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S. Starko

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Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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J. K. Baum· 4 shared B. Timmer· 2 shared C. J. Neufeld· 2 shared J. McHenry· 2 shared J. Yakimishyn· 2 shared L. Reshitnyk· 2 shared M. Costa· 2 shared M. Csordas· 2 shared

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J. K. Baum

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

J. McHenry, D. K. Okamoto, K. Filbee-Dexter, K. Krumhansl, K. MacGregor, M. Hessing-Lewis, B. Timmer, P. Archambault, C. Attridge, D. Cottier, M. Costa, M. Csordas, L. E. Johnson, J. Lessard, A. Mora-Soto, , J. K. Baum

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.

bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2024Ecology

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

S. Starko, B. Timmer, L. Reshitnyk, M. Csordas, J. McHenry, S. Schroeder, M. Hessing-Lewis, M. Costa, A. Zielinski, R. Zielinski, S. Cook, R. Underhill, L. Boyer, C. Fretwell, J. Yakimishyn, , C. J. Neufeld

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

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Marine heatwaves threaten cryptic coral diversity and erode associations amongst coevolving partners

S. Starko, J. E. Fifer, D. C. Claar, S. W. Davies, R. Cunning, A. C. Baker, J. K. Baum

The paper tracks coral genetics and symbiotic associations during a marine heatwave, finding genetic diversity loss and disrupted symbiotic relationships.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2023Ecology

Inconsistent patterns of microbial diversity and composition between highly similar sequencing protocols: a case study with reef-building corals

H. E. Epstein, A. Hernandez-Agreda, S. Starko, J. K. Baum, R. Vega Thurber

This study evaluates inconsistencies in microbial diversity metrics between two similar 16S rRNA sequencing protocols used on reef-building coral samples, highlighting the need for caution when combining data from different protocols.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2021Microbiology

Convergent evolution of niche structure in Northeast Pacific kelp forests

S. Starko, K. Demes, C. J. Neufeld, P. T. Martone

This study investigates niche evolution in kelps by analyzing functional traits and community data, finding convergent trait evolution and environmental filtering by waves drives divergence among closely related species.

bioRxiv · Feb 24, 2020Ecology