End/ Grateful to co-authors & funders who made this work possible. Many of whom aren't on BlueSky.

It was a prividge to work together.

@baumlab.bsky.social @dkokamoto.bsky.social @marinekathleen.bsky.social @annamet.bsky.social @scuba-timmer.bsky.social @cneufeld.bsky.social @hakai.org

8/ We also found significant differences in kelp standing stocks and productivity across coasts and kelp species.

Although Canada’s Pacific kelp forests really stand out, even lower-productivity Atlantic and Arctic kelp beds showed some potential for deep ocean export which is promising!

6/ We developed a blueprint for producing first-order estimates from the limited the datasets available.

Our approach combined:
🗺️ Kelp extent maps & estimates
📈 Biomass & kelp productivity data
🌊 Coastal transport and export estimates 📉A bayesian statistical framework

3/ Kelps can contribute to long-term carbon sequestration in the ocean through three main pathways:
1️⃣ Transport of kelp fronds & detritus to the deep ocean
2️⃣ Burial of kelp detritus in continental shelf sediments
3️⃣ Export as refractory dissolved organic carbon

2/ Kelp forests are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth. They absorb carbon, support biodiversity, sustain fisheries, and bolster coastal communities.

But unlike terrestrial forests or wetlands, kelps don't store carbon in soils. So how could they offer natural climate solutions?

1/ Just in time for #WorldOceanDay:

Check out our new study in #npjOceanSustainability taking critical first look at whether Canada's kelp forests can be a source of natural climate solutions.

We offers a blueprint for other countries looking to do the same.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Nothing could have prepared me for the pain of losing this wonderful boy yesterday. He brought so much joy to my life and it feels like I’ve lost a limb.

Goodbye my fuzzy friend. Thank you for being my loyal ever loving shadow. I hope we are together in every lifetime 💔

Climate change and marine plants pretty much sums up what I think about most days. 🤣

Thanks for the rec @katharinehayhoe.com !

blueskyroasts.com

Had a wonderful time yesterday visiting the O'Connor lab at UBC and getting to give a guest lecture to undergrads about seagrasses and blue carbon ! What a great day!

Tell me you have a clingy WFH dog without telling me you have a clingy WFH dog….

Hey! Finally here thx to @rassweiler.bsky.social & looking to build a new science community!

If interested in:
☑️ Climate changes & extremes in coastal marine ecosystems
☑️ Managing & restoring co-benefits in a changing world
☑️ Blue carbon ecosystems as ocean climate solutions

Lets be mutuals!