. C., Yu, K., & Sorensen, M. V. (2013). Analysis of continental shelf meiofauna in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill investigated during a long term community study (2007-2009). In Association of Southeastern Biologists 74th Annual Meeting. Charleston, WV : 04/10/13-04/13/13: Poster. openurl
Sorensen, M. V., Landers, S. C., & Romano, F. A. I. I. I. (2013). Kinorhynchs from the Gulf of Mexico collected before and after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In International Meiofauna Conference. Ansan, Korea, July 22-26, 2013: Poster. openurl
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