Kenneth Dunton
Publications in Peer- Reviewed Scientific Journals
Capistrant-Fossa, A.K. et. al. 2025. Acoustic monitoring of oxygen ebullition reveals hidden productivity in a seemingly heterotrophic seagrass meadow. Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research: in press.
Ballard. M.S. et al. 2024. A multi-year study of acoustic propagation and ambient sound in aThalassia testudinum seagrass meadow in a shallow sub- tropical lagoon. J. Acoust. Soc.Am. 156 (5): 3039-3055. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0034243
Stanek, A.E., J.A. O'Donnell, M.P. Carey, S.M. Laske, X. Xu, K.H. Dunton, and V.R. von Biela.2024. Arctic fishes reveal patterns in radiocarbon age across habitats and with recentclimate change. Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett. 9: 796-805. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10442
Phelps, J., K. Dunton, B. Konar, S. Umanzor, A. Muth, and K. Iken. 2024. The effect ofsedimentation on spore settlement and recruitment of the endemic Arctic kelp, Laminariasolidungula (Phaeophyceae). Journal of Phycology 6(3): 741-754.https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13453
Laske, S.M., V. R. von Biela, A.E. Stanek, and K.H. Dunton. 2024. Local environmental conditions structured discrete fish assemblages in Arctic lagoons. Polar Biology 47:551–568 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-024-03239-8
Capistrant-Fossa, A.K. and K. H Dunton. 2024. Rapid sea level rise causes loss of seagrass meadows. Communications Earth & Environment 5 (87). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01236-7
Kaalstad, S….K.H Dunton…. et al. 2024. Temperature thresholds for leaf damage from two extreme freeze events (2018 and 2021) near the northern Range limit of black mangroves(Avicennia germinans) in southeastern North America. Estuaries and Coasts 47(1): 292-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01279-7
Martinez, M….K.H. Dunton…et al. 2024. Integrating remote sensing with ground-based observations to quantify the effects of an extreme freeze event on black mangroves(Avicennia germinans) at the landscape scale. Ecosystems 27, 45–60.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-023-00871-z
Cuddy, M. R. and K.H. Dunton. 2023. Seagrass isoscapes and stoichioscapes reveal linkages toi norganic nitrogen sources in the Lower Laguna Madre, western Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01206-w
Congdon, V. M, M. O. Hall, B. T. Furman, J. E. Campbell, M. J. Durako, K. L. Goodin, and K.H. Dunton. 2023. Common ecological indicators identify changes in seagrass conditionfollowing disturbances in the Gulf of Mexico. Ecological Indicators 156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111090
Jerome, T.S. et al….and K.H Dunton. 2023. Effective medium modeling of acoustic propagationin a seagrass meadow. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 153, A62 (March 2023)https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0018168
Jerome, T. S., M. S. Ballard, K. M. Lee, C. W. Cushing, K. A Capistrant-Fossa, A. R. McNeese,P. S. Wilson, and K. H. Dunton. 2023. Effective medium modeling of acousticpropagation in a seagrass meadow. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 51 (May 2023)https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0001839
von Biela, V.R., S.M. Laske, A.S. Stanek, R.J. Brown, and K.H. Dunton. 2023. Borealization ofnearshore fishes on an interior Arctic shelf over multiple decades. Global ChangeBiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16576
Rakesh, K. S., A. Vader, C. J. Mundy, J. E. Søreide, K. Iken, K. H. Dunton, L. Castro de laGuardia, M. K. Sejr, and S. Bélanger. 2022. Satellite-derived photosynthetically availableradiation at the coastal Arctic seafloor. Remote Sensing 14: 5180.https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14205180
Stanek, A. E. V. R. von Biela, S. M. Laske, R. L. Taylor, and K. H. Dunton. 2022. Barrierislands influence the assimilation of terrestrial energy in nearshore fishes. Estuarine,Coastal and Shelf Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.108094
Reynolds, D. J., V. R. von Biela, K. H. Dunton, D. C. Douglas, and B. A. Black. 2022.Sclerochronological records of environmental variability and bivalve growth in thePacific Arctic. Progress in Oceanography 206.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102864
Ducklow, H., M. Cimino, K.H. Dunton, W.R. Fraser, R.R. Hopcroft, R. Ji, A. J. Miller, M.D.Ohman, and H.M. Sosik. 2022. Marine pelagic ecosystem responses to climatevariability and change. Bioscience 72 (9): 827–850.https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac050
Danielson, S.L., J.M. Grebmeier, K. Iken, C. Berchok, L. Britt, K.H. Dunton, L. Eisner, E.Farley, A. Fujiwara, D. Hauser, M. Itoh, T. Kikuchi, S. Kotwicki, K.J. Kuletz, C.W.Mordy, S. Nishino, C. Peralta-Ferriz, R.S. Pickart, P.S. Stabeno, K.M. Stafford, A.V.Whiting, and R. Woodgate. 2022. Monitoring Alaskan Arctic shelf ecosystems throughcollaborative observation networks. Oceanography 35.https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2022.119
Filbee-Dexter, K. et al. 2022. Kelp carbon sink potential decreases with warming due toaccelerating decomposition. PLOS Biology. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001702
Muth, A.M, A.L. Kelley, and K. H. Dunton. 2022. High-frequency pH time-series revealspronounced seasonality in Arctic coastal waters. Limnology and Oceanography 67(7):1429-1442. http://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12080
Muth, A.M, C. Bonsell, and K. H. Dunton. 2021. Inherent tolerance of extreme seasonalvariability in light and salinity in an Arctic endemic kelp (Laminaria solidungula).Journal of Phycology 57: 1554-1562. DOI 10.1111/jpy.13187
Baker K.D., C.T.E. Kellogg, J.W. McClelland, K.H. Dunton, and B.C. Crump. 2021. Thegenomic capabilities of microbial communities track seasonal variation in environmentalconditions of Arctic lagoons. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:601901. DOI10.3389/fmicb.2021.601901
Bonsell, C.E. and K.H. Dunton. 2021. Slow community development enhances abiotic limitationof benthic community structure in a High Arctic Kelp Bed. Frontiers in Marine Science8:592295. DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.592295
Darnell, K. M., B. T. Furman, K. L. Heck, D. Byron, L. Reynolds, and K. H. Dunton. 2021. Seedreserve hot spots for the sub-tropical seagrass Halodule wrightii (shoal grass) in thenorthern Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts 44:339–351.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00808-y
Krause-Jensen, D., P. Archambault, J. Assis, I. Bartsch, K. Bischof, K. Filbee-Dexter, K. H.Dunton, O. Maximova, S.B. Ragnarsdóttir, M.K. Sejr, U. Simakova, V. Spiridonov, S.Wegeberg, M.H.S. Winding, and C.M. Duarte. 2020. Imprint of climate change on pan-Arctic marine vegetation. Frontiers in Marine Science 10.617324.https://doi.org/10.3389/FMARS.2020.617324
Muth, A.M, A. J. Esbaugh and K. H. Dunton. 2020. Physiological responses of an Arcticcrustose coralline alga (Leptophytum foecundum) to variations of salinity and pH.Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 1272. DOI 10.3389/fpls.2020.01272
Osland, M.J., R. H. Day, C. T. Hall, L. C. Feher, A. R. Armitage, J. Cebrian, K. H. Dunton, et al.2020. Temperature thresholds for black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) freeze damage,mortality and recovery in North America: Refining tipping points for range expansion ina warming climate. Journal of Ecology 108(2): 654-665. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13285
C. J. Patrick, L. Yeager, A. R. Armitage, F. Carvallo, V. M. Congdon, K. H. Dunton, M. Fisher,A. K. Hardison, J. D. Hogan, J. Hosen, X. Hu, B. Kiel Reese, S. Kinard, J. S. Kominoski,X. Lin, Z. Liu, P. A. Montagna, S. C. Pennings, L. Walker, C. A. Weaver, and M. Wetz.2020. A System Level Analysis of Coastal Ecosystem Responses to Hurricane Impacts.Estuaries and Coasts 43:943–959. DOI 10.1007/s12237-019-00690-3.
