publications
2024
A.H. Hartwell, A. Wheat, J.A. Dijkstra, Natural warming differentiates communities and increases diversity in deep-sea Ridge-Flank Hydrothermal Systems, Communications Biology, Nature 7(1): 379
J.E.K. Byrnes, A. Brown, K. Sheridan, T. Peller, J. Lawlor, J. Beaulieu, J. Munoz, A. Hesketh, A. Pereira, N.S. Knight, L. Super, E. Bledsoe, J. Burant, J.A. Dijkstra, K. Benes, Notes from the the past show how local variability can stymie urchins and the rise of the reds in the Gulf of Maine. Ecosphere 15(4):e4800.
A.H. Hartwell, A. Wheat, J.A. Dijkstra, Natural warming differentiates communities and increases diversity in deep-sea Ridge-Flank Hydrothermal Systems, Communications Biology, Nature 7(1): 379
J.E.K. Byrnes, A. Brown, K. Sheridan, T. Peller, J. Lawlor, J. Beaulieu, J. Munoz, A. Hesketh, A. Pereira, N.S. Knight, L. Super, E. Bledsoe, J. Burant, J.A. Dijkstra, K. Benes, Notes from the the past show how local variability can stymie urchins and the rise of the reds in the Gulf of Maine. Ecosphere 15(4):e4800.
2023
J.A. Dijkstra and E.L. Westerman, From kelp forests to Cunner: The long-tendrilled impact of a 50-year career studying marine ecology in the Gulf of Maine. 2023, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 569:151951
K. Van Volkom, L.G. Harris, W.J. Lambert, J.A. Dijkstra The effect of surface orientation on early successional fouling communities in the southern gulf of Maine. 2023, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 569:151952
K. Van Volkom, L.G. Harris, W.J. Lambert, J.A. Dijkstra The effect of surface orientation on early successional fouling communities in the southern gulf of Maine. 2023, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 569:151952
2022
A. Stasse, M.L.H. Cheng, K. Meyer, N. Bumbera, K. Van Volkom, A.M. Laferriere, J.A. Dijkstra, B. Brown, Temporal dynamics of eastern oyster larval abundance in Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire, Journal of Shellfish Research, 40: 471-478. https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-shellfish-research/volume-40/issue-3/035.040.0303/Temporal-Dynamics-of-Eastern-Oyster-Larval-Abundance-in-Great-Bay/10.2983/035.040.0303.full
2021
J. Pierce*, M.J. Butler IV, Y. Rzhanov, K. Lowell, J.A. Dijkstra, Classifying 3-D models of coral reefs using Structure-from-Motion and multi-view semantic segmentation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 1623, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.706674/full
M. L. H. Cheng, Lippmann, T. C., Dijkstra, J. A., Bradt, G., Cook, S., Choi, J. - G., and Brown, B. L., “A Deposition Baseline for Microplastic Particle Distribution in an Estuary”, Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 170. ScienceDirect, p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112653, 2021.
K. Mello-Rafter, D. Sowers, M. Malik, L.A. Mayer, J. A. Dijkstra, Environmental and geomorphological effects on the distribution of deep-sea canyons and seamount communities in the Northwest Atlantic. Frontiers in Marine Science, 1326, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.691668
K. Van Volkom*, L.G. Harris, J.A. Dijkstra. Not all prey are created equal: Invasive ascidian diet mediates sea star wasting disease in Henricia saguinolenta. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
M.L.H. Cheng, T.C. Lippmann, J.A. Dijkstra, G. Bradt, S. Cook, J-G Choi, B.L. Brown. A baseline for microplastic particle occurrence and distribution in Great Bay Estuary is in Marine Pollution Bulletin.
J.A. Dijkstra, K. Mello, D. Sowers, M.A. Malik, L. Watling, L.A. Mayer, "Fine-scale Mapping of Deep-Sea Habitat-Forming Species Densities Reveals Taxonomic Specific Environmental Drivers", Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30(6):1286-1298.
K. Van Volkom*, L.G. Harris, J.A. Dijkstra, "The Influence of Invasive Ascidian Diets on the Growth of the Sea Star Henricia sanguinolenta", Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1-7, doi.org/10.1017/S00253154200.
