Publications

Benjamin, Emilee D., Trevyn A. Toone, Jenny R. Hillman, Ned Wells, Sean J. Handley, Louis Olsen, Al Alder, and Andrew Jeffs. Pilot study inspires community connections and informs restoration management. 2024. Conservation Science and Practice. DOI: 10.1111/csp2.13209. PDF.

Benjamin, Emilee D., Trevyn A. Toone, Jenny R. Hillman, Sean J. Handley, and Andrew G. Jeffs. Aerial exposure and critical temperatures limit the survival of restored intertidal mussels. 2024. Restoration Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/rec.14105. PDF.

Toone, Trevyn A. Animal-named businesses are low-cost, accessible indicators of wildlife socio-cultural value. 2023. Ecosystem Services. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101577. PDF.

Toone, Trevyn A., Jenny R. Hillman, Emilee D. Benjamin, Sean Handley, and Andrew Jeffs. Provision of early mussel life stages via macroalgae enhances recruitment and uncovers a novel recruitment technique. 2023. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2023.151919. PDF.

Toone, Trevyn A., Jenny R. Hillman, Paul M. South, Emilee D. Benjamin, Sean Handley, and Andrew Jeffs. Bottlenecks and barriers: Patterns of abundance in early mussel life stages reveal a potential obstacle to reef recovery. 2023. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3979. PDF.

Benjamin, Emilee D., Andrew G. Jeffs, Sean Handley, Trevyn A. Toone, and Jenny Hillman. Determining restoration potential by transplanting mussels of different size classes over a range of aerial exposures. 2023. Marine Ecology Progress Series. DOI: 10.3354/meps14337. PDF.

Toone, Trevyn A., Jenny R. Hillman, Emilee D. Benjamin, Sean Handley, and Andrew Jeffs. Out of their depth: The successful use of cultured subtidal mussels for intertidal restoration. 2023. Conservation Science and Practice. DOI: 10.1111/csp2.12914. PDF.

Benjamin, Emilee D., Sean Handley, Andrew Jeffs, Louis Olsen, Trevyn A. Toone, and Jenny R. Hillman. Testing habitat suitability for shellfish restoration with small-scale pilot experiments. 2023. Conservation Science and Practice. DOI: 10.1111/csp2.1287. PDF.

Toone, Trevyn A., Emilee D. Benjamin, Jenny R. Hillman, Sean Handley, and Andrew Jeffs. Multidisciplinary baselines quantify a drastic decline of mussel reefs and reveal an absence of natural recovery. 2023. Ecosphere. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4390. PDF.

Benjamin, Emilee D., Jenny R. Hillman, Sean Handley, Trevyn A. Toone, and Andrew Jeffs. The effectiveness of providing shell substrate for the restoration of adult mussel reefs. 2022. Sustainability. 14(23). DOI: 10.3390/su142315746. PDF.

McDougall, Daniel, Trevyn A. Toone, and Andrew Jeffs. Natural heavy metal concentrations in seawater as a possible cause of low survival of larval mussels. 2022. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 74: 127071. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.127071. PDF.

Benjamin, Emilee, Sean Handley, Rachel Hale, Trevyn A. Toone, Andrew Jeffs, and Jenny R. Hillman. Biodiversity associated with restored small-scale mussel habitats has restoration decision implications. 2022. Biodiversity and Conservation. 31: 2833–2855. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-022-02462-1. PDF.

Toone, Trevyn A., Sam J. Ahler, Julie E. Larson, Justin C. Luong, Francisco Martínez-Baena, Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra, Mateus C. Silva, and Isabelle B.C. van der Ouderaa. Inclusive restoration: Ten recommendations to support LGBTQ+ researchers in restoration science. 2022. Restoration Ecology. e13743. DOI: 10.1111/rec.13743. PDF.

Toone, Trevyn A., Emilee D. Benjamin, Sean Handley, Andrew Jeffs, and Jenny R. Hillman. Expansion of shellfish aquaculture has no impact on settlement rates. 2022. Aquaculture Environment Interactions. 14: 135-145. DOI: 10.3354/aei00435. PDF.

Toone, Trevyn A., Rebecca Hunter, Emilee D. Benjamin, Sean Handley, Andrew Jeffs, and Jenny R. Hillman. Conserving shellfish reefs – A systematic review reveals the need to broaden research efforts. 2021. 29(4): e13375. Restoration Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/rec.13375. PDF.

Toone, Trevyn A., and Travis W. Washburn. Phytodetritus, chemosynthesis, and the dark biosphere: Does depth influence trophic relationships at deep-sea Barbados seeps. 2020. Deep-Sea Research Part 1: Oceanographic Research Papers. 165: 103367. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2020.103367. PDF.