Kellogg, C.T.E., J.W. McClelland, K.H. Dunton and B.C. Crump. 2019. Strong seasonality inArctic estuarine microbial food webs. Frontiers in Microbiology 10:2628. DOI10.3389/fmicb.2019.02628
Congdon, V. M., C. Bonsell, M.R. Cuddy, and K. H. Dunton. 2019. In the wake of a majorhurricane: differential effects on early vs. late successional seagrass species. Limnologyand Oceanography Letters: DOI 10.1002/lol2.10112
Windham-Myers, L., W.-J. Cai, S. R. Alin, A. Andersson, J. Crosswell, K. H. Dunton, J. M.Hernandez-Ayon, M. Herrmann, A. L. Hinson, C. S. Hopkinson, J. Howard, X. Hu, S. H.Knox, K. Kroeger, D. Lagomasino, P. Megonigal, R. G. Najjar, M.-L. Paulsen, D. Peteet,E. Pidgeon, K. V. R. Schäfer, M. Tzortziou, Z. A. Wang, and E. B. Watson, 2018:Chapter 15: Tidal wetlands and estuaries. In Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report(SOCCR2): A Sustained Assessment Report [Cavallaro, N., G. Shrestha, R. Birdsey, M.A. Mayes, R. G. Najjar, S. C. Reed, P. Romero-Lankao, and Z. Zhu (eds.)]. 2018. U.S.Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 596-648,https://doi.org/10.7930/SOCCR2.2018.Ch15.
Bonsell, C.E. and K.H. Dunton. 2018. Long-term patterns of benthic irradiance and kelpproduction in the central Beaufort Sea reveal implications of warming for Arctic innershelves. Progress in Oceanography: 162: 160–170. DOI 10.1016/j.pocean.2018.02.016
Wilson, S.S. and K.H. Dunton. 2018. Hypersalinity during regional drought drives massmortality of the seagrass Syringodium filiforme in a subtropical lagoon. Estuaries andCoasts: 855-865. DOI 10.1007/s12237-017-0319-x
Harris, C.M., N.D. McTigue, J.W. McClelland, and K.H. Dunton. 2018. Do high Arctic coastalfood webs rely on a terrestrial carbon subsidy? Food Webs 15: e00081. DOI10.1016/j.fooweb.2018.e00081
Bringloe, T.T, K. H. Dunton, and G. W. Saunders. 2017. Updates to the marine algal flora of theBoulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea off northern Alaska as revealed by DNA barcoding.Arctic 70(4): 343-348. DOI 10.14430/arctic4679
Dunton, K.H., J.M. Grebmeier, and J.H. Trefry. 2017. Hanna Shoal: An integrative study of aHigh Arctic marine ecosystem in the Chukchi Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 144: 1-5. DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.09.001
Young, J.K., B.A. Black, J.T. Clarke, S.V. Schonberg, and K.H Dunton. 2017. Abundance,biomass and caloric content of Chukchi Sea bivalves and association with Pacific walrus(Odobenus rosmarus divergens) relative density and distribution in the northeasternChukchi Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 144: 125-141.DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.04.017
Fox, A.L., J.H. Trefry, R.P. Trocine, K.H. Dunton, B.K. Lasorsa, B. Konar, C.J. Ashjian, andL.W. Cooper. 2017. Mercury biomagnification in food webs of the northeastern ChukchiSea, Alaskan Arctic. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 144:63-77. DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.04.020
Darnell, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2017. Plasticity in turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) flower production as a response to porewater nitrogen availability. Aquatic Botany 138: 100-106. DOI 10.1016/j.aquabot.2017.01.007
McTigue, N.D. and K.H. Dunton. 2017. Trophodynamics of the Hanna Shoal Ecosystem (Chukchi Sea, Alaska): connecting multiple end-members to a rich benthic food web. Deep Sea Research II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 144: 175-189. DOI10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.08.010
Hardison, A.K., N.D. McTigue, W.S. Gardner, and K.H. Dunton. 2017. Arctic shelves asplatforms for biogeochemical activity: nitrogen and carbon transformations in theChukchi Sea, Alaska. Deep Sea Research II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 144:78-91. DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.08.004
Bishop, K. A., J. W. McClelland, and K.H. Dunton 2017. Freshwater contributions and nitrogen sources in a south Texas estuarine ecosystem: a time- integrated perspective from stable isotopic ratios in the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Estuaries and Coasts. 40:1314-1324. DOI 10.1007/s12237-017-0227-0
Montagna, P.A., A. L. Sadovski, S.A. King, K.K. Nelson, T.A. Palmer, and K.H. Dunton. 2017.Modeling the effect of water level on the Nueces Delta marsh community. Wetlands Ecology and Management 25:731-742. DOI 10.1007/s11273-017-9547-x
Congdon, V.M., Wilson, S.S., and K.H. Dunton. 2017. Evaluation of relationships between cover estimates and biomass in subtropical seagrass meadows and application to landscape estimates of carbon storage. Southeastern Geographer (Special Issue: Coastal Seagrass and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico) 57: 231-245. DOI10.1353/sgo.2017.0023
Harris, C.M., J.W. McClelland, T.L. Connelly, B.C. Crump, and K.H. Dunton. 2016. Salinity and temperature regimes in eastern Alaskan Beaufort Sea lagoons in relation to source water contributions. Estuaries and Coasts 40(1): 50-62, DOI 10.1007/s12237-016-0123-z.
Darnell, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2016. Reproductive phenology of the subtropical seagrassesThalassia testudinum (turtle grass) and Halodule wrightii (shoal grass) in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Botanica Marina: 59(6): 473–483.
McTigue, N.D., W.S. Gardner, K.H. Dunton, and A.K. Hardison. 2016. Biotic and abiotic controls on co-occurring denitrification, anammox, and DNRA in shallow Arctic shelf sediments. Nature Communications 7:13145.
Mohan, S.D., T. L. Connelly, C. M. Harris, K.H. Dunton, and J. W. McClelland. 2016. Seasonal trophic linkages in Arctic marine invertebrates assessed via fatty acids and compound-specific stable isotopes. Ecosphere 7(8): 1-21. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1429.
McDonald, A. M., P. Prado, K. L. Heck, J. W. Fourqurean, T. A. Frankovich, K. H. Dunton, and J. Cebrian. 2016. Seagrass growth, reproductive, and morphological plasticity across environmental gradients over a large spatial scale. Aquatic Botany 134: 87–96.
Churchwell, R.T., S.J. Kendall, A.L. Blanchard, K.H. Dunton, and A.N. Powell. 2016. Natural disturbance shapes benthic intertidal macroinvertebrate communities of High Arctic river deltas. Estuaries and Coasts 36 (3): 798-814. DOI 10.1007/s12237-015-0028-2.
Gil, M. A., B. Renfro, B. Figueroa‑Zavala, I. Penié, and K.H. Dunton. 2015. Rapid tourismgrowth and declining coral reefs in Akumal, Mexico. Marine Biology 162 (11): 2225-2233. DOI 10.1007/s00227-015-2748-z.
Connelly, T.L, J.W. McClelland, B.C. Crump, C.T.E. Kellogg, and K.H. Dunton. 2015. Seasonal changes in quantity and composition of suspended particulate organic matter in lagoons of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series: 527: 31-45.
