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Articlenpj ocean sustainability2025

A blueprint for national assessments of the blue carbon capacity of kelp forests applied to Canada's coastline.

Jennifer McHenry, Daniel K Okamoto, Karen Filbee-Dexter, Kira A Krumhansl, Kathleen A MacGregor, Margot Hessing-Lewis, Brian Timmer, Philippe Archambault, Claire M Attridge, Delphine Cottier and 12 more

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Article in npj ocean sustainability, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Historical data reveal extirpation of foundation species and kelp forest community deborealization in a coastal hotspot.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Jennifer McHenryUniversity of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC Canada.
Daniel K OkamotoUniversity of California Berkeley, Department of Integrative Biology, Berkely, CA USA.
Karen Filbee-DexterUniversity of Western Australia, Perth, WA Australia.
Kira A KrumhanslFisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS Canada.
Kathleen A MacGregorFisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, QC Canada.
Margot Hessing-LewisHakai Institute, Campbell River, BC Canada.
Brian TimmerUniversity of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC Canada.
Philippe ArchambaultArcticNet, Takuvik International Research Laboratory, 11 CNRS Québec City, QC Canada.
Claire M AttridgeSimon Fraser University, Department of Biological Sciences, Burnaby, BC Canada.
Delphine CottierUniversité Laval, Department of Biology, Québec City, QC Canada.
Maycira CostaUniversity of Victoria, Department of Geography, Victoria, BC Canada.
Matthew CsordasUniversity of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC Canada.
Ladd E JohnsonUniversité Laval, Department of Biology, Québec City, QC Canada.
Joanne LessardFisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, BC Canada.
Alejandra Mora-SotoUniversity of Victoria, Department of Geography, Victoria, BC Canada.
Anna MetaxasDalhousie University, Department of Oceanography, Halifax, NS Canada.
Christopher K NeufeldUniversity of British Columbia, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Vancouver, BC Canada.
Ondine PontierHakai Institute, Campbell River, BC Canada.
Luba ReshitnykHakai Institute, Campbell River, BC Canada.
Samuel StarkoUniversity of Western Australia, Perth, WA Australia.
Jennifer YakimishynPacific Rim National Park Reserve, Parks Canada, BC Canada.
Julia K BaumUniversity of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kelp forests offer substantial carbon fixation, with the potential to contribute to natural climate solutions (NCS). However, to be included in national NCS inventories, governments must first quantify the kelp-derived carbon stocks and fluxes leading to carbon sequestration. Here, we present a blueprint for assessing the national blue carbon capacity of kelp forests in which data synthesis and Bayesian hierarchical modeling enable estimates of kelp carbon production, storage, and export capacity from limited data. Applying this blueprint to Canada's extensive coastline, we estimate kelps hold 0.6 to 2.8 Tg C in short-term biomass, producing 1.1 to 6.2 Tg C yr

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Carbon cycleEcological modellingMarine biology

Identifiers

PMID40487671
PMCPMC12137142

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