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

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Elliot Dreujou, Christopher McKindsey, Cindy Grant, Lisa Tréau de Coeli, Richard St-Louis, Philippe Archambault
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: biodiversity; coastal benthos; macrofauna; sub-Arctic ecosystems; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Arctic; Canada; Sept-Îles
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12092424

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...