Nutrient cycling in the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary: Response to environmental perturbations

Hypoxia In The Lower St. Lawrence Estuary: How Physics Controls Spatial Patterns

Cancer in belugas from the St. Lawrence estuary.

In their paper published in the March 2002 issue of EHP, Martineau et al. (1) reported the results of 100 necropsies of St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE) belugas found dead, drifting, or stranded along the shoreline during 1983–1999. They gathered a remarkable set of pathology information on these dead animals and are to be commended for their work. In their report, Martineau et al. (1) used epidemiol...

Chemical risks associated with consumption of shellfish harvested on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River's lower estuary.

Shellfish have the capacity to accumulate chemical contaminants found in their biotope and therefore present a potential risk for consumers. This study was conducted to assess the chemical risks associated with consumption of shellfish harvested on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River's lower estuary. A survey was carried out on 162 recreational harvesters, and shellfish were sampled for c...

Movement and environmental preferences of Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) electronically tagged in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada

Three Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) were tagged with electronic tags, in Baie St. Pancrace, St. Lawrence Estuary, Quebec, Canada. One shark was tagged on 23 July 2004, with an acoustic telemetry tag. Two sharks were each tagged with a popup satellite archival tag (PSAT) on 27 August 2004. Two of the sharks remained in or close to the bay, one for 47 days and the other for at least ...

Causes of mortality in St. Lawrence Estuary beluga (Delphinapterus leuca) from 1983 to 2012