1. *#Bews, E., L. Booher, T. Polizzi, C. Long, J-H Kim, MS Edwards (In press). Effects of salinity and nutrients on metabolism and growth of Ulva lactuca: implications for bioremediation of coastal watersheds. Marine Pollution Bulletin.  
2. *Small, S, MS Edwards (2021). Thermal tolerance may slow, but not prevent, the spread of Sargassum horneri (Phaeophyceae) along the California, USA and Baja California, MEX coastline. Journal of Phycology  DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13148
3. Kang, EJ, Han, AR, Kim, J-H, Kim, I, Lee, S., Min, J-O, Nam, B-R, Choi, Y-J, Edwards, MS, Diaz-Pulido, G-D, Kim, C (2021) Evaluating bloom potential of the green-tide forming alga Ulva ohnoi under ocean acidification and warming. Science of the Total Environment. 769: 144443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144443
4. *Beckley, BA, MS Edwards (2021). Mechanisms leading to recruitment inhibition of Macrocystis pyrifera by an understory alga. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 657:59-71. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13550
5. *Gabara, SS, BP Weitzman, BH Konar, MS Edwards (2020). Macroalgal defense phenotype correlates with herbivore abundance. Marine Biology 167: 179 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-03787-7
6. Edwards, MS, B Konar (2020). Trophic downgrading reduces spatial variability on rocky reefs. Scientific Reports. 10: 18079 https://rdcu.be/b8SOX
7. *Gabara, S, B Konar, M Edwards (accepted). Biodiversity loss leads to reductions in community-wide trophic complexity. Ecosphere.
8. *Spector, M and MS Edwards (2020). Modelling the impacts of kelp deforestation on benthic primary production on temperate rocky reefs. Algae 35(3):237-252. 
9. Kim, JH, DL Steller, MS Edwards (2020). Variation in photosynthetic performance relative to 3-d thallus microhabitat heterogeneity in Lithothamnion australe (rhodophyta, corallinales) rhodoliths. Journal of Phycology 57(1)234-244. doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13080.
10. #*Dolinar D, D Steller, S Gabara, B Beckley, JH Kim, M Edwards (2020).  Impacts of boat mooring disturbance on productivity and respiration in Catalina rhodolith beds. Ciancias Marinas 46(4):253-267. https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.v46i4.3135
11. *Jenkinson, RS, KA Hovel, RP Dunn and MS Edwards (2020). Biogeographical variation in the distribution, abundance, and interactions among key species on rocky reefs of the northeast Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 648:51-65.
12. Beas, R, F Micheli, C Woodson, M Carr, D Malone, J Torre, C Boch, J Caselle, M Edwards, J Freiwald, S Hamilton, A Hernández-Velasco, B Konar, K Kroeker, J Lorda, G Montaño-Moctezuma, G Torres-Moye (2020). Geographic variation in functional responses of kelp forest communities to recent climatic changes and consequences for ecosystem functioning. Global Change Biology 26:6467-6473. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15273.
13. Kim JH, N Kim, H Moon, S. Lee, SY Jeong, G Diaz-Pulido, MS Edwards JH Kang, EJ Kang, HJ Oh, JD Hang, IN Kim (2020). Global warming offsets the ecophysiological stress of ocean acidification on temperate crustose coralline algae. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 157:111324. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111324
14. *#Carrano, MW, K Yarimizu, JL Gonzales, MS Edwards, TM Tymon, FC Küpper, CJ Carrano (2020). The Influence of Marine Algae on Iodine Speciation in the Coastal Ocean. Algae 35:1-10.
15. *Edwards, MS., BK Konar, JH Kim, S Gabara G. Sullaway, TA McHugh, M. Spector, S. Small (2020). Marine deforestation leads to widespread loss of ecosystem function. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226173
16. *Sullaway, G, MS Edwards (2020). Impacts of the non-native alga, Sargassum horneri, on benthic primary production in a California Kelp Forest. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 637: 45-57.
17. Noren, SR and MS Edwards (2019) Mature hematology in neonatal walruses supports diving alongside their mothers. Marine Mammal Science. 36:595-611. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12664
18. *Metzger, JR, B Konar, MS Edwards (2019) Assessing a macroalgal foundation species: community variation with shifting algal assemblages. Marine Biology 166:156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3606-1
19. Edwards, MS (2019) Comparing the impacts of four ENSO events on giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Algae. 34:141-151.