Darnell, K.M., D.M. Booth, E.W. Koch and K.H. Dunton. 2015. The interactive effects of waterflow and reproductive strategies on seed and seedling dispersal along the substrate in two sub-tropical seagrass species. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology471:30-40.
McTigue, N.D. P. Bucolo, Z. Liu, and K.H. Dunton. 2015. Pelagic-benthic coupling, food webs, and organic matter degradation in the Chukchi Sea: Insights from sedimentary pigments and stable carbon isotopes. Limnology and Oceanography 60: 429-445.
Darnell, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2015. Consumption of turtle grass seeds and seedlings by crabs in the western Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series: 520: 153-163.
Wilce, R.T. and K.H. Dunton. 2014. The Boulder Patch (North Alaska, Beaufort Sea) and its benthic algal flora. Arctic 67 (1): 43-56. Dunton, K.H., J.M. Grebmeier, and J. H. Trefry. 2014. The benthic ecosystem of the northeastern Chukchi Sea: an overview of its unique biogeochemistry and biological characteristics. Deep-Sea Research II 102:1-8.
Schonberg, S.V., J.T. Clarke and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Distribution, abundance, biomass and diversity of benthic infauna in the northeast Chukchi Sea, Alaska: relation to environmental variables and marine mammals. Deep-Sea Research II 102:144-163.
McTigue, N.D. and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Trophodynamics and organic matter assimilation pathways in the northeast Chukchi Sea, Alaska. Deep-Sea Research II 102: 84-96.Trefry, J.H., R.P. Trocine, L.W. Cooper, and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Trace metals and organic carbon in sediments of the northeastern Chukchi Sea. Deep-Sea Research II 102: 18-31.
Souza, A.C., W.S. Gardner, and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Rates of nitrification and ammonium dynamics in northeastern Chukchi Sea shelf waters. Deep-Sea Research II 102: 68-76.
Souza, A.C., I.-N. Kim, W.S. Gardner, and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Dinitrogen, oxygen, and nutrient fluxes at the sediment-water interface and bottom water physical mixing on the eastern Chukchi Sea shelf. Deep-Sea Research II 102: 77-83.
Stachelek, J. and K.H. Dunton. 2013. Freshwater inflow requirements for the Nueces Delta, Texas: Spartina alterniflora as an indicator of ecosystem condition. Texas Water Journal4(2): 62-73.
Wilson, C.J., P.S. Wilson, and K.H. Dunton. 2013. Seagrasses provide an acoustic refuge for estuarine fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 472: 117-127.
Rasser, M.K., N.W. Fowler, and K.H. Dunton. 2013. Elevation and plant community distribution in a microtidal salt marsh of the Western Gulf of Mexico. Wetlands 33(4): 575-583.
Trefry, J.H., K.H. Dunton, R.P. Trocine, S.V. Schonberg, N.D. McTigue, E.S. Hersh, and T.J.McDonald. 2013. Chemical and biological assessment of two offshore drilling sites in the Alaskan Arctic. Marine Environmental Research 86: 35-45.
Wilson, C.J., P.S. Wilson, and K.H. Dunton. 2013. Assesing the low frequency acoustic characteristics of Macrocystis pyrifera, Egregia menziessi, and Laminaria solidungula".Journal of the Acoustical Society of America: 133 (6) 3819-3826. DOI:10.1121/1.4802637
Wilson, C.J., P.S. Wilson, and K.H. Dunton. 2012. An acoustic investigation of seagrass photosynthesis. Marine Biology 159: 2311-2322.
McClelland, J.W., R.M. Holmes, K.H. Dunton, and R.W. Macdonald. 2012. The Arctic OceanEstuary. Estuaries and Coasts 35:353-368.
Dunton, K.H., S.V. Schonberg, and L.W. Cooper. 2012. The ecology of coastal waters and estuarine lagoons of the eastern Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Estuaries and Coasts 35: 416-435.
Nolan, M., R. Churchwell, J. Adams, J. McClelland, K. D. Tape, S. Kendall, A. Powell, K.Dunton, D. Payer, and P. Martin. 2011. Predicting the impact of glacier loss on fish,birds, floodplains, and estuaries in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Ecohydrology
Wilson, C.J., P.S. Wilson, C.A. Greene, and K.H. Dunton. 2010. Seagrass leaves in 3-D: using computed tomography and low-frequency acoustics to investigate the material properties of seagrass tissue. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 395:128-134.
Iken, K., B. Bluhm, and K. Dunton. 2009. Benthic food-web structure under differing water mass properties in the southern Chukchi Sea. Deep-Sea Research II 57:71-85.
Gómez, I., A. Wulff, M.Y. Roleda, P. Huovinen, U. Karsten, L. Quartino, K.H. Dunton, and C.Wiencke. 2009. Light and temperature demands of marine benthic microalgae and seaweeds in polar regions. Botanica Marina 52: 593-608.
Wiencke, C., I. Gómez, and K.H. Dunton. 2009. Phenology and seasonal physiological performance of polar seaweeds. Botanica Marina 52: 585-592.
Miller, H., P. Neale, K. Dunton. 2009. Biological weighting functions for UV inhibition of photosynthesis in the kelp Laminaria hyperborea (Phaeophyceae). Journal of Phycology45: 571-584.
Wilson, P.S. and K.H. Dunton. 2009. Laboratory investigation of the acoustic response of seagrass tissue in the frequency band 0.5-2.5 kHz. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 125(4): 1951-1959.
Forbes, M.G., H.D. Alexander, and K.H. Dunton. 2008. Effects of pulsed riverine versus non-pulsed wastewater inputs of freshwater on plant community structure in a semi-arid saltmarsh. Wetlands 28(4): 984-994.
Martin, R.S., C.P. Onuf and K.H. Dunton. 2008. Assessment of propeller and off-road vehicle scarring in seagrass beds and wind-tidal flats of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Botanica Marina 51:79-91.
Wilson, P.S. and K.H. Dunton. 2007. Seagrass acoustics: results of an experimental laboratoryinvestigation. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics p. 383-390.
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. Journal of Phycology 43:853-863.
Mutchler, T., K.H. Dunton, A. Townsend-Small, S Fredriksen, and M. Rasser. 2007. Isotopic and elemental indicators of nutrient sources and status of coastal habitats in the Caribbean Sea, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 74:449-457.
Miller, H.L. and K.H. Dunton. 2007. Stable isotope ( 13 C) and O 2 micro-optode alternatives for measuring photosynthesis in seaweeds. Marine Ecology Progress Series 329:85-97.
Dunton, K.H., T. Weingartner and E.C. Carmack. 2006. The nearshore western Beaufort Sea ecosystem: circulation and importance of terrestrial carbon in Arctic coastal food webs.Progress in Oceanography 71:362-378.
Forbes, M.G. and K.H. Dunton. 2006. Response of a subtropical estuarine marsh to local climatic change in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts 29:1242-1254.
Kopecky, A.L. and K.H. Dunton. 2006. Variability in drift macroalgal abundance in relation to biotic and abiotic factors in two seagrass dominated estuaries in the western Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts 29:617-629.
Wiencke, C., M.N. Clayton, I. Gómez, K. Iken, U.H. Lüder, C.D. Amsler, U. Karsten, D. Hanelt,K. Bischof, and K. Dunton. 2006. Life strategy, ecophysiology and ecology of seaweedsin polar waters. Review of Environmental Science and Biotechnology DOI10.1007/s11157-006-0001-4.