M. L. H. Cheng, Lippmann, T. C., Dijkstra, J. A., Bradt, G., Cook, S., Choi, J. - G., and Brown, B. L., “A Deposition Baseline for Microplastic Particle Distribution in an Estuary”, Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 170. ScienceDirect, p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112653, 2021.
K. Mello-Rafter, D. Sowers, M. Malik, L.A. Mayer, J. A. Dijkstra, Environmental and geomorphological effects on the distribution of deep-sea canyons and seamount communities in the Northwest Atlantic. Frontiers in Marine Science, 1326, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.691668
K. Van Volkom*, L.G. Harris, J.A. Dijkstra. Not all prey are created equal: Invasive ascidian diet mediates sea star wasting disease in Henricia saguinolenta. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
M.L.H. Cheng, T.C. Lippmann, J.A. Dijkstra, G. Bradt, S. Cook, J-G Choi, B.L. Brown. A baseline for microplastic particle occurrence and distribution in Great Bay Estuary is in Marine Pollution Bulletin.
J.A. Dijkstra, K. Mello, D. Sowers, M.A. Malik, L. Watling, L.A. Mayer, "Fine-scale Mapping of Deep-Sea Habitat-Forming Species Densities Reveals Taxonomic Specific Environmental Drivers", Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30(6):1286-1298.
K. Van Volkom*, L.G. Harris, J.A. Dijkstra, "The Influence of Invasive Ascidian Diets on the Growth of the Sea Star Henricia sanguinolenta", Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1-7, doi.org/10.1017/S00253154200.
2020
J.P. Pierce*, Y. Rzhanov, K. Lowell, J.A. Dijkstra, "Reducing Annotation Times: Semantic Segmentation of Coral Reef Survey Images", Global Oceans 2020: Singapore–US Gulf Coast, 1-9, 2020.
D. Sowers*, Dijkstra, J. A., Masetti, G., Mayer, L. A., Mello, K., and Malik, M. A., “Applying a Standardized Classification Scheme (CMECS) to Multibeam Sonar and ROV Video Data on Gosnold Seamount”, in Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitat, 2nd ed., pg. 1079, 2020.
C. Kennedy, A.L. Pappal, C. Bastidas, J.T. Calrton, A.A. David, J.A. Dijkstra, S. Duffey, J. Gibson, S.P. Grady, L. Green-Gavrielidis, L.G. Harris, N.-V. Hobbs, A. Mauk, M. McCuller, C. Neefus, B. O'Brien, K. Osborne, J. Pederson, J. Robidoux, M. Tyler, K. Van Volkom. "Report on the 2018 Rapid assessment survey of introduced, cryptogenic, and native marine species at New England Marinas Massachusetts to Maine", Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environment Affairs, Office of Coastal Zone Management, Boston, MA. 2020
D. Sowers*, Dijkstra, J. A., Masetti, G., Mayer, L. A., Mello, K., and Malik, M. A., “Applying a Standardized Classification Scheme (CMECS) to Multibeam Sonar and ROV Video Data on Gosnold Seamount”, in Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitat, 2nd ed., pg. 1079, 2020.
C. Kennedy, A.L. Pappal, C. Bastidas, J.T. Calrton, A.A. David, J.A. Dijkstra, S. Duffey, J. Gibson, S.P. Grady, L. Green-Gavrielidis, L.G. Harris, N.-V. Hobbs, A. Mauk, M. McCuller, C. Neefus, B. O'Brien, K. Osborne, J. Pederson, J. Robidoux, M. Tyler, K. Van Volkom. "Report on the 2018 Rapid assessment survey of introduced, cryptogenic, and native marine species at New England Marinas Massachusetts to Maine", Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environment Affairs, Office of Coastal Zone Management, Boston, MA. 2020
2019
N. Wilson*, C. E. Parrish, T. Battista, C. W. Wright, B. Costa, R. K. Slocum, J. A. Dijkstra, M. T. Tyler*, Mapping Seafloor Relative Reflectance and Assessing Coral Reef Morphology with EAARL-B Topobathymetric Lidar Waveforms. Estuaries and Coasts. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-019-00652-9, 2019.
J.A. Dijkstra, A. Litterer**, K. Mello, B.S. O'Brien*, Y. Rzhanov., Temperature, phenology, and turf macroalgae drive seascape change: Connections to mid-trophic level species. Ecosphere, 10(11):e20923, 2019.
