Kenneth H. Dunton, Ph.D.
Graduate Students and Associates

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Graduate Research Assistants

Research Associates

Summer Martin, M.S.; 2006, email:  faithdaisy@yahoo.com
Thesis:  An Assessment of Seagrass and Tidal Flat Recovery from Anthropogenic Physical Disturbance Events along the Padre Island National Seashore

Andrea Kopecky, M.S.; 2004, email:  kopeckyal@hotmail.com
Thesis:  Drift macroalgal abundance and distribution in relation to biological indicators in two seagrass dominated Texas estuarine systems

Publications:

Kopecky, A.L. and K.H. Dunton.  2006.  Variability in drift macroalgal abundance in relation to biotic and abiotic factors in two seagrass dominated Texas estuaries.  Estuaries and Coasts, in press.  

Kelly Fellows, M.S.; 2004, email:  kellyfellows@yahoo.com
Thesis: Impacts of human disturbances on seagrass communities in the Padre Island National Seashore

Craig Aumack, M.S.; 2003, email:  phoronida@yahoo.com
Thesis: Linking water turbidity and TSS loading to kelp productivity within the Stefansson Sound Boulder Patch

Publications:

Aumack, C.F., K.H. Dunton, A.B. Burd, D.W. Funk, and R.A. Maffione. 2007. Linking light attenuation and suspended sediment loading to benthic productivity within an arctic kelp bed community. J. Phycology, in press.

Harlan L. Miller, Ph.D.; 2002, email: lanny@thalassia.marsci.uga.edu
Dissertation: Photosynthetic response of Scandinavian Kelp Forest to stratospheric ozone depletion

Pubications:

Miller, III, Harlan L. and K.H. Dunton.  (in press).  Stable isotope (¹³C) and O² micro-optode alternatives for measuring photosynthesis in marine seaweeds. Marine Ecology Progress Series.

Megan Scanlin, M.S.; 2001, email: scanlin_megan@bah.com
Thesis: Del¹⁵N and del¹³C measurements of trophic structure on coral reef systems within the northwestern Gulf of Mexico

Heather Alexander, M.S.; 2000, email: heather.alexander@uky.edu
Thesis: Effects of soil salinity, inorganic nitrogen and freshwater inflow on the vegetation of a hypersaline sale marsh

Publications:

Alexander, H.D. and K.H. Dunton.  2006.  Treated wasterwater effluent as an alternative freshwater source in a hypersaline salt marsh:  impacts on salinity, inorganic nitrogen, and emergent vegetation.  Journal of Coastal Research,  in press.

 

Alexander, H.D. and K.H. Dunton. 2002.  Freshwater inundation effects on emergent vegetation of a hypersaline salt marsh.  Estuaries 25(6B):1426-1435. 

Christine Weilhoefer, M.A.; 1998, email: paved@hotmail.com
Thesis: Effects of freshwater inflow, salinity and nutrients on salt vegetation in South Texas

Publications:

Weilhoefer, C.L. and K.H. Dunton. 2006. Salinity and nutrient regulation of photosynthesis and tissue composition in Salicornia virginica. Estuaries (Submitted).

Kun-Seop Lee, Ph.D.; 1998
Dissertation: Nitrogen budget for the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in the western Gulf of Mexico.: Nitrogen budget for the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in the western Gulf of Mexico.

Publications:

Kaldy, J.E., K.H. Dunton, J.L. Kowalski, and K.-S. Lee. 2004. Factors controlling seagrass revegetation onto dredged material deposits: a case study in Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. Journal of Coastal Research 20(1):292-300.

Lee, K.-S. and K.H. Dunton. 2000. Diurnal changes in pore water sulfide concentrations in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum beds: the effects of seagrasses on sulfide dynamics. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 255:201-214.

Lee, K.-S. and K.H. Dunton. 2000. Effects of nitrogen enrichment on biomass allocation, growth, and leaf morphology of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. Marine Ecology Progess Series 196:39-48.

Lee K-S. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Influence of sediment nitrogen availability on carbon and nitogen dynamics in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. Marine Biology 134:217-226.

Lee K-S. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Inorganic nitrogen acquisition in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum: development of a whole-plant nitrogen budget. Limnology and Oceanography 44(5):1204-1215.

Lee, K-S. and K.H. Dunton. 1997. Effects of in situ light reduction on the maintenance, growth and partitioning of carbon resources in Thalassia testudinum. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 210:53-73.

Lee, K-S. and K.H. Dunton. 1996. Production and carbon reserve dynamics of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. Marine Ecology Progress Series 143:201-210.

James E. Kaldy, Ph.D., 1997; email: halophila@juno.com
Dissertation: Production dynamics, reproduction ecology and demography of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) from the lower Laguna Madre, Texas.

Publications:

Kaldy, J.E., K.H. Dunton, J.L. Kowalski, and K.-S. Lee. 2004. Factors controlling seagrass revegetation onto dredged material deposits: a case study in Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. Journal of Coastal Research.

Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. 2000. Above- and below- ground production, biomass and reproductive ecology of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) in a subtropical coastal lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 193:271-283.

Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Ontogenetic photosynthetic changes, dispersal and survival of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) seedlings. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 240:193-212.

Kaldy, J.E., N. Fowler, and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Critical assessment of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) age determination: implications for demographic inferences. Marine Ecology Progress Series 181:279-288.

Kaldy, J.E., K.H. Dunton, and A.B. Czerny. 1995. Variation in macroalgal species composition and abundance on a rock jetty in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Botanica Marina 38:519-527.

Sharon Herzka, M.A.; 1996
Thesis: Photosynthetic performance of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Corpus Christi Bay and lower Laguna Madre, Texas.: Photosynthetic performance of the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in Corpus Christi Bay and lower Laguna Madre, Texas.

Publications:

Herzka, S.Z. and K.H. Dunton. 1998. Light and carbon balance in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum: evaluation of current production models. Marine Biology 132:711-721.

Herzka, S.Z. and K.H. Dunton. 1997. Seasonal photosynthetic patterns in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum in the western Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 152: 103-117.

J. Michael Dibble, M.A.; 1995
Thesis: Inorganic nitrogen uptake by two kelp species, Laminaria solidungula and Laminaria saccharina, in the Alaskan High Arctic.

Andrew Czerny, M.A.; 1994; e-mail:  andrew.czerny@nitelog.com
Thesis: Growth and photosynthetic responses of two subtropical seagrasses, Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii to in situ manipulations of irradiance.: Growth and photosynthetic responses of two subtropical seagrasses, Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii to in situ manipulations of irradiance.

Publications:

Czerny, A.B. and K.H. Dunton. 1995. The effects of in situ light reduction on the growth of two subtropical seagrasses, Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii. Estuaries 18:418-427.

Kaldy, J.E., K.H. Dunton, and A.B. Czerny. 1995. Variation in macroalgal species composition and abundance on a rock jetty in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Botanica Marina 38:519-527.

Richard Day, M.A.; 1990; e-mail: richard_day@nbs.gov
Thesis: Growth rates of three species of mangroves bordering Laguna de Terminos, Campeche, Mexico.: Growth rates of three species of mangroves bordering Laguna de Terminos, Campeche, Mexico.

Publications:

Dunton, K.H., L.R. Martin, and R.H. Day. 1990. Effects of diesel fuel arctic on photosynthesis and pigment levels in antarctic marine algae following the Bahia Paraiso fuel spill. Antarctic Journal of the U.S. 25(5):177-179.