20. *Haas, H, TJ Braje, MS Edwards, JM Erlandson and SG Whitaker (2019). Black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) population structure shifts through deep time: Management implications for southern California’s northern Channel Islands. Ecology and Evolution 9: 4721-4732 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5075
21. *Bland, A, B. Konar, MS Edwards (2019) Spatial trends and environmental drivers of epibenthic shelf community structure across the Aleutian Islands. Continental Shelf Research. TBD.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2019.01.006
22. *Yarimizu, K, R Cruz-Lopez, E. Garcia-Mendoza, M. Edwards, ML Carter, CJ Carrano (2018). Distribution of dissolved iron and bacteria producing the photoreactive siderophore, vibrioferrin, in waters off Southern California and Northern Baja. Biometals 32: 139-154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-018-00163-3
23. Kim, JH, SA Kim, MS Edwards and IA Lee (2018).  Anti-inflammatory effects of polyphenol extracts from Ulva linza (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta). Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences 10: 212-219.
24. Edwards, MS (2018). Book Review: “Protocols for Macroalgal Research”, by Bénédicte C, T Wichard and CRK Reddy. Journal of Phycology https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12789
25. *Cavalcanti, G, P Shukla, M Morris, B Ribeiro, M Foley, M Doane, C Thompson, M Edwards, E Dinsdale and F Thompson (2018). Rhodoliths holobionts in a changing ocean: Host-microbes interactions mediate coralline algae resilience under ocean acidification. BMC Genomics 19: 701-714. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5064-4
26. *J Minich, JJ, M. Morris, M. Brown, M. Doane, MS Edwards, TP Michael and EA Dinsdale (2018) Elevated temperature drives kelp microbiome dysbiosis, while elevated carbon dioxide induces water microbiome disruption. PLOS ONE: PONE-D-17-36707R2
27. *Gabara, S, S. Hamilton, M Edwards and D Steller (2018). Rhodolith structural loss decreases abundance, diversity, and stability of benthic communities at Santa Catalina Island, CA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 595: 71-88 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12528. 
28. Aburto-Oropeza, O, + 92 others including M Edwards. (2018) Harnessing Cross-border Resources to Confront Climate Change. Environmental Science and Policy 87: 128-132. 
29. Noren, S, C. Poll and MS Edwards (2017) Body Growth and Rapid Hematological Development Supports Breath-hold of Baby Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) During Sub-ice Transit. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 91: 692-704.
30. Ramírez-Valdez, Arturo; Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio; Arafeh Dalmau, Nur; Beas-Luna, Rodrigo; Caselle, Jennifer E; Castorani, Max C. N; Cavanaugh, Kyle; Edwards, Matthew; Hernández-Carmona, Gustavo; Johnson, Andrew F; Leslie, Heather M; Montaño-Moctezuma, Gabriela; Micheli, Fiorenza; Palleiro-Nayar, Julio; Parnell, P. Ed, Reed, Daniel C; Sosa-Nishizaki, Oscar; Torre, Jorge; Torres-Moye, Guillermo; Zertuche-González, José A; Raimondi, Peter (2017). Mexico-California Bi-National Initiative of Kelp Forest Ecosystems and Fisheries. UC Office of the President: UC-Mexico Initiative. Retrieved from: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8sp8j4xs
31. #*Gonzalez, JG, T Tymon, FC Küpper, MS Edwards and CJ Corrano (2017). The potential role of kelp forests on iodine speciation in coastal seawater. PLOS ONE 12(12): e0189559. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189559
32. *Konar, B. MS Edwards, A. Bland, J. Metzger, A. Ravelo, S. Traiger, B. Weitzman (2017). A swath across the great divide: kelp forests across the Samalga Pass biogeographic break. Continental Shelf Research 143: 79-88.
33. *Hondolero, D and MS Edwards (2017). Physical and biological characteristics of kelp forests in Kachemak Bay. Alaska. Marine Biology. 164: 81-93.
34. *Shukla P and MS Edwards (2017). Elevated pCO2 is less detrmental that increased temperature to early development of the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrfera (Phaeophyceae, Lamnariales). Phycologia 56: 638-648.
35. Edwards, MS (2017). Book Review: “The Biology and Ecology of Giant Kelp Forests”, by DR Schiel and MS. Foster Journal of Phycology
36. *Morris, M.M., E. Dinsdale, J.M. Haggerty, MS Edwards (2016) Nearshore pelagic microbial community abundance affects recruitment success of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Frontiers in Microbiology 7:1800 doi 10.3389
37. *Krumhansl, KA, Okamoto DK; Rassweiler A; Novak M; Bolton, JJ, Cavanaugh KC; Connell SD, Johnson CR; Konar B; Ling SD; Micheli F; Norderhaug K; Pérez-Matus A; Sousa-Pinto I; Reed D; Salomon AK; Shears NT; Wernberg T; Anderson RJ,, Barrett N; Buschmann AH; Carr MH; Caselle JE; Derrien-Courtel S; EdgarGJ; Edwards MS; Estes J; Goodwin C; Kenner MC; Kushner DJ; Moy FE; Nunn10 J; Steneck RS; Vásquez JA; Watson J; Witman J, Byrnes JEK (2016). Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113: 13785 – 13790.
