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Steve Dykstra

University of South Alabama

Department of Marine Sciences

Life Sciences Building Room 25
Mobile, AL  36688  

sdykstra@disl.org

Project List:

Consortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 7

2020

Axler, K. E., Sponaugle, S., Brise?o-Avena, C., Hernandez, F., Warner, S. J., Dzwonkowski, B., et al. (2020). Fine-scale larval fish distributions and predator?prey dynamics in a coastal river-dominated ecosystem. Marine ecology Progress Series, 650, 37–61.
Dykstra, S. L., & Dzwonkowski, B. (2020). The Propagation of Fluvial Flood Waves Through a Backwater-Estuarine Environment. Water Resour. Res., 56(2).
Greer, A. T., Boyette, A. D., Cruz, V. J., Cambazoglu, M. K., Dzwonkowski, B., Chiaverano, L. M., et al. (2020). Contrasting fine-scale distributional patterns of zooplankton driven by the formation of a diatom-dominated thin layer. Limnol. Oceanogr., 65(9), 2236–2258.

2018

Dzwonkowski, B., Fournier, S., Park, K., Dykstra, S. L., & Reager, J. T. (2018). Water Column Stability and the Role of Velocity Shear on a Seasonally Stratified Shelf, Mississippi Bight, Northern Gulf of Mexico. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 123(8), 5777–5796.
Dzwonkowski, B., Fournier, S., Reager, J. T., Milroy, S., Park, K., Shiller, A. M., et al. (2018). Tracking sea surface salinity and dissolved oxygen on a river-influenced, seasonally stratified shelf, Mississippi Bight, northern Gulf of Mexico. Continental Shelf Research, 169, 25–33.
Greer, A., Shiller, A., Hofmann, E., Wiggert, J., Warner, S., Parra, S., et al. (2018). Functioning of Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems and Implications for Oil Spill Response: From Observations to Mechanisms and Models. Oceanog, 31(3).

2017

Dzwonkowski, B., Greer, A. T., Briseno-Avena, C., Krause, J. W., Soto, I. M., Hernandez, F. J., et al. (2017). Estuarine influence on biogeochemical properties of the Alabama shelf during the fall season. Continental Shelf Research, 140, 96–109.

Conference Presentations - 29

2019

Book, J., Parra, S., Dykstra, S., Dzwonkowski, B., Howden, S., Warner, S., et al. (2019). A Case Study of Inertial Oscillations and Diurnal Dynamics Offshore of Mobile Bay. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Dykstra, S., & Dzwonkowski, B. (2019). Predictable to Flashy: Compounding impacts of discharge conveyance in a deltaic-estuarine environment, Mobile Bay, Alabama. In 25th Biennial CERF Conference. Mobile, AL : 11/03/19-11/07/19.
Dykstra, S., Dzwonkowski, B., Parra, S., Warner, S., Book, J., Moum, J., et al. (2019). Shelf convergence and transport near an ebb tidal delta in the Mississippi Bight, northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Dzwonkowski, B., Fournier, S., Coogan, J., Milroy, S., Greer, A., Soto, I., et al. (2019). Shelf bottom dissolved oxygen conditions and their impacts on adjacent estuarine systems in a region of fresh water influence, Mississippi Bight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
OBrien, S., Dykstra, S., Parra, S., Dzwonkowski, B., Book, J., Pan, C., et al. (2019). Increased Suspended Sediment Concentration in Mississippi Bight in Spring 2016 evaluated using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Data and a Synthesis Numerical Model. In U.S. HYDRO 2019 Conference. Biloxi, MS : 03/18/19-03/21/19: Poster.
OBrien, S., Dykstra, S., Parra, S., Dzwonkowski, B., Book, J., Pan, C., et al. (2019). Suspended Sediment Transport in Mississippi Bight During Two Cold Front Events in Spring 2016. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Parra, S., Book, J., Moum, J., Warner, S., Dzwonkowski, B., Dykstra, S., et al. (2019). Wind-Driven Mixing of the Mobile Bay Plume in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Book, J. W., Parra, S., Dzwonkowski, B., Dykstra, S., Warner, S. J., Moum, J. N., et al. (2018). Temporal Varying Spatial Patterns in Mobile Bay Outflow. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster.
Dykstra, S., & Dzwonkowski, B. (2018). A shifting tidal flood limit in the coastal environment. In 25th Annual USA Spring Graduate Research Forum. Mobile, AL : 03/12/18-03/14/18.
Dykstra, S., & Dzwonkowski, B. (2018). Freshwater discharge in coastal Alabama. In Gulf of Mexico Graduate Student Symposium 2018. Dauphin Island, AL : 03/02/18-03/04/18.
Dykstra, S., & Dzwonkowski, B. (2018). The Role of Freshwater Discharge on Coastal Transport. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Dykstra, S., & Dzwonkowski, B. (2018). Impacts of an inland basin on an estuarine system in coastal Alabama. In 2018 Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS). Galveston, TX : 10/15/18-10/19/18: Poster.
Dzwonkowski, B., Fournier, S., Coogan, J., Reager, J. T., Milroy, S., Park, K., et al. (2018). Tracking the sea surface salinity and dissolved oxygen in the Mississippi Bight: Is the system primed for hypoxia? In 2018 Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS). Galveston, TX : 10/15/18-10/19/18.
Parra, S. M., Book, J. W., Moum, J. N., Warner, S., Dzwonkowski, B., & Dykstra, S. (2018). Mobile Bay plume mixing in the inner shelf. In 2018 Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas (PECS). Galveston, TX : 10/15/18-10/19/18.
Wiggert, J., Pan, C., Dinniman, M., Lau, Y., Fitzpatrick, P., O'Brien, S., et al. (2018). Controls on Planktonic Dynamics in the Mississippi Bight by Estuarine-Shelf Exchange Processes. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018. Portland, OR : 02/11/18-02/16/18.

