Influence of a small submarine canyon on biogenic matter export flux in the lower St. Lawrence Estuary, eastern Canada

Sharpe, Hannah; Gosselin, Michel; Lalande, Catherine; Normandeau, Alexandre; Montero-Serrano, Jean-Carlos; Baccara, Khouloud; Bourgault, Daniel; Sherwood, Owen; Limoges, Audrey

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Influence of a small submarine canyon on biogenic matter export flux in the lower St. Lawrence Estuary, eastern Canada

Hannah Sharpe, Michel Gosselin, Catherine Lalande, Alexandre Normandeau, Jean-Carlos Montero-Serrano, Khouloud Baccara, Daniel Bourgault, Owen Sherwood, and Audrey Limoges

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