Influence of a small submarine canyon on biogenic matter export flux in the lower St. Lawrence Estuary, eastern Canada

Sharpe, Hannah; Gosselin, Michel; Lalande, Catherine; Normandeau, Alexandre; Montero‐Serrano, Jean‐Carlos; Baccara, Khouloud; Bourgault, Daniel; A. Sherwood, Owen; Limoges, Audrey

doi:10.5194/bg-20-4981-2023

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Influence of a small submarine canyon on biogenic matter export flux in the lower St. Lawrence Estuary, eastern Canada

Published in Biogeosciences • Dec 18, 2023

Authors:

Hannah Sharpe

Michel Gosselin

Catherine Lalande

Abstract

Abstract. Submarine canyons enhance shelf–slope sediment exchange and influence hydrodynamic processes, with consequences for biogeochemical cycles. This work documents variations in the vertical export of biogenic matter on the northern shore of the lower St. Lawrence Estuary (LSLE, Quebec, eastern...

Subject

Canyon

Oceanography

Submarine canyon

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