Alexander, H.D. and K.H. Dunton. 2006. Treated wastewater as an alternative freshwater source in a hypersaline salt marsh: impacts on salinity, inorganic nitrogen, and emergent vegetation. Journal of Coastal Research 22:377-392.
Lamote, M. and K.H. Dunton. 2006. Effects of drift macroalgae and light attenuation on chlorophyll fluorescence and sediment sulfides in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. J.Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 334:174-186.
Jacob, U., T. Brey, I. Fetzer, S. Kaehler, K. Mintenbeck, K. Dunton, K. Beyer, U. Struck, E.A.Pakhomov, and W.E. Arntz. 2006. Towards the trophic structure of the Bouvet Island marine ecosystem. Polar Biology 29:106-113.
Dunton, K.H., J.L. Goodall, S.V. Schonberg, J.M. Grebmeier, and D.R. Maidment. 2005.Multi-decadal synthesis of benthic-pelagic coupling in the western arctic: role of cross-shelf advective processes. Deep-Sea Research II 52:3462-3477.
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.
Alexander, H.D. and K.H. Dunton. 2002. Freshwater inundation effects on emergent vegetation of a hypersaline salt marsh. Estuaries 25(6B):1426- 1435.Raven, J.A., A.M. Johnston, J.E. Kubler, R. Korb, S.G. McInroy, L.L. Handley, C.M.Scrimgeour, D.I. Walker, J Beardall, M.N. Clayton, M. Vanderklift, S. Fredriksen, and K.H. Dunton. 2002. Seaweeds in cold seas: evolution and carbon acquisition. Annals of Botany 90:525-536.
Raven, J.A., A.M. Johnston, J.E. Kubler, R. Korb, S.G. McInroy, L.L. Handley, C.M.Scrimgeour, D.I. Walker, J Beardall, M. Vanderklift, S. Fredriksen, and K.H. Dunton.2002. Mechanistic interpretation of carbon isotope discrimination by marine macroalgaeand seagrasses. Functional Plant Biology 29:355-378.
Major, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2002. Variations in light-harvesting characteristics of the seagrass, Thalassia testudinum: evidence for photo acclimation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 275:173-189.
Dunton, K.H. and S.V. Schonberg. 2002. Assessment of propeller scarring in seagrass beds of the south Texas coast. Journal of Coastal Research 37:100- 110.
Dunton, K.H., B. Hardegree, and T.E. Whitledge. 2001. Response of estuarine marsh vegetation to interannual variations in precipitation. Estuaries 24(6A):851-861.
Dunton, K.H. 2001. δ 15 N and δ 13 C measurements of Antarctic Peninsular fauna: trophic relationships and assimilation of benthic seaweeds. American Zoologist 41(1):99-112.
Burd, A.B. and K.H. Dunton. 2001. Field verification of a light-driven model of biomass changes in the seagrass Halodule wrightii. Marine Ecology Progress Series 209:85-98.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.
Major, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2000. Photosynthetic performance in Syringodium filiforme: seasonal variation in light-harvesting characteristics. Aquatic Botany 68:249-264.Dunton, K.H. and S.V. Schonberg. 2000. The benthic faunal assemblage of the Boulder Patch kelp community. In: The Natural History of an Arctic Oil Field. J.C. Truett and S.R.Johnson (eds.), p. 371-397. New York: Academic Pres.
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 Progress Series 196:39-48.
Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. 2000. Above- and below-ground production, biomass an reproductive ecology of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) in a subtropical coastal lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 193:271-283.
Whitledge, T.E., D.A. Stockwell, E.J. Buskey, K.H. Dunton, G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt, and P.A.Montagna. 1999. Persistent brown tide bloom in Laguna Madre, Texas. In: The Gulf ofMexico Large Marine Ecosystem. H. Kumpf, K. Steidinger, K. Sherman (eds.), p. 338-359. London: Blackwell Science.
Buskey, E.J., K.H. Dunton, and P.L. Parker. 1999. Variations in stable carbon isotope ratio of the copepod Acartia tonsa during the onset of the Texas brown tide. Estuaries22(4):995-1003.
Kaldy, J.E., N. Fowler and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Critical assessment of Thalassia testudinum(Turtle grass) aging techniques: implications for demographic inferences. Marine Ecology Progress Series 181:279-288.
Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Ontogenetic photosynthetic changes, dispersal and survival of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) seedlings in a sub- tropical lagoon. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 240:193-212.
Lee, K.-S. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Inorganic nitrogen acquisition in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum: development of whole-plant nitrogen budget. Limnology and Oceanography44(5):1204-1215.
Lee, K.-S. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Influence of sediment nitrogen -availability on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. Marine Biology 134:217-226.
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.Cooper, L.W., T.M. Beasley, X.-L. Zhao, C. Soto, K.L. Vinogradova, and K.H. Dunton. 1998.Marine algae as historical indicators of the transport of nuclear fuel re-processing wastes from mid-to-high latitudes in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine Biology 131:391-399.
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 Series152:103-117.Henley, W.J. and K.H. Dunton. 1997. Effects of nitrogen supply and continuous darkness on growth and photosynthesis of the arctic kelp, Laminaria solidungula. Limnology and Oceanography 42(2):209-216.
Lee, K-S. and K.H. Dunton. 1997. Effects of in situ light reduction on the maintenance, growthand partitioning of carbon resources in Thalassia testudinum Banks ex König. Journal ofExperimental 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, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 143:201-210.
Dunton, K.H. 1996. Photosynthetic production and biomass of the subtropical seagrass Halodule wrightii along an estuarine gradient. Estuaries 19:436- 447.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.Dunton, K.H. and P.K. Dayton. 1995. The biology of high latitude kelp. In: Ecology of Fjordsand Coastal Waters. H.R. Skjoldal et al. (eds.),
p. 499-507. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Henley, W.J. and K.H. Dunton. 1995. A seasonal comparison of carbon, nitrogen and pigment content in Laminaria solidungula and L. saccharina (Phaeophyta) in the Alaskan Arctic. J. Phycology 31:325-331.
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 Marina38:519-527.
Tomasko, D.A. and K.H. Dunton. 1995. Primary productivity in Halodule wrightii: a comparison of techniques based on daily carbon budgets. Estuaries 18:271-278.Dunton, K.H. 1994. Seasonal growth and biomass of the subtropical seagrass Halodule wrightii in relation to continuous measurements of underwater irradiance. Marine Biology120:479-489.
Dunton, K.H. and D.A. Tomasko. 1994. In situ photosynthesis in the seagrass Halodule wrightii in a hypersaline tropical lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 107:281-293.
Golikov, A.N., S.Y. Gagaev, V.V. Galtzova, and K.H. Dunton. 1994. The ecosystems, flora and fauna of the Chaun Bay of the East-Siberian Sea. In: Exploration of the Fauna of theSeas. O.A. Scarlotto (ed.), vol. 57(55):4-111. St. Petersburg: Russian Academy ofSciences.
Dunton, K.H. 1992. Arctic biogeography: the paradox of the marine benthic fauna and flora.Trends Ecol. and Evol. 7(6):183-189. (INVITED)
Dunton, K.H., S.V. Schonberg, L.R. Martin, and G.S. Mueller. 1992. Seasonal and annual variations in the underwater light environment of an arctic kelp community. In: Diving for Science. L.B. Cahoon (ed.), p. 83-92. Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Scientific Diving Symposium. Costa Mesa, CA: Amer. Acad. Underwater Sci.
Sellmann, P.V., A.J. Delaney, E.J. Chamberlain, and K.H. Dunton. 1992. Seafloor temperature and conductivity data from Stefansson Sound, Alaska. Cold Reg. Sci. Tech. 20:271-288.
