A relative wave exposure index for the coastal zone of the Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy Bioregion

• Main Authors: O'Brien, John M, Wong, Melisa C., Stanley, Ryan R.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2022
• Subjects: Marine Biology; 60205 Marine and Estuarine Ecology incl. Marine Ichthyology; FOS Biological sciences; Ecology; Oceanography; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 90903 Geospatial Information Systems; FOS Environmental engineering; Arctic; Nunavut; Norway; Christensen; Forbes; Dee; Isachsen; Muñoz; Erikstad; Longva; Climate change; Iqaluit
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5433567; https://figshare.com/collections/A_relative_wave_exposure_index_for_the_coastal_zone_of_the_Scotian_Shelf-Bay_of_Fundy_Bioregion/5433567

Exposure to wind-driven waves forms a key physical gradient in coastal areas that influences both ecological communities and human activities in the nearshore. For example, gradients in wave exposure are associated with patterns of diversity, abundance, and distribution of invertebrate communities a...