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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3029-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3029-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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20 May 2021
Research article |
| 20 May 2021
| 20 May 2021
Rain-fed streams dilute inorganic nutrients but subsidise organic-matter-associated nutrients in coastal waters of the northeast Pacific Ocean
Kyra A. St. Pierre
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Hakai Institute, Tula Foundation, Heriot Bay, BC, V0P 1H0, Canada
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Brian P. V. Hunt
Hakai Institute, Tula Foundation, Heriot Bay, BC, V0P 1H0, Canada
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Suzanne E. Tank
Hakai Institute, Tula Foundation, Heriot Bay, BC, V0P 1H0, Canada
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,
T6G 2E9, Canada
Ian Giesbrecht
Hakai Institute, Tula Foundation, Heriot Bay, BC, V0P 1H0, Canada
School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser
University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
Maartje C. Korver
Hakai Institute, Tula Foundation, Heriot Bay, BC, V0P 1H0, Canada
current address: Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, QC, H3A
0B9, Canada
William C. Floyd
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Nanaimo,
BC, V9T 6E9, Canada
Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5S5, Canada
Allison A. Oliver
Hakai Institute, Tula Foundation, Heriot Bay, BC, V0P 1H0, Canada
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,
T6G 2E9, Canada
current address: Skeena Fisheries Commission, Kispiox, BC, V0J 1Y4, Canada
Kenneth P. Lertzman
Hakai Institute, Tula Foundation, Heriot Bay, BC, V0P 1H0, Canada
School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser
University, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Seasonally and Spatially Variable Organic Matter Contributions From Watershed, Marine Macrophyte, and Pelagic Sources to the Northeast Pacific Coastal Ocean Margin K. St. Pierre et al. 10.3389/fmars.2022.863209
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- High-resolution streamflow and weather data (2013–2019) for seven small coastal watersheds in the northeast Pacific coastal temperate rainforest, Canada M. Korver et al. 10.5194/essd-14-4231-2022
- Mapping the Spatial Heterogeneity of Watershed Ecosystems and Water Quality in Rainforest Fjordlands I. Giesbrecht et al. 10.1007/s10021-025-00964-x
- Regression-based characterization of the marine carbonate system across shelf and nearshore waters of Queen Charlotte Sound A. Hare et al. 10.1016/j.marchem.2025.104511
- Seasonally and Spatially Variable Organic Matter Contributions From Watershed, Marine Macrophyte, and Pelagic Sources to the Northeast Pacific Coastal Ocean Margin K. St. Pierre et al. 10.3389/fmars.2022.863209
- Watershed Classification Predicts Streamflow Regime and Organic Carbon Dynamics in the Northeast Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest I. Giesbrecht et al. 10.1029/2021GB007047
- Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) growth rates as climate stress indicators for Canada’s Pacific coast O. Pontier et al. 10.1139/facets-2023-0237
- Controls on the stratigraphic distribution of organic carbon in ancient deep-marine levees C. Cunningham et al. 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.106039
- Advancing an integrated understanding of land–ocean connections in shaping the marine ecosystems of coastal temperate rainforest ecoregions B. Hunt et al. 10.1002/lno.12724
- Fluvial Response to Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest: Skeena River Discharge and Sediment Yield A. Wild et al. 10.3390/w15010167
- Marine CO2 system variability along the northeast Pacific Inside Passage determined from an Alaskan ferry W. Evans et al. 10.5194/bg-19-1277-2022
- Resiliency of Silica Export Signatures When Low Order Streams Are Subject to Storm Events N. Fernandez et al. 10.1029/2021JG006660
Latest update: 25 Jul 2025
Short summary
Using 4 years of paired freshwater and marine water chemistry from the Central Coast of British Columbia (Canada), we show that coastal temperate rainforest streams are sources of organic nitrogen, iron, and carbon to the Pacific Ocean but not the inorganic nutrients easily used by marine phytoplankton. This distinction may have important implications for coastal food webs and highlights the need to sample all nutrients in fresh and marine waters year-round to fully understand coastal dynamics.
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