
PUBLICATIONS
2025
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
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
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
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
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
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

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