C. Ware, Dijkstra, J. A., Mello, K., Stevens, A. H.*, O'Brien, B.*, and Ikedo, W.**, “A Novel Three Dimensional Analysis of Functional Architecture that Describe the Properties of Macroalgae as Refuge”, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 608. pp. 93-103, 2019.
J.A. Dijkstra, A. Litterer**, K. Mello, B.S. O'Brien*, Y. Rzhanov., Temperature, phenology, and turf macroalgae drive seascape change: Connections to mid-trophic level species. Ecosphere, 10(11):e20923, 2019.
C. Ware, Dijkstra, J. A., Mello, K., Stevens, A. H.*, O'Brien, B.*, and Ikedo, W.**, “A Novel Three Dimensional Analysis of Functional Architecture that Describe the Properties of Macroalgae as Refuge”, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 608. pp. 93-103, 2019.
2018
W. J. Lambert, Dijkstra, J. A., Clark, E.*, and Connolly, J.*, “Larval Exposure to Low Salinity Compromises Metamorphosis and Growth in the Colonial Ascidian Botrylloides Violaceus”, Invertebrate Biology, vol. 137. pp. 281-288, 2018.
B. O'Brien*, Mello, K., Litterer, A., and Dijkstra, J. A., “Seaweed Structure Shapes Trophic Interactions: A Case Study Using a Mid-Trophic Level Fish Species”, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 506. Elsevier, pp. 1-8, 2018.
P. J. Etnoyer, Malik, M. A., Sowers, D., Ruby, C., Bassett, R., Dijkstra, J. A., Pawlenko, N., Gottfried, S., Mello, K., Finkbeiner, M., and Sallis, A., “Working with Video to Improve Deep-Sea Habitat Characterization”, Oceanography, vol. 31, No.1, Supplement. The Oceanographic Society, pp. 64-67, 2018.
B. O'Brien*, Mello, K., Litterer, A., and Dijkstra, J. A., “Seaweed Structure Shapes Trophic Interactions: A Case Study Using a Mid-Trophic Level Fish Species”, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 506. Elsevier, pp. 1-8, 2018.
P. J. Etnoyer, Malik, M. A., Sowers, D., Ruby, C., Bassett, R., Dijkstra, J. A., Pawlenko, N., Gottfried, S., Mello, K., Finkbeiner, M., and Sallis, A., “Working with Video to Improve Deep-Sea Habitat Characterization”, Oceanography, vol. 31, No.1, Supplement. The Oceanographic Society, pp. 64-67, 2018.
2017
J. A. Dijkstra, Westerman, E. L., and Harris, L. G., “Elevated Seasonal Temperatures Eliminate Thermal Barriers of Reproduction of a Dominant Invasive Species: A Community State Change for Northern Communities?”, Diversity and Distributions, vol. 23. Wiley, pp. 1082-1092, 2017.
J. A. Dijkstra, Harris, L. G., Mello, K., Litterer, A. S., Wells, C., and Ware, C., “Invasive Species Transform Habitat Structure and Increase Biodiversity of Associated Species”, Journal of Ecology, vol. 105. Wiley, pp. 1668-1678, 2017.
B. Costa, Walker, B., and Dijkstra, J. A., “Mapping and Quantifying Seascape Patterns”, in Seascape Ecology, S. J. Pittman West Chester, England: John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2017, pp. 27-49.
J. A. Dijkstra, Harris, L. G., Mello, K., Litterer, A. S., Wells, C., and Ware, C., “Invasive Species Transform Habitat Structure and Increase Biodiversity of Associated Species”, Journal of Ecology, vol. 105. Wiley, pp. 1668-1678, 2017.
B. Costa, Walker, B., and Dijkstra, J. A., “Mapping and Quantifying Seascape Patterns”, in Seascape Ecology, S. J. Pittman West Chester, England: John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2017, pp. 27-49.
2016
M. R. Carman, Colarusso, P. D., Nelson, E. P., Grunden, D. W., Wong, M. C., McKenzie, C., Matheson, K., Davidson, J., Fox, S., Neckles, H., Bayley, H., Schott, S., Dijkstra, J. A., and Stewart-Clark, S., “Distribution and Diversity of Tunicates Utilizing Eelgrass as Substrate in the Western North Atlantic: A Latitudinal Study Between N 39° and N 47°”, Management of Biological Invasions, vol. 7. pp. 51-57, 2016.