Dunton, K.H. 1990. Growth and production in Laminaria solidungula: relation to continuous underwater light levels in the Alaskan High Arctic. Marine Biology 106:297-304.
Dunton, K.H. 1990. Production ecology of Ruppia maritima L. s. l. and Halodule wrightii Aschers. in two subtropical estuaries. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 143:147-164.
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.
Kennicutt, M.C., et al., (K.H. Dunton). 1990. Oil spillage in Antarctica. Environ. Sci. Technol.24(5):620-624.
Dunton, K.H., S.M. Saupe, A.N. Golikov, D.M. Schell, and S.V. Schonberg. 1989. Trophic relationships and isotopic gradients among arctic and subarctic marine fauna. Marine Ecology Progress Series 56:89-97.
Dunton, K.H. and C. Jodwalis. 1988. Photosynthetic performance of Laminaria solidungula measured in situ in the Alaskan High Arctic. Marine Biology 98:277-285.Dunton, K.H. and D.M. Schell. 1987. Dependence of consumers on macroalgal (Laminaria solidungula) carbon in an arctic kelp community: 13 C evidence. Marine Biology 93:615-625.
Dunton, K.H. and D.M. Schell. 1986. Seasonal carbon budget and growth of Laminarias olidungula in the Alaskan High Arctic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 31:57-66.
Dunton, K.H. 1985. Growth of dark-exposed Laminaria saccharina (L.) Lamour. and Laminara solidungula J. Ag. (Laminariales: Phaeophyta) in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 94:181-189.
Dunton, K.H. 1984. An annual carbon budget for an arctic kelp community. In: The Alaska Beaufort Sea: Ecosystems and Environments.
P. Barnes, D. Schell, and E. Reimnitz(eds.), p. 311-326. Orlando: Academic Press.
Dunton, K.H., E. Reimnitz, and S.V. Schonberg. 1982. An arctic kelp community in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Arctic 35(4):465-484.
Kenneth Dunton
Books & Book Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
Capistrant-Fossa, K.A., B. E. Batterton, and K. H. Dunton. 2025. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, Marshes, and Mangroves. In: Freshwater Inflows to Texas Bays and Estuaries, P. A. Montagna and A. R. Douglas (eds.), pp. 231-257, Springer.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70882-4_10
Crump, B.C, J.M. Testa, and K.H. Dunton. 2022. Estuarine Ecology, 3rd Edition. John Wiley &Sons, 480 pgs.Wiencke C, I. Gomez, and K. Dunton. 2011. Phenology and seasonal physiological performance of polar seaweeds. In: Biology of Polar Benthic Algae, C. Wiencke (ed.), pp. 181-194 (Ch9),
Walter de Gruyter GmBh & Co. Berlin/New York.Gomez I, A. Wulff, M. Y. Roleda, P. Huovinen, U. Karsten, M.L. Quartino, K. Dunton, C.Wiencke. 2011. Light and temperature demands of benthic microalgae and seaweeds inpolar regions. In: Biology of Polar Benthic Algae, C. Wiencke (ed.), pp. 195- 220 (Ch 10),Walter de Gruyter GmBh & Co. Berlin/New York.
Dunton, K.H., S.V. Schonberg, and D.W. Funk. 2009. Interannual and spatial variability in light attenuation: evidence from three decades of growth in the arctic kelp, Laminaria solidungula. In: Smithsonian at the Poles: Contributions to International Polar Science.Krupnick et al. (eds.), pp. 271-284, Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington,D.C.
Mutchler, T., R.F. Mooney, S. Wallace, L. Podsim, S. Fredriksen, and K.H. Dunton. 2010.Origins and fate of inorganic-nitrogen from land to coastal ocean on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. In: Coastal Lagoons: Critical Habitats of Environmental Change.Kennish, M.J. and H.W. Paerl (eds.), pp. 283-305, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Mateo, M.A., J. Cebrián, K. Dunton, and T. Mutchler. 2006. Carbon Flux in Seagrass Ecosystems. In: Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Larkum, A.W.D., et al(eds.), pp. 159-192, Springer, Berlin.
Dunton, K.H. and L. Cooper. 2005. Feedbacks associated with sea-level rise along Arcticcoasts. In: Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene. Crossland, et al (eds.), pp. 52-53.Springer, Berlin.
Congdon, V. M., C. Bonsell, M.R. Cuddy, and K. H. Dunton, 2019. In the wake of a majorhurricane: differential effects on early vs. late successional seagrass species. Limnologyand Oceanography Letters: doi: 10.1002/lol2.10112
Windham-Myers, L., W.-J. Cai, S. R. Alin, A. Andersson, J. Crosswell, K. H. Dunton, J. M.Hernandez-Ayon, M. Herrmann, A. L. Hinson, C. S. Hopkinson, J. Howard, X. Hu, S. H.Knox, K. Kroeger, D. Lagomasino, P. Megonigal, R. G. Najjar, M.-L. Paulsen, D. Peteet,E. Pidgeon, K. V. R. Schäfer, M. Tzortziou, Z. A. Wang, and E. B. Watson, 2018:Chapter 15: Tidal wetlands and estuaries. In Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report(SOCCR2): A Sustained Assessment Report [Cavallaro, N., G. Shrestha, R. Birdsey, M.A. Mayes, R. G. Najjar, S. C. Reed, P. Romero-Lankao, and Z. Zhu (eds.)]. 2018. U.S.Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 596-648,https://doi.org/10.7930/SOCCR2.2018.Ch15.
Bonsell, C.E. and K.H. Dunton. 2018. Long-term patterns of benthic irradiance and kelp production in the central Beaufort Sea reveal implications of warming for Arctic inner shelves. Progress in Oceanography: 162: 160–170. DOI 10.1016/j.pocean.2018.02.016
Wilson, S.S. and K.H. Dunton. 2018. Hypersalinity during regional drought drives mass mortality of the seagrass Syringodium filiforme in a subtropical lagoon. Estuaries and Coasts: 855-865. DOI 10.1007/s12237-017-0319-x
Harris, C.M., N.D. McTigue, J.W. McClelland, and K.H. Dunton. 2018. Do high Arctic coastal food webs rely on a terrestrial carbon subsidy? Food Webs 15: e00081. DOI10.1016/j.fooweb.2018.e00081
Bringloe, T.T, K. H. Dunton, and G. W. Saunders. 2017. Updates to the marine algal flora of the Boulder Patch in the Beaufort Sea off northern Alaska as revealed by DNA barcoding. Arctic 70(4): 343-348, DOI 10.14430/arctic4679
Dunton, K.H., J.M. Grebmeier, and J.H. Trefry. 2017. Hanna Shoal: An integrative study of a High Arctic marine ecosystem in the Chukchi Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 144: 1-5, DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.09.001
Young, J.K., B.A. Black, J.T. Clarke, S.V. Schonberg, and K.H Dunton. 2017. Abundance, biomass and caloric content of Chukchi Sea bivalves and association with Pacific walrus(Odobenus rosmarus divergens) relative density and distribution in the northeastern Chukchi Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 144: 125-141,DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.04.017
Fox, A.L., J.H. Trefry, R.P. Trocine, K.H. Dunton, B.K. Lasorsa, B. Konar, C.J. Ashjian, andL.W. Cooper. 2017. Mercury biomagnification in food webs of the northeastern ChukchiSea, Alaskan Arctic. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 144:63-77, DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.04.020
Darnell, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2017. Plasticity in turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) flower production as a response to porewater nitrogen availability. Aquatic Botany 138: 100-106. DOI 10.1016/j.aquabot.2017.01.007
McTigue, N.D. and K.H. Dunton. 2017. Trophodynamics of the Hanna Shoal Ecosystem (Chukchi Sea, Alaska): connecting multiple end-members to a rich benthic food web. Deep Sea Research II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 144: 175-189, DOI10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.08.010
Hardison, A.K., N.D. McTigue, W.S. Gardner, and K.H. Dunton. 2017. Arctic shelves asplatforms for biogeochemical activity: nitrogen and carbon transformations in theChukchi Sea, Alaska. Deep Sea Research II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 144:78-91, DOI 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.08.004
Bishop, K. A., J. W. McClelland, and K.H. Dunton 2017. Freshwater contributions and nitrogensources in a south Texas estuarine ecosystem: a time- integrated perspective from stableisotopic ratios in the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Estuaries and Coasts. 40:1314-1324, DOI 10.1007/s12237-017-0227-0
Montagna, P.A., A. L. Sadovski, S.A. King, K.K. Nelson, T.A. Palmer, and K.H. Dunton. 2017.Modeling the effect of water level on the Nueces Delta marsh community. WetlandsEcology and Management 25:731-742. DOI 10.1007/s11273-017-9547-x
Congdon, V.M., Wilson, S.S., and K.H. Dunton. 2017. Evaluation of relationships between coverestimates and biomass in subtropical seagrass meadows and application to landscapeestimates of carbon storage. Southeastern Geographer (Special Issue: Coastal Seagrassand Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico) 57: 231-245. DOI10.1353/sgo.2017.0023
Harris, C.M., J. W. McClelland, T. L. Connelly, B. C. Crump, and K. H. Dunton. 2017.Hydrology and geomorphology modulate salinity and temperature regimes in easternAlaskan Beaufort Sea lagoons. Estuaries and Coasts 40(1): 50-62, DOI 10.1007/s12237-016-0123-z.
