Our
Publications
The following publications share the scientific work of the Kelp Rescue Initiative team and collaborators studying kelp forest restoration along British Columbia’s coast. These papers reflect our ongoing research into ecosystem resilience, restoration techniques and the environmental factors shaping kelp recovery in the Northeast Pacific.
2025
Genomic consequences of population decline in two canopy-forming kelp species
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). Current Biology, 35(3), 688-698.e8. View Paper
Testing the roles of local adaptation and genetic diversity to improve Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) restoration
Dykman, L.N., Steell, S.C., Bemmels, J.B., Melchers, G.K., Timmer, B.D., Owens, G.L., Neufeld, C.J. and Baum, J.K., (2025). Restoration Ecology, p.e70114. View Paper
2024
The Kelp Forest Challenge: A collaborative global movement to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests.
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). Journal of Applied Psychology, 36(2), 951–964. View Paper
Multiscale stability of an intertidal kelp (Postelsia palmaeformis) near its northern range edge through a period of prolonged heatwaves
Csordas, M., Starko, S., Neufeld, C. J., Thompson, S. A., & Baum, J. K. (2024). Annals of Botany, 133(1), 61–72. View Paper
Upscaling marine forest restoration: Challenges, solutions and recommendations from the Green Gravel Action Group
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). Frontiers in Marine Science, 11. View Paper
Local and regional variation in kelp loss and stability across coastal British Columbia
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). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 733, 1–26.
2023
The Kelp Forest Challenge: A roadmap for protecting and restoring 4 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040
Eger A. M., Altamirano M., Anita G. O., … Timmer B., ... & Vergès, A. (2023). The Kelp Forest Alliance. View Roadmap
Mapping Canopy-Forming Kelps in the Northeast Pacific: A Guidebook for Decision-Makers and Practitioners
Reshitnyk, L., Saccomanno, V., Bell, T., & Cavanaugh, K. [Brian Timmer: Contributing author] (2023). Restoration Ecology, p.e70114. View Paper
2022
Microclimate predicts kelp forest extinction in the face of direct and indirect marine heatwave effects
Starko, S., Neufeld, C. J., Gendall, L., Timmer, B., Campbell, L., Yakimishyn, J., Druehl, L., & Baum, J. K.(2022). Ecological Applications 32(7). View Paper