2017

Dykstra, S., & Dzwonkowski, B. (2017). Spatial variability of tides due to discharge. In 4th Annual Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference of the Americas. Dauphin Island, AL : 08/21/17-08/23/17.
Dykstra, S., Dzwonkowski, B., OBrien, S., & Lockridge, G. (2017). Seasonal Variability in Ebb Plume Hydrodynamics. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Dykstra, S. L., & Dzwonkowski, B. (2017). Spatial shifts in tidal-fluvial environments. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17: Poster.
Dzwonkowski, B., & Dykstra, S. (2017). Observations of internal waves in the coastal waters of Alabama. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Dzwonkowski, B., & Dykstra, S. (2017). Observations of internal waves in the coastal waters of Alabama. In 2017 Gordon Conference on Coastal Ocean Dynamics. Biddeford, ME : 06/11/17-06/16/17.
Dzwonkowski, B., Greer, A. T., Briseno-Avena, C., Krause, J., Joung, D., Soto Ramos, I., et al. (2017). Influence of Estuarine-exchange on the Coupled Bio-physical Water Column Structure during the Fall Season on the Alabama Shelf. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
OBrien, S., Dykstra, S., Quas, L., Dzwonkowski, B., Howden, S., Wallace, D., et al. (2017). Characterizing Spatial and Temporal Changes of the Suspended Particulate Matter in the Mississippi Sound and Mississippi Bight. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
Pan, C., Dinniman, M., Fitzpatrick, P., Lau, Y., Cambazoglu, M., Parra, S., et al. (2017). Exploring the Circulation Dynamics of Mississippi Sound and Bight Using the CONCORDE Synthesis Model. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17: Poster.
Wiggert, J., Pan, C., Dinniman, M., Lau, Y., Fitzpatrick, P., OBrien, S., et al. (2017). Impact of Circulation, Transport, and Exchange Variability in the Northern Gulf of Mexico on Shelf Ecosystem Dynamics. In 2017 OCB Summer Workshop. Woods Hole, MA : 06/26/17-06/29/17: Poster.
Wiggert, J. D., Pan, C., Dinniman, M., Lau, Y., Fitzpatrick, P., OBrien, S., et al. (2017). Impacts of Suspended Sediment and Estuarine – Shelf Exchange Pathways on Shelf Ecosystem Dynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA : 12/11/17-12/15/17: Poster.

2016

Dykstra, S. L., Dzwonkowski, B., Lockridge, G., O'Brien, S. J., & and Wiggert, J. (2016). Drifter Observations of an Ebb Tidal Plume Dispersion and Circulation in a Critical Estuary-Shelf Environment, Main Pass, Mobile, AL. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster.
Dykstra, S. L., Dzwonkowski, B., Lockridge, G., O'Brien, S. J., & Wiggert, J. (2016). Lagrangian Observations of an Ebb Tidal Plume under Low Discharge Conditions, Main Pass, Mobile Bay, AL. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16.
Dykstra, S. L., Dzwonkowski, B., Lockridge, G., O'Brien, S. J., & Wiggert, J. (2016). Lagrangian Observations of a Tidal Plume through an Ebb Tidal Delta. In USM 2016 Graduate Student Symposium. Ocean Springs, MS : 03/04/16-03/06/16.
O'Brien, S., Fitzpatrick, P., Dzwonkowski, B., Dykstra, S., Wallace, D., Church, I., et al. (2016). Multivariate analysis of the influences of oceanic and meteorological processes on suspended particulate matter distributions in Mississippi coastal waters. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2016. New Orleans, LA : 02/21/16-02/26/16: Poster.