Darnell, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2016. Reproductive phenology of the subtropical seagrassesThalassia testudinum (turtle grass) and Halodule wrightii (shoalgrass) in the northwestGulf of Mexico. Botanica Marina: 59(6): 473–483.
McTigue, N.D., W.S. Gardner, K.H. Dunton, and A.K. Hardison. 2016. Biotic and abioticcontrols on co-occurring denitrification, anammox, and DNRA in shallow Arctic shelfsediments. Nature Communications 7:13145.
Mohan, S.D., T. L. Connelly, C. M. Harris, K.H. Dunton, and J. W. McClelland. 2016. Seasonaltrophic linkages in Arctic marine invertebrates assessed via fatty acids and compound-specific stable isotopes. Ecosphere 7(8): 1-21, DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1429.
McDonald, A. M., P. Prado, K. L. Heck, J. W. Fourqurean, T. A. Frankovich, K. H. Dunton, and J. Cebrian. 2016. Seagrass growth, reproductive, and morphological plasticity across environmental gradients over a large spatial scale. Aquatic Botany 134: 87–96.
Churchwell, R.T., S.J. Kendall, A.L. Blanchard, K.H. Dunton, and A.N. Powell. 2016. Natural disturbance shapes benthic intertidal macroinvertebrate communities of High Arctic river deltas. Estuaries and Coasts 36 (3): 798-814. DOI 10.1007/s12237-015-0028-2.
Gil, M. A., B. Renfro, B. Figueroa‑Zavala, I. Penié, and K.H. Dunton. 2015. Rapid tourism growth and declining coral reefs in Akumal, Mexico. Marine Biology 162 (11): 2225-2233. DOI 10.1007/s00227-015-2748-z.
Connelly, T.L, J.W. McClelland, B.C. Crump, C.T.E. Kellogg, and K.H. Dunton. 2015. Seasonal changes in quantity and composition of suspended particulate organic matter in lagoons of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series: 527: 31-45.
Darnell, K.M., D.M. Booth, E.W. Koch and K.H. Dunton. 2015. The interactive effects of waterflow and reproductive strategies on seed and seedling dispersal along the substrate in two sub-tropical seagrass species. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology471:30-40.
McTigue, N.D. P. Bucolo, Z. Liu, and K.H. Dunton. 2015. Pelagic-benthic coupling, food webs, and organic matter degradation in the Chukchi Sea: Insights from sedimentary pigments and stable carbon isotopes. Limnology and Oceanography 60: 429-445.
Darnell, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2015. Consumption of turtle grass seeds and seedlings by crabs in the western Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series: 520: 153-163.Wilce, R.T. and K.H. Dunton. 2014. The Boulder Patch (North Alaska, Beaufort Sea) and itsbenthic algal flora. Arctic 67 (1): 43-56.
Dunton, K.H., J.M. Grebmeier, and J. H. Trefry. 2014. The benthic ecosystem of the northeastern Chukchi Sea: an overview of its unique biogeochemistry and biological characteristics. Deep-Sea Research II 102:1-8.
Schonberg, S.V., J.T. Clarke and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Distribution, abundance, biomass and diversity of benthic infauna in the northeast Chukchi Sea, Alaska:relation to environmental variables and marine mammals. Deep-Sea Research II 102:144-163.
McTigue, N.D. and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Trophodynamics and organic matter assimilation pathways in the northeast Chukchi Sea, Alaska. Deep-Sea Research II 102: 84-96.
Trefry, J.H., R.P. Trocine, L.W. Cooper, and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Trace metals and organic carbon in sediments of the northeastern Chukchi Sea. Deep-Sea Research II 102: 18-31.
Souza, A.C., W.S. Gardner, and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Rates of nitrification and ammonium dynamics in northeastern Chukchi Sea shelf waters. Deep-Sea Research II 102: 68-76.
Souza, A.C., I.-N. Kim, W.S. Gardner, and K.H. Dunton. 2014. Dinitrogen, oxygen, and nutrient fluxes at the sediment-water interface and bottom water physical mixing on the eastern Chukchi Sea shelf. Deep-Sea Research II 102: 77-83.
Stachelek, J. and K.H. Dunton. 2013. Freshwater inflow requirements for the Nueces Delta,Texas: Spartina alterniflora as an indicator of ecosystem condition. Texas Water Journal4(2): 62-73.
Wilson, C.J., P.S. Wilson, and K.H. Dunton. 2013. Seagrasses provide an acoustic refuge for estuarine fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 472: 117-127.
Rasser, M.K., N.W. Fowler, and K.H. Dunton. 2013. Elevation and plant community distribution in a microtidal salt marsh of the Western Gulf of Mexico. Wetlands 33(4): 575-583.
Trefry, J.H., K.H. Dunton, R.P. Trocine, S.V. Schonberg, N.D. McTigue, E.S. Hersh, and T.J.McDonald. 2013. Chemical and biological assessment of two offshore drilling sites in the Alaskan Arctic. Marine Environmental Research 86: 35-45.
Wilson, C.J., P.S. Wilson, and K.H. Dunton. 2013. Assesing the low frequency acoustic characteristics of Macrocystis pyrifera, Egregia menziessi, and Laminaria solidungula".Journal of the Acoustical Society of America: 133 (6). 3819-3826. DOI:10.1121/1.4802637
Wilson, C.J., P.S. Wilson, and K.H. Dunton. 2012. An acoustic investigation of seagrass photosynthesis. Marine Biology 159: 2311-2322.
McClelland, J.W., R.M. Holmes, K.H. Dunton, and R.W. Macdonald. 2012. The Arctic Ocean Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts 35:353-368.
Dunton, K.H., S.V. Schonberg, and L.W. Cooper. 2012. The ecology of coastal waters and estuarine lagoons of the eastern Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Estuaries and Coasts 35: 416-435.
Wilson, C.J., P.S. Wilson, C.A. Greene, and K.H. Dunton. 2010. Seagrass leaves in 3-D: using computed tomography and low-frequency acoustics to investigate the material properties of seagrass tissue. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 395:128-134.