38. *JH Kim, EJ Kang, MS Edwards, K Lee, HJ Jeong, and KY Kim (2016). Species-specific responses of temperate macroalgae with different photosynthetic strategies to ocean acidification: a mesocosm study. Algae 31: 243-256.
39. *Drobonitch, ST, K Nickols and MS Edwards (2016). Abiotic influences on bicarbonate use in the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, in the Monterey Bay. Journal of Phycology. 53:85-94.
40. *Boras-Chavez, R., MS Edwards, DL Alvizu-Huiguera, E. Montesinos, G Hernandez-Carmona and D. Breceño-Domínguez. (2016). Repetitive harvesting of Macrocystis pyrifera and its effects on chemical constitutes of economic value. Botanica Marina 59: 63-71.
41. *Kim, JH, EJ Kang, K Kim, HJ Jeong, L Kitack, MS Edwards, MG Park, BG Lee, and KY Kim (2015). Evaluation of carbon flux in vegetative bay based on ecosystem production and CO2 exchange driven by coastal autotrophs. Algae 30: 121-137.
42. *Konar, BK, MS Edwards and T Efird (2015). Local habitat and regional oceanographic influence on fish distribution patterns in the diminishing kelp forests across the Aleutian Archipelago. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 98: 1935-1951.
43. *Forrest, MJ, MS Edwards, R Rivera and J.R. Jaeger (2015). High prevalence and seasonal persistence of amphibian chytrid fungus infections in the desert-dwelling Amargosa toad, Anaxyrus nelson. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10: 917-925.
44. *Brown, M.B., MS Edwards and K.Y. Kim (2014). Effects of climate change on the physiology of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, and grazing by purple urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Algae 29: 203-215.
45. Konar, B.K., MS Edwards and JA Estes (2014). Biological interactions maintain the boundaries between kelp forests and urchin barrens in the Aleutian Archipelago. Hydrobiologia 724: 91-107.
46. #VanMeter, K. and MS Edwards (2013). The effects of grazing on kelp zoospore dispersal potential.  Journal of Phycology 49: 896-901.
47. *Torres-Moye, G, MS Edwards and GC Montaño –Moctezuma (2013). Benthic community structure in kelp forest habitats from the Southern California Bight. Ciencias Marinas 39: 239-252.
48. *Jones, C.L., T.W. Anderson and MS Edwards (2013). Evaluating eelgrass site quality by the settlement, performance, and survival of a marine fish. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 445: 61-68.
49. *Forrest, MJ, JT Kulongoski, MS Edwards, C.D. Farra and K. Belitz, (2013) Investigation of potential contamination of public water supply wells by hydrothermal waters in Napa and Sonoma Valleys, California. Applied Geochemistry 33: 25-40.
50. *Carney, LT., AJ Bohonak, MS Edwards and F Alberto (2013). Genetic and experimental evidence for a mixed age, mixed origin bank of kelp microscopic stages in southern California. Ecology 94:1955-1965. 
51. Edwards, MS and SD Connell (2012). “Competition” In: Seaweed Ecophysiology and Ecology. Pgs 135-156. Edited by C. Wiencke and K. Bischof. Published by Springer.
52. Wilmers, CC, JA Estes, MS Edwards, KL Laidre and B Konar (2012). Do trophic cascades affect the storage and flux of atmospheric carbon? An analysis of sea otters and kelp forests. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 10: 409-415. 
53. Edwards, MS and BK Konar (2012). A comparison of dragon kelp, Eualaria fistulosa, (Phaeophyceae) fecundity in urchin barrens and nearby kelp beds throughout the Aleutian Archipelago. Journal of Phycology 48: 897-901.
54. *Borras-Chavez, R, MS Edwards and J. Vasquez (2012). Testing sustainable management in Northern Chile: harvesting Macrocystis pyrifera (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales). A case study. Journal of Applied Phycology 24: 1655-1665.
55. *Dodge, C.A. and MS Edwards (2012). Seasonal variation in the effects of food availability on gametogenesis in the purple urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus). Marine Biology 159: 427-433.
