Sources, quality and transfers of organic matter in a highly-stratified sub-Arctic coastal system (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, NW Atlantic)

• Published in: Progress in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Bridier, Guillaume, Meziane, Tarik, Grall, Jacques, Chauvaud, Laurent, Donnet, Sebastien, Lazure, Pascal, Olivier, Frédéric
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2021
• Subjects: Pelagic-benthic coupling; Seasonal stratification; Organic matter; Fatty acids; Stable isotopes; Subarctic ecosystems; Saint-Pierre et Miquelon archipelago; Newfoundland shelf; Arctic; Parma; Climate change; Newfoundland; Northwest Atlantic; Phytoplankton; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00661/77273/78708.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102483; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00661/77273/

In response to ongoing global climate change, marine ecosystems in the northwest Atlantic are experiencing one of the most drastic increases in sea surface temperatures in the world. This warming can increase water column stratification and decrease surface nutrient concentrations, in turn impacting...