A. Chase, Dijkstra, J. A., and Harris, L. G., “The Influence of Substrate Material on Ascidian Larval Settlement”, Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 106, pp. 35-42, 2016.
J. A. Dijkstra and Simkanin, C., “Intraspecific Response of Colonial Ascidians to Variable Salinity Stress in an Era of Global Change”, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 551, pp. 215-225, 2016.
C. E. Parrish, Dijkstra, J. A., O'Neil-Dunne, J., McKenna, L., and Pe'eri, S., “Post-Sandy Benthic Habitat Mapping Using New Topographic-Bathymetric Lidar Technology and Object-Based Image Classification”, Journal of Coastal Research. pp. 200-208, 2016.
C. Simkanin, Fofonoff, P. W., Larson, K., Lambert, G., Dijkstra, J. A., and Ruiz, G. M., “Spatial Extent and Temporal Dynamics of Ascidian Invasions in the Continental United States and Alaska”, Marine Biology. pp. 1-16, 2016.
A. Chase, Dijkstra, J. A., and Harris, L. G., “The Influence of Substrate Material on Ascidian Larval Settlement”, Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 106, pp. 35-42, 2016.
J. A. Dijkstra and Simkanin, C., “Intraspecific Response of Colonial Ascidians to Variable Salinity Stress in an Era of Global Change”, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 551, pp. 215-225, 2016.
C. E. Parrish, Dijkstra, J. A., O'Neil-Dunne, J., McKenna, L., and Pe'eri, S., “Post-Sandy Benthic Habitat Mapping Using New Topographic-Bathymetric Lidar Technology and Object-Based Image Classification”, Journal of Coastal Research. pp. 200-208, 2016.
C. Simkanin, Fofonoff, P. W., Larson, K., Lambert, G., Dijkstra, J. A., and Ruiz, G. M., “Spatial Extent and Temporal Dynamics of Ascidian Invasions in the Continental United States and Alaska”, Marine Biology. pp. 1-16, 2016.
2015
R. A. MacKenzie, Chen, C. Y., and Dijkstra, J. A., “Dedication to Dr. Michele Dionne (1954 - 2012)”, Estuaries and Coasts, vol. 38. Springer, pp. 1213-1214, 2015.
2014
J. A. Dijkstra, Buckman, K. L., Ward, D., Evans, D. W., Dionne, M., and Chen, C. Y., “Experimental and natural warming elevates mercury concentrations in estuarine fish”, PLoS ONE, vol. 8. p. e58401, 2013. * Feature in over 400 global media platforms.
J. A. Dijkstra, Lambert, W. J., and Harris, L. G., “Introduced species provide a novel temporal resource that facilitates native predator population growth”, Biological Invasions, vol. 15. pp. 911-919, 2013.
J. A. Dijkstra, Lambert, W. J., and Harris, L. G., “Introduced species provide a novel temporal resource that facilitates native predator population growth”, Biological Invasions, vol. 15. pp. 911-919, 2013.
2012
J. A. Dijkstra, Boudreau, J., and Dionne, M., “Species-specific mediation of temperature and community interactions by multiple foundation species”, Oikos, vol. 121. pp. 646-654, 2012.
2011
S. G. Bullard, Carman, M. R., Rocha, R. M., Dijkstra, J. A., and Goodwin, A., “Abundance and diversity of ascidians in Pacific Panama”, Aquatic Invasions, vol. 6. pp. 381-390, 2011.
M. R. Carman, Bullard, S. G., Rocha, R. M., Lambert, G., Dijkstra, J. A., Roper, J. J., Goodwin, A., Baker, E. M., and Carman, M., “Ascidians at the Pacific and Atlantic entrances to the Panama Canal”, Aquatic Invasions, vol. 6. pp. 371-380, 2011.
J. A. Dijkstra, Westerman, E. L., and Harris, L. G., “The effects of climate change on species composition, succession, and phenology: A case study”, Global Change Biology, vol. 17. pp. 2360-2369, 2011.
J. A. Dijkstra and Nolan, R., “Potential of the invasive colonial ascidian, Didemnum vexillum, to limit the escape response of the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus”, Aquatic Invasions, vol. 6. pp. 451-456, 2011.
