Concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the deep waters of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary (LSLE) have dropped by over 50% over the past two years. The consequences for many marine species, who depend on oxygen to survive, are potentially very serious. A compilation of historical data reveals that dissolved oxygen concentrations in the deep waters of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary decreased by about 50% during the fifty years between 1934 and 1985. And then remained fairly constant until 2019, when the situation changed dramatically.
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Published on: 26 Nov 2021
Four ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ researchers are among the sixteen eminent Canadian scientists, scholars and researchers that have been by the Royal Society of Canada
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Alfonso Mucci
Willet G. Miller Medal / Médaille Willet G. Miller
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Radio Canada International | Oct. 9, 2014
By: Marc Montgomery
A new report from the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in South Korea says that ocean acidification has risen alarmingly from absorption of CO2 in the atmosphere.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2014