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Peer-Reviewed Publications
Liu, S., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Huang, X., and Macreadie, P.I. 2020 Macroalgal blooms trigger the breakdown of seagrass blue carbon. Environmental Science and Technology, 54(22): 14750-14760.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., Young, M.A., Ierodiaconou, D., Baldock, J.A., Hawke, B., Sanderman, J., Carnell, P.E., and Macreadie, P. I. 2020. Drivers and modelling of blue carbon stock variability in sediments of southeastern Australia. Biogeosciences, 17: 2041-2059.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., Baldock, J.A., Hawke, B., Gadd, P., Zawadzki, A., Heijnis, H., Jacobsen, G.E., Rogers, K., and Macreadie, P.I. 2019. Impacts of land reclamation on tidal marsh ‘blue carbon’ stocks. Science of the Total Environment, 672: 427-437.
Liu, S., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Ollivier, Q.R., Jiang, Z., Huang, X., and Macreadie, P.I. 2019. Beach-cast seagrass wrack contributes substantially to global greenhouse gas emissions. Journal of Environmental Management, 231: 329-335.
Serrano, O., Lovelock, C.E., Atwood, T., Macreadie, P.I., Canto, R., Phinn, S., Arias-Ortiz, A., Bai, L., Baldock, J., Bedulli, C., Carnell, P., Connolly, R.M., Donaldson, P., Esteban, A., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Eyre, B.D., Hayes, M., Horwitz, P., Hutley, L.B., Kavazos, C.R.J., Kelleway, J.J., Kendrick, G.A., Kilminster, K., Lafratta, A., Lee, S.Y., Lavery, P.S., Maher, D.T., Marba, N., Masque, P., Mateo, M.A., Mount, R., Ralph, P.J., Roelfsema, C., Rozaimi, M., Ruhon, R., Salinas, C., Samper-Villarreal, J., Sanderman, J., Sanders, C., Santos, I.R., Sharples, C., Steven, A.D.L., Cannard, T., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., and Duarte, C. 2019. Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. Nature Communications, 10: 4313.
Macreadie, P.M., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Whitt, A.A., Ollivier, Q., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Carnell, P., and Serrano, O. 2018. Comment on ‘Geoengineering with seagrasses: is credit due where it is given?’. Environmental Research Letters, 13: 028002.
Seitz, R.D. and Ewers Lewis, C.J. 2018. Loss of seagrass results in changes to benthic infaunal community structure and decreased secondary production. Bulletin of Marine Science, 94: 1273-1292.
Sanderman, J., Hengl, T., Fiske, G., Solvik, K., Adame, M.F., Benson, L., Bukoski, J.J., Carnell, P., Cifuentes-Jara, M., Donato, D., Duncan, C., Eid, E.M., Ermgassen, P.Z., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Macreadie, P.M., Glass, L., Gress, S., Jardine, S.L., Jones, T.G., Nsombo, E.N., Rahman, M.M., Sanders, C.J., Spalding, M., and Landis, E. 2018. A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30 m spatial resolution. Environmental Research Letters, 13: 055002.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., Carnell, P.E., Sanderman, J., Baldock, J.A., and Macreadie, P.I. 2018. Variability and vulnerability of coastal ‘blue carbon’ stocks: A case study from southeast Australia. Ecosystems, 21: 263-279.
Atwood, T.B., Connolly, R.M., Almahasheer, H., Carnell, P.E., Duarte, C.M., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Irigoien, X., Kelleway, J., Lavery, P.S., Macreadie, P.I., Serrano, O., Sanders, C., Santos, I., Steven, A., and Lovelock, C.E. 2017. Global patterns in mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses. Nature Climate Change, 7: 523-528.
Macreadie, P.I., Ollivier, Q, Kelleway, J.J., Serrano, O., Carnell, P., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Atwood, T., Sanderman, J., Baldock, J., Connolly, R., Duarte, C.M., Steven, A., and Lovelock, C.E. 2017. Carbon sequestration by Australian tidal marshes. Scientific Reports, 7: 44071.
York, P.H., Smith, T.M., Coles, R.G., McKenna, S.A., Connolly, R.M., Irving, A.D., Jackson, E.L., McMahon, K., Runcie, J.W., Sherman, C.D.H., Sullivan, B.K., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Broderson, K.E., Carter, A.B., Ewers, C.J., Lavery, P.S., Roelfsema, C.M., Sinclair, E.A., Strydom, S., Tanner, J.E., van Dijk, K., Warry, F.Y., Waycott, M., and Whitehead, S. 2017. Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: An Australian Perspective. Marine Environmental Research, 127: 163-172.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., Young, M.A., Ierodiaconou, D., Baldock, J.A., Hawke, B., Sanderman, J., Carnell, P.E., and Macreadie, P. I. 2020. Drivers and modelling of blue carbon stock variability in sediments of southeastern Australia. Biogeosciences, 17: 2041-2059.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., Baldock, J.A., Hawke, B., Gadd, P., Zawadzki, A., Heijnis, H., Jacobsen, G.E., Rogers, K., and Macreadie, P.I. 2019. Impacts of land reclamation on tidal marsh ‘blue carbon’ stocks. Science of the Total Environment, 672: 427-437.
