Impact of river discharge, upwelling and vertical mixing on the nutrient loading and productivity of the Canadian Beaufort Shelf

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: J.-É. Tremblay, P. Raimbault, N. Garcia, B. Lansard, M. Babin, J. Gagnon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Beaufort Shelf; Bering Strait; Mackenzie River; Pacific; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-4853-2014; https://doaj.org/article/2a310cd3f9c1468e9bba41faf6dd3848

The concentrations and elemental stoichiometry of particulate and dissolved pools of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and silicon (Si) on the Canadian Beaufort Shelf during summer 2009 (MALINA program) were assessed and compared with those of surface waters provided by the Mackenzie river as...