J. K. Baum

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.

Impacts of a prolonged marine heatwave and chronic local human disturbance on juvenile coral assemblages

This study examines how a marine heatwave and local human disturbance affect juvenile coral densities, finding both stressors reduce densities, with competitive corals declining more than stress-tolerant ones.

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.

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

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

Transformation of coral communities subjected to an unprecedented heatwave is modulated by local disturbance

The paper examines how an unprecedented heatwave affected coral communities, showing that pre-existing community structure and local disturbance levels influenced coral loss differently at community and species levels.

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

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.