Biodiversity and Habitat Assessment of Coastal Benthic Communities in a Sub-Arctic Industrial Harbor Area

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Elliot Dreujou, Christopher W McKindsey, Cindy Grant, Lisa Tréau de Coeli, Richard St-Louis, Philippe Archambault
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: biodiversity; coastal benthos; macrofauna; sub-Arctic ecosystems; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; Arctic; Canada; Sept-Îles
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12092424; https://doaj.org/article/3f595e66780841bcb615ceef9f3f51a4

Coastal ecosystems face increasing anthropogenic pressures worldwide and their management requires a solid assessment and understanding of the cumulative impacts from human activities. This study evaluates the spatial variation of benthic macrofaunal communities, sediments, and heavy metals in the s...