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Winter observations alter the seasonal perspectives of the nutrient transport pathways into the lower St. Lawrence Estuary
Cynthia Evelyn Bluteau
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Institut des sciences de la mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Canada
Peter S. Galbraith
Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mont-Joli, Canada
Daniel Bourgault
Institut des sciences de la mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Canada
Vincent Villeneuve
Département de biologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Jean-Éric Tremblay
Département de biologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Short summary
In 2018, the Canadian Coast Guard approved a science team to sample in tandem with its ice-breaking and ship escorting operations. This collaboration provided the first mixing observations during winter that covered the largest spatial extent of the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence ever measured in any season. Contrary to previous assumptions, we demonstrate that fluvial nitrate inputs from upstream (i.e., Great Lakes) are the most significant source of nitrate in the estuary.
In 2018, the Canadian Coast Guard approved a science team to sample in tandem with its...
