Brian's CV

Peer-Reviewed Publications

‍ 2026 ‍

(16) Eger, A., et al. (137 Authors incl. Timmer, B.). (2026) Global Patterns and Regional Insights into Kelp Forest Protection, Restoration, and Stewardship. Journal of Applied Phycology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-026-03917-6

(15) Larson, S. E., Lowry, D., Andrews, K., Dykstra, C., Juanes, F., Timmer, B., & May, S. (2026) Molecular relatedness-based analyses reveal breeding site philopatry in female bluntnose sixgill sharks (Hexanchus griseus). Frontiers in Marine Science, 13, 1759346. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1759346

(14) Timmer, B., Reshitnyk, L., Neufeld, C., Baum, J. K. (2026). Historical data reveal bull kelp extinction and kelp forest community deborealization in a coastal hotspot. Ecological Applications, 36(3), e70223. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Feap.70223 **Featured in 18 print media stories and 3 radio interviews**

(13)Baum, J.K. et al. (with 26 members of 2021 Western North American Heat Dome Data Consortium, incl. Timmer, B.). (2026) Widespread ecological responses and cascading effects of the record-breaking 2021 western North American heatwave. Nature Ecology & Evolution, https://doi.org /10.1038/s41559-026-02987-6

‍ 2025

(12) Grimm, J., et al. (29 Authors incl. Timmer, B.) (2025). Co-producing knowledge with Indigenous Peoples: challenges and solutions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 3533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.10.012

(11) Eger, A., Baum J.K., Campbell, T., Cevalos Gil, B., Earp, H.S., Falace, A., Friewald, J., Hamilton, S., Lonhart,. S.I., Rootsaert, K., Rush., M.A., Schuster, J., Timmer, B., & Verges, A. (2025). Creating a global kelp forest conservation fundraising target: A 14-billion-dollar investment to help the kelp. Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111573

(10) Starko, S., Epstein, G., Chalifour, L., Bruce, K., Buzzoni, D., Csordas, M., Dimoff, S., Hansen, R., Maucieri, D., McHenry, J., Tietjen, K. L., Timmer, B., & Baum, J. K. (2025). Ecological responses to extreme climatic events: a systematic review of the 2014-2016 Northeast Pacific marine heatwave. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003589600-2

(9) Dykman, L., Steell, C., Bemmels, J.B., Melchers, G.K., Timmer, B., Owens, G.L., Neufeld, C., Baum J.K., (2025). Testing the roles of local adaptation and genetic diversity to improve giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) restoration. Restoration Ecology. e70114. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.70114

(8) McHenry, J., et al (22 Authors incl. Timmer B) (2025). A blueprint for national assessments of the blue carbon capacity of kelp forests applied to Canada’s coastline. npj Ocean Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00125-6

(7) Tabert, N., Reeves, C, Timmer, B., Cox, K., Fleury, A., Juanes F. (2025) Stable Isotope Analysis Reveals Habitat Mediated Variability in the Trophic Ecology of Pacific Hagfish Eptatretus Stoutii. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 103, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2024-0196

2024

(6) Timmer, B., Reshitnyk, L.Y., Gendall, L., Hessing-Lewis, M., Juanes, F., Costa, M. (2024). Capturing Accurate Kelp Extent: The Role of Tides, Currents, and Species-level Morphology in Kelp Remote Sensing. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12:1338483. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1338483

(5) Starko, S., Timmer, B., et al. (20 Authors total). (2024).  Local and regional variation in kelp loss and stability across coastal British Columbia. Marine Ecology Progress Series. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14548

2023

(4) Eger, A. M. et al (80 Authors incl. Timmer, B.). (2023). The Kelp Forest Challenge: A collaborative global movement to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests. Journal of Applied Phycology, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-03103-y

2022

(3) Timmer, B., Reshitnyk, L.Y., Hessing-Lewis, M., Juanes, F., Costa, M. (2022). Comparing the Use of Red-edge and Near-infrared Wavelength Ranges for Detecting Submerged Kelp Canopy. MDPI Remote Sensing, 14(9), 2441. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/rs14092241

(2) Starko, S., Neufeld, C., Gendall, L., Timmer, B., Campbell, L., Yakimishyn, J., Druehl, L. & Baum., J.K. (2022). Microclimate predicts kelp forest extinction in the face of direct and indirect marine heatwave effects. Ecological Applications, e2673. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2673 ***Top Cited Article in Ecological Applications, 2022-23**

2020

‍( ‍1) Osgood, G. J., Timmer, B.,Cox, K.D., Juanes, F., Baum. J.K. (2020). Differences in δ15N and δ13C between embryonic and maternal tissues of the ovoviviparous bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus. Journal of Fish Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14294