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PUBLICATIONS

2025

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Bemmels, J. B., Starko, S., Weigel, B. L., Hirabayashi, K., Pinch, A., Elphinstone, C., Dethier, M. N., Rieseberg, L. H., Page, J. E., Neufeld, C. J., & Owens, G. L. (2025). Population genomics reveals strong impacts of genetic drift without purging and guides conservation of bull and giant kelp. Current Biology, 35(3), 688-698.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.12.025

2024

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Eger, A., Aguirre, J. D., Altamirano, M., Arafeh-Dalmau, N., Arroyo, N. L., Bauer-Civiello, A. M., Beas-Luna, R., Bekkby, T., Bellgrove, A., Bennett, S., Bernal, B., Blain, C. O., Boada, J., Branigan, S., Bursic, J., Cevallos, B., Choi, C., Connell, S. D., Cornwall, C. E., …, Timmer, B., Vergès, A. (2024). The Kelp Forest Challenge: A collaborative global movement to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests. Journal of Applied Phycology, 36(2), 951–964. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-03103-y

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Csordas, M., Starko, S., Neufeld, C. J., Thompson, S. A., & Baum, J. K. (2024). Multiscale stability of an intertidal kelp (Postelsia palmaeformis) near its northern range edge through a period of prolonged heatwaves. Annals of Botany, 133(1), 61–72. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad148

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Wood, G. V., Filbee-Dexter, K., Coleman, M. A., Valckenaere, J., Aguirre, J. D., Bentley, P. M., Carnell, P., Dawkins, P. D., Dykman, L. N., Earp, H. S., Ennis, L. B., Francis, P., Franco, J. N., Hayford, H., Lamb, J. B., Ling, S. D., Layton, C., Lis, E., Masters, B., …, Neufeld, C., Starko, S., Steell, C.,  Wernberg, T. (2024). Upscaling marine forest restoration: Challenges, solutions and recommendations from the Green Gravel Action Group. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1364263

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Starko S., Timmer B., Reshitnyk L., Csordas M., McHenry J., Schroeder S., Hessing-Lewis M., Costa M., Zielinksi A., Zielinksi R., Cook S., Underhill R., Boyer L., Fretwell C., Yakimishyn J., Heath W. A., Gruman C., Hingmire D., Baum J. K., & Neufeld C. J. (2024). Local and regional variation in kelp loss and stability across coastal British Columbia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 733, 1–26.

2023

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Eger A. M., Altamirano M., Anita G. O., … Timmer B., ... & Vergès, A. (2023). The Kelp Forest Challenge: A roadmap for protecting and restoring 4 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040 (v1.0). The Kelp Forest Alliance. Available at: https://kelpforestalliance.com/roadmap

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Reshitnyk, L., Saccomanno, V., Bell, T., & Cavanaugh, K. [Brian Timmer: Contributing author] (2023). Mapping Canopy-Forming Kelps in the Northeast Pacific: A Guidebook for Decision-Makers and Practitioners (Version v1.0) [Dataset]. Hakai Institute. https://doi.org/10.21966/7ze4-x883

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