Liu, S., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Ollivier, Q.R., Jiang, Z., Huang, X., and Macreadie, P.I. 2019. Beach-cast seagrass wrack contributes substantially to global greenhouse gas emissions. Journal of Environmental Management, 231: 329-335.
Serrano, O., Lovelock, C.E., Atwood, T., Macreadie, P.I., Canto, R., Phinn, S., Arias-Ortiz, A., Bai, L., Baldock, J., Bedulli, C., Carnell, P., Connolly, R.M., Donaldson, P., Esteban, A., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Eyre, B.D., Hayes, M., Horwitz, P., Hutley, L.B., Kavazos, C.R.J., Kelleway, J.J., Kendrick, G.A., Kilminster, K., Lafratta, A., Lee, S.Y., Lavery, P.S., Maher, D.T., Marba, N., Masque, P., Mateo, M.A., Mount, R., Ralph, P.J., Roelfsema, C., Rozaimi, M., Ruhon, R., Salinas, C., Samper-Villarreal, J., Sanderman, J., Sanders, C., Santos, I.R., Sharples, C., Steven, A.D.L., Cannard, T., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., and Duarte, C. 2019. Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. Nature Communications, 10: 4313.
Macreadie, P.M., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Whitt, A.A., Ollivier, Q., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Carnell, P., and Serrano, O. 2018. Comment on ‘Geoengineering with seagrasses: is credit due where it is given?’. Environmental Research Letters, 13: 028002.
Seitz, R.D. and Ewers Lewis, C.J. 2018. Loss of seagrass results in changes to benthic infaunal community structure and decreased secondary production. Bulletin of Marine Science, 94: 1273-1292.
Sanderman, J., Hengl, T., Fiske, G., Solvik, K., Adame, M.F., Benson, L., Bukoski, J.J., Carnell, P., Cifuentes-Jara, M., Donato, D., Duncan, C., Eid, E.M., Ermgassen, P.Z., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Macreadie, P.M., Glass, L., Gress, S., Jardine, S.L., Jones, T.G., Nsombo, E.N., Rahman, M.M., Sanders, C.J., Spalding, M., and Landis, E. 2018. A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30 m spatial resolution. Environmental Research Letters, 13: 055002.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., Carnell, P.E., Sanderman, J., Baldock, J.A., and Macreadie, P.I. 2018. Variability and vulnerability of coastal ‘blue carbon’ stocks: A case study from southeast Australia. Ecosystems, 21: 263-279.
Atwood, T.B., Connolly, R.M., Almahasheer, H., Carnell, P.E., Duarte, C.M., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Irigoien, X., Kelleway, J., Lavery, P.S., Macreadie, P.I., Serrano, O., Sanders, C., Santos, I., Steven, A., and Lovelock, C.E. 2017. Global patterns in mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses. Nature Climate Change, 7: 523-528.
Macreadie, P.I., Ollivier, Q, Kelleway, J.J., Serrano, O., Carnell, P., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Atwood, T., Sanderman, J., Baldock, J., Connolly, R., Duarte, C.M., Steven, A., and Lovelock, C.E. 2017. Carbon sequestration by Australian tidal marshes. Scientific Reports, 7: 44071.
York, P.H., Smith, T.M., Coles, R.G., McKenna, S.A., Connolly, R.M., Irving, A.D., Jackson, E.L., McMahon, K., Runcie, J.W., Sherman, C.D.H., Sullivan, B.K., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Broderson, K.E., Carter, A.B., Ewers, C.J., Lavery, P.S., Roelfsema, C.M., Sinclair, E.A., Strydom, S., Tanner, J.E., van Dijk, K., Warry, F.Y., Waycott, M., and Whitehead, S. 2017. Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: An Australian Perspective. Marine Environmental Research, 127: 163-172.
Commissioned Reports and Theses
Ewers Lewis, C.J. 2019. Distribution, drivers, and disturbance of ‘blue carbon’ stocks. (Ph.D. Dissertation). Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The Australian blue carbon scoping study: Opportunities for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions with blue carbon. Contributing author: Krystina Mossop. Commissioned by Greenfleet and The Nature Conservancy. May 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within Corangamite. A report for the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Chris Pitfield, February 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within Glenelg Hopkins. A report for the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Marty Gent, February 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within Port Phillip and Westernport. A report for the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Emmaline Froggatt, February 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within West Gippsland. A report for the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Belinda Brennan, January 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2014. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within East Gippsland. A report for the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Rex Candy, December 2014.