Iken, K., B. Bluhm, and K. Dunton. 2009. Benthic food-web structure under differing water mass properties in the southern Chukchi Sea. Deep-Sea Research II 57:71-85.
Gómez, I., A. Wulff, M.Y. Roleda, P. Huovinen, U. Karsten, L. Quartino, K.H. Dunton, and C.Wiencke. 2009. Light and temperature demands of marine benthic microalgae and seaweeds in polar regions. Botanica Marina 52: 593-608.
Wiencke, C., I. Gómez, and K.H. Dunton. 2009. Phenology and seasonal physiological performance of polar seaweeds. Botanica Marina 52: 585-592.
Miller, H., P. Neale, K. Dunton. 2009. Biological weighting functions for UV inhibition of photosynthesis in the kelp Laminaria hyperborea (Phaeophyceae). Journal of Phycology45: 571-584.
Wilson, P.S. and K.H. Dunton. 2009. Laboratory investigation of the acoustic response of seagrass tissue in the frequency band 0.5-2.5 kHz. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 125(4): 1951-1959.
Forbes, M.G., H.D. Alexander, and K.H. Dunton. 2008. Effects of pulsed riverine versus non-pulsed wastewater inputs of freshwater on plant community structure in a semi-arid saltmarsh. Wetlands 28(4): 984-994.
Martin, R.S., C.P. Onuf and K.H. Dunton. 2008. Assessment of propeller and off-road vehiclescarring in seagrass beds and wind-tidal flats of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Botanica Marina 51:79-91.
Wilson, P.S. and K.H. Dunton. 2007. Seagrass acoustics: results of an experimental laboratoryinvestigation. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics p. 383- 390.
Aumack, C.F., K.H. Dunton, A.B. Burd, D.W. Funk, and R.A. Maffione. 2007. Linking lightattenuation and suspended sediment loading to benthic productivity within an arctic kelpbed community. Journal of Phycology 43:853-863.
Mutchler, T., K.H. Dunton, A. Townsend-Small, S Fredriksen, and M. Rasser. 2007. Isotopic and elemental indicators of nutrient sources and status of coastal habitats in the Caribbean Sea, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 74:449-457.
Miller, H.L. and K.H. Dunton. 2007. Stable isotope ( 13 C) and O 2 micro-optode alternatives for measuring photosynthesis in seaweeds. Marine Ecology Progress Series 329:85-97.
Dunton, K.H., T. Weingartner and E.C. Carmack. 2006. The nearshore western Beaufort Sea ecosystem: circulation and importance of terrestrial carbon in arctic coastal food webs. Progress in Oceanography 71:362-378.
Forbes, M.G. and K.H. Dunton. 2006. Response of a subtropical estuarine marsh to local climatic change in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts 29:1242-1254.
Kopecky, A.L. and K.H. Dunton. 2006. Variability in drift macroalgal abundance in relation to biotic and abiotic factors in two seagrass dominated estuaries in the western Gulf of Mexico. Estuaries and Coasts 29:617-629.
Wiencke, C., M.N. Clayton, I. Gómez, K. Iken, U.H. Lüder, C.D. Amsler, U. Karsten, D. Hanelt,K. Bischof, and K. Dunton. 2006. Life strategy, ecophysiology and ecology of seaweeds in polar waters. Review of Environmental Science and Biotechnology DOI10.1007/s11157-006-0001-4.
Alexander, H.D. and K.H. Dunton. 2006. Treated wastewater as an alternative freshwater source in a hypersaline salt marsh: impacts on salinity, inorganic nitrogen, and emergent vegetation. Journal of Coastal Research 22:377-392.
Lamote, M. and K.H. Dunton. 2006. Effects of drift macroalgae and light attenuation on chlorophyll fluorescence and sediment sulfides in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. J.Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 334:174-186.
Jacob, U., T. Brey, I. Fetzer, S. Kaehler, K. Mintenbeck, K. Dunton, K. Beyer, U. Struck, E.A.Pakhomov, and W.E. Arntz. 2006. Towards the trophic structure of the Bouvet Island marine ecosystem. Polar Biology 29:106-113.
Dunton, K.H., J.L. Goodall, S.V. Schonberg, J.M. Grebmeier, and D.R. Maidment. 2005.Multi-decadal synthesis of benthic-pelagic coupling in the western arctic: role of cross-shelf advective processes. Deep-Sea Research II 52:3462-3477.
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.
Alexander, H.D. and K.H. Dunton. 2002. Freshwater inundation effects on emergent vegetation of a hypersaline salt marsh. Estuaries 25(6B):1426-1435.
Raven, J.A., A.M. Johnston, J.E. Kubler, R. Korb, S.G. McInroy, L.L. Handley, C.M.Scrimgeour, D.I. Walker, J Beardall, M.N. Clayton, M. Vanderklift, S. Fredriksen, andK.H. Dunton. 2002. Seaweeds in cold seas: evolution and carbon acquisition. Annals of Botany 90:525-536.
Raven, J.A., A.M. Johnston, J.E. Kubler, R. Korb, S.G. McInroy, L.L. Handley, C.M.Scrimgeour, D.I. Walker, J Beardall, M. Vanderklift, S. Fredriksen, and K.H. Dunton.2002. Mechanistic interpretation of carbon isotope discrimination by marine macroalgae and seagrasses. Functional Plant Biology 29:355- 378.
Major, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2002. Variations in light-harvesting characteristics of the seagrass, Thalassia testudinum: evidence for photo acclimation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 275:173-189.
Dunton, K.H. and S.V. Schonberg. 2002. Assessment of propeller scarring in seagrass beds of the south Texas coast. Journal of Coastal Research 37:100- 110.
Dunton, K.H., B. Hardegree, and T.E. Whitledge. 2001. Response of estuarine marsh vegetation to interannual variations in precipitation. Estuaries 24(6A):851-861.
Dunton, K.H. 2001. δ 15 N and δ 13 C measurements of Antarctic peninsular fauna: trophic relationships and assimilation of benthic seaweeds. American Zoologist 41(1):99-112.
Burd, A.B. and K.H. Dunton. 2001. Field verification of a light-driven model of biomass changes in the seagrass Halodule wrightii. Marine Ecology Progress Series 209:85-98.
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.
Major, K.M. and K.H. Dunton. 2000. Photosynthetic performance in Syringodium filiforme: seasonal variation in light-harvesting characteristics. Aquatic Botany 68:249-264.
Dunton, K.H. and S.V. Schonberg. 2000. The benthic faunal assemblage of the Boulder Patch kelp community. In: The Natural History of an Arctic Oil Field. J.C. Truett and S.R.Johnson (eds.), p. 371-397. New York: Academic Press.
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 EcologyProgress Series 196:39-48.
Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. 2000. Above- and below-ground production, biomass andreproductive ecology of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) in a subtropical coastallagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 193:271-283.
Whitledge, T.E., D.A. Stockwell, E.J. Buskey, K.H. Dunton, G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt, and P.A.Montagna. 1999. Persistent brown tide bloom in Laguna Madre, Texas. In: The Gulf ofMexico Large Marine Ecosystem. H. Kumpf, K. Steidinger, K. Sherman (eds.), p. 338-359. London: Blackwell Science.
Buskey, E.J., K.H. Dunton, and P.L. Parker. 1999. Variations in stable carbon isotope ratio ofthe copepod Acartia tonsa during the onset of the Texas brown tide. Estuaries22(4):995-1003.
Kaldy, J.E., N. Fowler and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Critical assessment of Thalassia testudinum(Turtle grass) aging techniques: implications for demographic inferences. MarineEcology Progress Series 181:279-288.
