M. Hessing-Lewis

A blueprint for national assessments of the blue carbon capacity of kelp forests applied to Canadas coastline

This paper develops a method to assess kelp forest carbon sequestration capacity using data synthesis and Bayesian modeling, finding significant carbon storage and production in Canadian kelp forests.

Climate benefits of seaweed farming: estimating regional carbon emission and sequestration pathways

This study estimates the carbon emission and sequestration potential of seaweed farming in coastal British Columbia under different industry development scenarios.

Quantifying marine larval dispersal to assess MPA network connectivity and inform future national and transboundary planning efforts

The paper models marine larval dispersal to assess MPA network connectivity and shows that existing MPAs in British Columbia meet connectivity criteria for nearshore species.

Temperature and food chain length, but not latitude, explain region-specific kelp forest responses to an unprecedented heatwave

The paper examines how temperature and food chain length, but not latitude, influence kelp forest responses to a heatwave in British Columbia.

Spatial variation in exploited metapopulations obscures risk of collapse

The paper examines how spatial mismatches in harvesting metapopulations can obscure local collapse risks and proposes management strategies to mitigate these effects.