A selection of my peer-reviewed publications:
Reports
Howarth, L.M., Coughlin, M., Reid, G.K. (2022) Assessing climate change vulnerability of seafood industry-dependent communities in Nova Scotia: Informing adaptation. Centre for Marine Applied Research (CMAR), Nova Scotia. 66 pp.
Howarth, L.M., Reid, G. Lewis-McCrea. L. (2022) Supporting the development of Offshore Aquaculture in Nova Scotia. Centre for Marine Applied Research (CMAR), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. 44 pp.
Howarth, L.M., Vissers, W., Fraser, M., Salvo, F., Rolin, J., Reid, G. (2022) The opportunities and barriers to the expansion of open-water seaweed aquaculture in Nova Scotia. Centre for Marine Applied Research (CMAR), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. In Press.
Howarth, L.M., Lewis-McCrea. L., LaBelle, J., Reid, G. (2021) Managing aquaculture and eelgrass interactions in Nova Scotia. Centre for Marine Applied Research (CMAR), Nova Scotia, 51 pp.
Howarth, L.M., Avery, L., Saunders, A. (2020) Making an ocean science research video. Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), Halifax, Nova Scotia. 16 pp.
Howarth, L.M., Reid, G.K., Lewis-McCrea. L. (2020) Supporting the development of offshore aquaculture in Nova Scotia. Centre for Marine Applied Research (CMAR), Nova Scotia. 43 pp.
Howarth, L.M., Stewart, B.D. (2014) The dredge fishery for scallops in the United Kingdom (UK): Effects on marine ecosystems and proposals for future management. Marine Ecosystem Management Report No. 5. The University of York, UK. 54 pp.
Peer-reviewed publications
Howarth, L.M., Kellog, L.M., Apostolaki, E.T., Lewis-McCrea, L.M., Reid, G.K.R. (2022). Aquaculture and eelgrass (Zostera marina) interactions in temperate ecosystems. Journal of Aquaculture and Environment Interactions, Vol. 14, 15-34.
Filgueira, R., Guyondet, T., Thupaki, P., Reid, G.K., Howarth, L.M., Grant, J. (2021) Inferring the potential for nitrogen toxicity on seagrass in the vicinity of an aquaculture site using mathematical models. Journal of Environmental Management, 282: 111921.
Howarth, L.M., Filgueira, R., Haas, S., Berry, H., McKee, A., Steeves, L. (2020) The effects of incubation time, temperature and nitrogen concentration on macroalgae (Chondrus crispus) isotopic composition (δ15N). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology: 530-531.
Howarth, L.M., Somerfield, J., Blanchard, J., Waggit, J., Allender, S., Hiddink. J. (2020) The effects of trawling and primary production on size-structured food webs in seabed ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0025
Stewart, B.D., Howarth, L.M., Wood, H., Whiteside, K., Carney, W., Crimmins, E., O’Leary, B. (2020) Spillover in action: How a local community in Scotland has changed marine conservation around the UK and beyond. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00076
Webb, T.J., Lines, A., Howarth, L.M. (2020) Occupancy-derived thermal affinities reflect known physiological thermal limits of marine species. Ecology & Evolution. doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6407
Howarth, L.M., et al. (2019) Using macroalgal bioindicators to map nutrient plumes from fish farms and other sources at a bay-wide scale. Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 11: 671-684.
Howarth, L.M., et al. (2018) The effects of bottom trawling and primary production on the biological traits composition of benthic assemblages. Marine Ecol Prog Ser, 602: 31-48.
Waggitt, J.J., Cazenave, P.W., Howarth, L.M., et al., (2018) Combined measurements of prey availability explain habitat-selection in foraging seabirds. Biology Letters, Vol 8: 20180348
Welden, N., Abylkhani, B., & Howarth, L.M. (2018). The effects of trophic transfer and environmental factors on microplastic uptake by plaice and spider crab. Environmental Pollution, Vol. 239: 351-358.
Howarth, L.M., et al., (2016) Trade-offs in marine protection: multispecies interactions within a community-led temperate marine reserve. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 74: 263-276.
Stewart, B.D. & Howarth, L.M. (2016). Quantifying and Managing the Ecosystem Effects of Scallop Dredge Fisheries. In (Eds) Shumway and Parsons: Scallops: Biology, Ecology and Aquaculture. 3rd Edition. Elsevier.
Howarth, L.M., et al., (2015) Ecosystem protection leads to increased scallop settlement within a community-led temperate marine reserve. Marine Biology, Vol. 162: 823-840
Howarth, L.M., et al., (2015) Sessile and mobile components of a benthic ecosystem display mixed trends within a temperate marine reserve. Marine Environmental Research, Vol. 107: 8-23.
Howarth, L.M., et al., (2014) The unintended consequences of simplifying the sea: making the case for complexity. Fish and Fisheries, Vol. 15: 690-711.
Howarth, L.M., et al., (2011) Complex habitat boosts scallop recruitment in a fully protected marine reserve. Marine Biology, Vol. 158, pp. 1767–1780.