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Nitrogen transformations along a shallow subterranean estuary
Mathilde Couturier
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Canada Research Chair on the Geochemistry of Coastal
Hydrogeosystems, BOREAS, group on Nordic System, Département de
Biologie, Chimie, Géographie, Université du Québec à
Rimouski, Rimouski, G5L3A1, Canada
Département de Biologie, Chimie, Géographie,
Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, G5L3A1, Canada
Gwendoline Tommi-Morin
Canada Research Chair on the Geochemistry of Coastal
Hydrogeosystems, BOREAS, group on Nordic System, Département de
Biologie, Chimie, Géographie, Université du Québec à
Rimouski, Rimouski, G5L3A1, Canada
Département de Biologie, Chimie, Géographie,
Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, G5L3A1, Canada
Maude Sirois
Canada Research Chair on the Geochemistry of Coastal
Hydrogeosystems, BOREAS, group on Nordic System, Département de
Biologie, Chimie, Géographie, Université du Québec à
Rimouski, Rimouski, G5L3A1, Canada
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Université du
Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec, G5L 3A1, Canada
Alexandra Rao
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Université du
Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, Quebec, G5L 3A1, Canada
Christian Nozais
Département de Biologie, Chimie, Géographie,
Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, G5L3A1, Canada
Gwénaëlle Chaillou
Canada Research Chair on the Geochemistry of Coastal
Hydrogeosystems, BOREAS, group on Nordic System, Département de
Biologie, Chimie, Géographie, Université du Québec à
Rimouski, Rimouski, G5L3A1, Canada
Département de Biologie, Chimie, Géographie,
Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, G5L3A1, Canada
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Short summary
At the land–ocean interface, subterranean estuaries (STEs) are a critical transition pathway of nitrogen. Environmental conditions in the groundwater lead to nitrogen transformation, altering the nitrogen species and concentrations exported to the coastal ocean. This study highlights the role of a STE in processing groundwater-derived N in a shallow boreal STE, far from anthropogenic pressures. Biogeochemical transformations provide new N species from terrestrial origin to the coastal ocean.
At the land–ocean interface, subterranean estuaries (STEs) are a critical transition pathway of...
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