M. R. Carman, Bullard, S. G., Rocha, R. M., Lambert, G., Dijkstra, J. A., Roper, J. J., Goodwin, A., Baker, E. M., and Carman, M., “Ascidians at the Pacific and Atlantic entrances to the Panama Canal”, Aquatic Invasions, vol. 6. pp. 371-380, 2011.
J. A. Dijkstra, Westerman, E. L., and Harris, L. G., “The effects of climate change on species composition, succession, and phenology: A case study”, Global Change Biology, vol. 17. pp. 2360-2369, 2011.
J. A. Dijkstra and Nolan, R., “Potential of the invasive colonial ascidian, Didemnum vexillum, to limit the escape response of the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus”, Aquatic Invasions, vol. 6. pp. 451-456, 2011.
2010
J. A. Dijkstra, Westerman, E. L., Brooks, C., and Harris, L. G., “Linking life-history characteristics, biogeography and success of non-natives in subtidal communities in the Gulf of Maine”, Advancing ecosystem research for the future of the Gulf, vol. 2904. Canadian Technical Report for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, 2010.
2009
E. L. Westerman, Dijkstra, J. A., and Harris, L. G., “High natural fusion rates in a Botryllid ascidian”, Marine Biology, vol. 156. pp. 2613-2619, 2009.
P. C. Valentine, Carman, M. R., Dijkstra, J. A., and Blackwood, D., “Larval recruitment of the colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum, seasonal water temperatures in New England coastal and offshore waters, and implications for spread of the species”, Aquatic Invasions, vol. 4. pp. 153-168, 2009.
E. L. Westerman, Dijkstra, J. A., and Harris, L. G., “Variation in brooding period masks similarities in response to changing temperatures”, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 391. pp. 13-19, 2009.
J.A. Dijkstra and L.G. Harris, Maintenance of diversity altered by a shift in dominant species: Implications for species coexistence. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 387: 71-80, 2009.
P. C. Valentine, Carman, M. R., Dijkstra, J. A., and Blackwood, D., “Larval recruitment of the colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum, seasonal water temperatures in New England coastal and offshore waters, and implications for spread of the species”, Aquatic Invasions, vol. 4. pp. 153-168, 2009.
E. L. Westerman, Dijkstra, J. A., and Harris, L. G., “Variation in brooding period masks similarities in response to changing temperatures”, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 391. pp. 13-19, 2009.
J.A. Dijkstra and L.G. Harris, Maintenance of diversity altered by a shift in dominant species: Implications for species coexistence. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 387: 71-80, 2009.
2008
J. A. Dijkstra, Dutton, A., Westerman, E., and Harris, L. G., “Heart Rate reflects osmostic stress levels in two introduced colonial ascidians Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides violaceus”, Marine Biology, vol. 154. pp. 805-811, 2008.
2007
S. G. Bullard, Lambert, G., Carman, M. R., Byrnes, J., Whitlatch, R., Ruiz, G., Miller, R., Harris, L., Valentine, P., Collie, J., Pederson, J., McNaught, D., Cohen, A., Asch, R., Dijkstra, J. A., and Heinonen, K., “Distribution and ecology of Didemnum sp.”, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 342. pp. 99-108, 2007.
J. A. Dijkstra, Harris, L., and Westerman, E., “The long-term distribution and ecology of four invasive colonial ascidians in the Gulf of Maine”, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 342. pp. 61-68, 2007.
J. A. Dijkstra, Sherman, H., and Harris, L., “The role of colonial ascidians in altering biodiversity in marine fouling communities”, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 342. pp. 168-171, 2007.
J. A. Dijkstra, Harris, L., and Westerman, E., “The long-term distribution and ecology of four invasive colonial ascidians in the Gulf of Maine”, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 342. pp. 61-68, 2007.
J. A. Dijkstra, Sherman, H., and Harris, L., “The role of colonial ascidians in altering biodiversity in marine fouling communities”, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 342. pp. 168-171, 2007.
2003
R. E. Grizzle, Ward, L. G., Langan, R., Schnaittacher, G. M., Dijkstra, J. A., and Adams, J. R., “Environmental monitoring at an open ocean aquaculture site in the Gulf of Maine: Results for 1997-2000”, in Open ocean aquaculture: From research to commercial reality, Baton Rouge, LA: The World Aquaculture Society, 2003, pp. 105-117.