Ewers, C.J. 2013. Assessing physiological thresholds for eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) survival in the face of climate change. (Master’s Thesis). Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The Australian blue carbon scoping study: Opportunities for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions with blue carbon. Contributing author: Krystina Mossop. Commissioned by Greenfleet and The Nature Conservancy. May 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within Corangamite. A report for the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Chris Pitfield, February 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within Glenelg Hopkins. A report for the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Marty Gent, February 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within Port Phillip and Westernport. A report for the Port Phillip and Westernport Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Emmaline Froggatt, February 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2015. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within West Gippsland. A report for the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Belinda Brennan, January 2015.
Carnell, P., Ewers, C., Rochelmeyer, E., Zavalas, R., Ierodiaconou, D., Sanderman, J., and Macreadie, P. 2014. The distribution and abundance of ‘blue carbon’ within East Gippsland. A report for the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, commissioned by Rex Candy, December 2014.
Ewers, C.J. 2013. Assessing physiological thresholds for eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) survival in the face of climate change. (Master’s Thesis). Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California.
Published Datasets
Ewers Lewis, C.J. 2020. Model Predictions Map: 30-cm Deep Sediment Blue Carbon Stocks for Victoria, Australia. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/UDOAUT, Harvard Dataverse, V1.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., and Young, M. 2020. R Code for 30-cm Sediment Blue Carbon Stock Modelling. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/0WKEHJ, Harvard Dataverse, V1.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., Carnell, P., Macreadie, P. 2020. Victoria Coastal Blue Carbon Sediment Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/6PFBO0, Harvard Dataverse, V1.
Serrano, O., Lovelock, C., Atwood, T., Macreadie, P., Canto, R., Phinn, S., Arias-Ortiz, A., Bai, L., Baldock, J., Bedulli, C., Carnell, P., Connolly, R., Donaldson, P., Esteban, A., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Eyre, B., Hayes, M., Horwitz, P., Hutley, L., Kavazos, C., Kelleway, J., Kendrick, G., Kilminster, K., Lafratta, A., Lee, S.Y., Lavery, P., Maher, D., Marbà, N., Masque, P., Mateo, M., Mount, R., Ralph, P., Roelfsema, C., Rozaimi, M., Ruhon, R., Salinas, C., Samper-Villarreal, J., Sanderman, J., Sanders, C., Santos, I., Sharples, C., Steven, A., Cannard, T., Trevathan-Tackett, S., and Duarte, C. 2019. Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. v2. CSIRO. Data Collection. https://doi.org/10.25919/5d3a8acc9b598
Atwood, T.B., Connolly, R.M., Almahasheer, H., Carnell, P.E., Duarte, C.M., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Irigoien, X., Kelleway, J., Lavery, P.S., Macreadie, P.I., Serrano, O., Sanders, C., Santos, I., Steven, A., and Lovelock, C.E. 2017. Country-level mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.8743822, PANGEA, KAUST Repository.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., and Young, M. 2020. R Code for 30-cm Sediment Blue Carbon Stock Modelling. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/0WKEHJ, Harvard Dataverse, V1.
Ewers Lewis, C.J., Carnell, P., Macreadie, P. 2020. Victoria Coastal Blue Carbon Sediment Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/6PFBO0, Harvard Dataverse, V1.
Serrano, O., Lovelock, C., Atwood, T., Macreadie, P., Canto, R., Phinn, S., Arias-Ortiz, A., Bai, L., Baldock, J., Bedulli, C., Carnell, P., Connolly, R., Donaldson, P., Esteban, A., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Eyre, B., Hayes, M., Horwitz, P., Hutley, L., Kavazos, C., Kelleway, J., Kendrick, G., Kilminster, K., Lafratta, A., Lee, S.Y., Lavery, P., Maher, D., Marbà, N., Masque, P., Mateo, M., Mount, R., Ralph, P., Roelfsema, C., Rozaimi, M., Ruhon, R., Salinas, C., Samper-Villarreal, J., Sanderman, J., Sanders, C., Santos, I., Sharples, C., Steven, A., Cannard, T., Trevathan-Tackett, S., and Duarte, C. 2019. Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. v2. CSIRO. Data Collection. https://doi.org/10.25919/5d3a8acc9b598
Atwood, T.B., Connolly, R.M., Almahasheer, H., Carnell, P.E., Duarte, C.M., Ewers Lewis, C.J., Irigoien, X., Kelleway, J., Lavery, P.S., Macreadie, P.I., Serrano, O., Sanders, C., Santos, I., Steven, A., and Lovelock, C.E. 2017. Country-level mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.8743822, PANGEA, KAUST Repository.