Kaldy, J.E. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Ontogenetic photosynthetic changes, dispersal and survival of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) seedlings in a sub- tropical lagoon. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 240:193-212.
Lee, K.-S. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Inorganic nitrogen acquisition in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum: development of whole-plant nitrogen budget. Limnology and Oceanography44(5):1204-1215.
Lee, K.-S. and K.H. Dunton. 1999. Influence of sediment nitrogen -availability on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. Marine Biology 134:217-226.
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.
Cooper, L.W., T.M. Beasley, X.-L. Zhao, C. Soto, K.L. Vinogradova, and K.H. Dunton. 1998.Marine algae as historical indicators of the transport of nuclear fuel re-processing wastes from mid-to-high latitudes in the Atlantic Ocean. Marine Biology 131:391-399.
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 Series152:103-117.
Henley, W.J. and K.H. Dunton. 1997. Effects of nitrogen supply and continuous darkness on growth and photosynthesis of the arctic kelp, Laminaria solidungula. Limnology andOceanography 42(2):209-216.
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 Banks ex König. 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, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 143:201-210.
Dunton, K.H. 1996. Photosynthetic production and biomass of the subtropical seagrass Halodule wrightii along an estuarine gradient. Estuaries 19:436-447.
Czerny, A.B. and K.H. Dunton. 1995. The effects of in situ light reduction on the growth of twosubtropical seagrasses, Thalassia testudinum and Halodule wrightii. Estuaries 18:418-427.
Dunton, K.H. and P.K. Dayton. 1995. The biology of high latitude kelp. In: Ecology of Fjordsand Coastal Waters. H.R. Skjoldal et al. (eds.), p. 499-507. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Henley, W.J. and K.H. Dunton. 1995. A seasonal comparison of carbon, nitrogen and pigment content in Laminaria solidungula and L. saccharina (Phaeophyta) in the Alaskan Arctic.J. Phycology 31:325-331.
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 Marina38:519-527.
Tomasko, D.A. and K.H. Dunton. 1995. Primary productivity in Halodule wrightii: a comparison of techniques based on daily carbon budgets. Estuaries 18:271-278.
Dunton, K.H. 1994. Seasonal growth and biomass of the subtropical seagrass Halodule wrightiii in relation to continuous measurements of underwater irradiance. Marine Biology120:479-489.
Dunton, K.H. and D.A. Tomasko. 1994. In situ photosynthesis in the seagrass Halodule wrightiii in a hypersaline tropical lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 107:281-293.
Golikov, A.N., S.Y. Gagaev, V.V. Galtzova, and K.H. Dunton. 1994. The ecosystems, flora andfauna of the Chaun Bay of the East-Siberian Sea. In: Exploration of the Fauna of theSeas. O.A. Scarlotto (ed.), vol. 57(55):4-111. St. Petersburg: Russian Academy of Sciences.
Dunton, K.H. 1992. Arctic biogeography: the paradox of the marine benthic fauna and flora. Trends Ecol. and Evol. 7(6):183-189. (INVITED)
Dunton, K.H., S.V. Schonberg, L.R. Martin, and G.S. Mueller. 1992. Seasonal and annualvariations in the underwater light environment of an arctic kelp community. In: Divingfor Science. L.B. Cahoon (ed.), p. 83-92. Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Scientific Diving Symposium. Costa Mesa, CA: Amer. Acad. Underwater Sci.
Sellman, P.V., A.J. Delaney, E.J. Chamberlain, and K.H. Dunton. 1992. Seafloor temperature and conductivity data from Stefansson Sound, Alaska. Cold Reg. Sci. Tech. 20:271-288.
Dunton, K.H. 1990. Growth and production in Laminaria solidungula: relation to continuous underwater light levels in the Alaskan High Arctic. Marine Biology 106:297-304.
Dunton, K.H. 1990. Production ecology of Ruppia maritima L. s. l. and Halodule wrightii Aschers. in two subtropical estuaries. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology andEcology 143:147-164.
Dunton, K.H., L.R. Martin, and R.H. Day. 1990. Effects of diesel fuel arctic on photosynthesisand pigment levels in antarctic marine algae following the Bahia Paraiso fuel spill.Antarctic Journal of the U.S. 25(5):177-179.
Kennicutt, M.C., et al., (K.H. Dunton). 1990. Oil spillage in Antarctica. Environ. Sci. Technol.24(5):620-624.
Dunton, K.H., S.M. Saupe, A.N. Golikov, D.M. Schell, and S.V. Schonberg. 1989. Trophicrelationships and isotopic gradients among arctic and subarctic marine fauna. MarineEcology Progress Series 56:89-97.
Dunton, K.H. and C. Jodwalis. 1988. Photosynthetic performance of Laminaria solidungula measured in situ in the Alaskan High Arctic. Marine Biology 98:277-285.
Dunton, K.H. and D.M. Schell. 1987. Dependence of consumers on macroalgal (Laminaria solidungula) carbon in an arctic kelp community: 13 C evidence. Marine Biology 93:615-625.
Dunton, K.H. and D.M. Schell. 1986. Seasonal carbon budget and growth of Laminaria solidungula in the Alaskan High Arctic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 31:57-66.
Dunton, K.H. 1985. Growth of dark-exposed Laminaria saccharina (L.) Lamour. and Laminarasolidungula J. Ag. (Laminariales: Phaeophyta) in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 94:181-189.
Dunton, K.H. 1984. An annual carbon budget for an arctic kelp community. In: The AlaskaBeaufort Sea: Ecosystems and Environments. P. Barnes, D. Schell, and E. Reimnitz(eds.), p. 311-326. Orlando: Academic Press.
Dunton, K.H., E. Reimnitz, and S.V. Schonberg. 1982. An arctic kelp community in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Arctic 35(4):465-484.
Wiencke C, I. Gomez, and K. Dunton. 2011. Phenology and seasonal physiological performance of polar seaweeds. In: Biology of Polar Benthic Algae, C. Wiencke (ed.), pp. 181-194 (Ch9), Walter de Gruyter GmBh & Co. Berlin/New York.
Gomez I, A. Wulff, M. Y. Roleda, P. Huovinen, U. Karsten, M.L. Quartino, K. Dunton, C.Wiencke. 2011. Light and temperature demands of benthic microalgae and seaweeds in polar regions. In: Biology of Polar Benthic Algae, C. Wiencke (ed.), pp. 195-220 (Ch 10),Walter de Gruyter GmBh & Co. Berlin/New York.
Dunton, K.H., S.V. Schonberg, and D.W. Funk. 2009. Interannual and spatial variability in light attenuation: evidence from three decades of growth in the arctic kelp, Laminaria solidungula. In: Smithsonian at the Poles: Contributions to International Polar Science. Krupnick et al. (eds.), pp. 271-284, Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington,D.C.
Mutchler, T., R.F. Mooney, S. Wallace, L. Podsim, S. Fredriksen, and K.H. Dunton. 2010.Origins and fate of inorganic-nitrogen from land to coastal ocean on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. In: Coastal Lagoons: Critical Habitats of Environmental Change. Kennish, M.J. and H.W. Paerl (eds.), pp. 283- 305, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Mateo, M.A., J. Cebrián, K. Dunton, and T. Mutchler. 2006. Carbon Flux in Seagrass Ecosystems. In: Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Larkum, A.W.D., et al(eds.), pp. 159-192, Springer, Berlin.
Dunton, K.H. and L. Cooper. 2005. Feedbacks associated with sea-level rise along Arctic coasts. In: Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene. Crossland, et al (eds.), pp. 52-53.Springer, Berlin.