56. *Evans, L. and MS Edwards (2011). Bioaccumulation of Copper and Zinc by the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera. Algae 26: 265-275.
57. *Cie, D and M. Edwards (2011). Vertical distribution of kelp zoospores. Phycologia 50:340-350.
58. *Fejtek, SM, MS Edwards, KY Kim (2011). Elk kelp, Pelagophycus porra, distribution limited due to susceptibility of microscopic stages to high light. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 396: 194-201.
59. *Carney, LT and MS Edwards (2010). Role of nutrient fluctuations and delayed development in gametophyte reproduction by Macrocystis pyrifera (Phaeophyceae) in southern California. Journal of Phycology 46:987-996.
60. Konar, B, K Iken, JJ Cruz-Motta, L Beneditti-Cicchi, A Knowlton, G Pohle, P Milosavich, MS Edwards, T Trott, E Kimani, R Riosmena-Rodriguez, M Wong, S. Jenkins, A Silva, IS Pinto and Y. Shirayama (2010). Current patterns of macroalgal diversity and biomass in Northern Hemisphere rocky shores. PLOS One 5: e13195.
61. Edwards, MS and KY Kim (2010). Diurnal variation in photosynthetic performance in giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales) at different depths as estimated using PAM fluorometry. Aquatic Botany 92: 119-128.
62. Konar, BK, K Iken and MS Edwards (2009) Depth-stratified community zonation patterns on Gulf of Alaska rocky shores. Marine Ecology 30: 63-73.
63. Edwards, M.S. and M. Tinker (2009). Monitoring benthic algal communities: a comparison of targeted and coefficient sampling methods. Algae 24:1-10.
64. *Cie, D.K. and MS Edwards (2008). The effects of high irradiance on the settlement competency and viability of kelp zoospores. Journal of Phycology 44:495-500.
65. *Chenolet, H, K Iken, B Konar and MS Edwards (2007). Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Echinoderms in Rocky Nearshore Areas of Alaska. The NaGISA World Congress 11:11-28.
66. *Matson, PG and MS Edwards (2007). Effects of ocean temperature on the southern range limits of two understory kelps, Pterygophora californica and Eisenia arborea, at multiple life-stages. Marine Biology 151: 1941-1949.
67. Foster, M.S., MS Edwards, DC Reed, DR Schiel and RC Zimmerman (2006). Top-down vs. bottom-up effects in kelp forests. Science 313: 1737-1738.
68. Edwards, MS and JA Estes (2006). Catastrophe, recovery, and range limitation in NE Pacific kelp forests: a large-scale perspective. Marine Ecology Progress Series 320:79-87.
69. *Carney, LC and MS Edwards (2006). Cryptic processes in the sea: a review of delayed development in the microscopic stages of marine macroalgae. Algae 21:161-168.
70. *Matson, PG and MS Edwards (2006). Stipe hollowing in Eisenia arborea: variation across a latitudinal gradient. Phycologia 45:343-348.
71. Edwards, MS and G Hernández-Carmona (2005). Delayed recovery of giant kelp near its southern range limit in the North Pacific following El Niño. Marine Biology 147:273-279.
72. Edwards, MS (2004). Estimating scale dependency in disturbance impacts: El Niños and giant kelp forests in the Northeast Pacific. Oecologia 138: 436-447.
73. Clark, RP, MS Edwards and MS Foster. (2004). Effects of shade from multiple kelp canopies on an understory algal assemblage. Marine Ecology Progress Series 267: 107-119.
74. Graham, MH and MS Edwards (2001).  Statistical significance versus factor fit: estimating the importance of individual factor in ecological analysis of variance. Oikos 93: 505-513.
75. Edwards, MS (2001).  Scale-dependent patterns of community regulation in giant kelp  forests. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California Santa Cruz.
76. Edwards, MS (2000).  The role of microscopic life-history stages in the persistence of marine macroalgae in seasonally variable environments.  Ecology 81(9): 2404-2415.
77. Edwards, MS (1999).  Using in situ substrate sterilization and fluorescence microscopy in studies of microscopic stages of marine macroalgae.  Proceedings form the 16th Annual International Seaweeds Symposium. Hydrobiologia 398/399: 253-259.
78. ​Edwards, MS (1998).  Effects of long-term kelp canopy exclusion on the abundance of the annual alga Desmarestia ligulata.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 228: 309-326.
79. Edwards, MS (1996). Factors affecting the recruitment of the annual alga Desmarestia ligulata along the central California coast. Master’s Thesis, San Francisco State University.