Publications

All Publications by Meagan Harper

Harper, M., Provencher, J.F., Alexander, S.M., Bennett, J.R., Cvitanovic, C., Garside, R., Febria, C., Menzies, A., Nakagawa, S., Nguyen, V.M., Rytwinski, T., Stewart, R., Tshangela, M., Wilcox, A.E., and Cooke, S.J. In press. Centering equity, diversity and inclusion in environmental evidence synthesis: from awareness to action. Environmental Evidence. 00:000-000

Cooke, S.J., K.A. Adeli, T. Rytwinski, A.N. Kadykalo, J.F. Provencher, V.M. Nguyen, J.R. Bennett, C.M. Davy, R. Buxton, D.E.L. Hanna, N. Young, J.C. Vermaire, G. Auld, D. Littlechild, J.M. Holzer, M. Harper, A. Howarth, T. Alamenciak, L. Lawson, J.M.M. Lewthwaite, E.E Stukenholtz, P.A. Smith, I. Naujokaitis-Lewis, J. Hughes, B. Frei, A.E. Martin, R. Pither, D. MacNearney, K. Lalla, C. Galán-Acedo, and C. Cvitanovic. 2026.  Supporting frontline workers in the biodiversity crisis by empowering and enabling practitioners to embrace conservation evidence.  Socio-Ecological Practice Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42532-026-00255-2.

Cooke, S.J., T. Rytwinski, M. Harper, A. Howarth, S. Nakagawa and L.M. Hunt.  2026.  Evidence synthesis in recreational fisheries science and management. Pages 573-604 in K.L. Pope, R. Arlinghaus, L.M. Hunt, A.J. Lynch and B.T. van Poorten, Eds.  Understanding Recreational Fishers: Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Approaches for Fisheries Management.  Springer, Princeton, NJ.

Harper M, Carrier-Belleau C, Rytwinski T, Helmuth B, Creed IF, Smol JP, Bennett JR, Hanna DEL, Saravia LA, Rocha J, Foulk A, Dupont S, Robichaud C, Hernández Martínez de la Riva A, Sahdra A, Cooke SJ.  2025. Gaps in tipping points research across freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems. Biological Conservation. 313: 111622.

Cooke, S.J., M. Carlotti, K. Velempini, N. Heavers, Z. Wang, Z. Moula, Q. Hou, A. Howarth, M. Harper, A.N. Kadykalo, Y. Kondo, Y. Che, H. Wang, Y. Wang, W. Gao, D. LaRosa and J. Zhang. 2025.  Twelve strategies for realizing the promise of ecopracticology.  Socio-Ecological Practice Research.  1-13.

Harper, M., T. Rytwinski, R. Irvine and S.J. Cooke.  2024.  What is the effectiveness of methods for eradicating or controlling abundance and biomass of invasive aquatic plants in Canada? A systematic review protocol.  Ecological Solutions and Evidence.  5(2), e12350.

 Peiman, K., T. Rytwinski, K.E. Smokorowski, J. Lamoureux, A.E. Kirkwood, S. Melles, S. Rijkenberg, C. Vis, V. Minelga, A. Tyner, M. Harper, B. Tregunno, J.C. Vermaire, C.D. Rennie and S.J. Cooke.  2024.  The urgent need to identify thresholds to use for decisions about shoreline and riparian development in freshwater systems.  Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management.  27(3), 52-64.

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Harper, M., Rytwinski, T., and Cooke, S.J. 2023. Patterns and pitfalls of short-cuts used in environmental management rapid reviews. Environmental Management. 73:457-469

Hernández Martínez de la Riva A, Harper M, Rytwinski T, Sahdra A, Taylor JJ, Bard B, Bennett JR, Burton D, Creed IF, Haniford LSE, Hanna DE, Harmsen EJ, Robichaud CD, Smol JP, Thapar M and Cooke SJ (2023) Tipping points in freshwater ecosystems: an evidence map. Front. Freshw. Sci. 1:1264427. doi: 10.3389/ffwsc.2023.1264427