Impacts of Extratropical Cyclone Fiona on a sensitive coastal lagoon ecosystem

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作者
Bonnington, Abigail C.
Jamieson, Rob C.
Smith, Kathryn A.
Oliver, Allie
Johnston, Lindsay H.
LeRoux, Nicole K.
Somers, Lauren D.
Kurylyk, Barret L. [1 ]
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[1] Dalhousie Univ, Dept Civil & Resource Engn, Halifax, NS, Canada
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GROUNDWATER;
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10.1002/lno.12452
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Oceanic storms can strongly disturb the physical and biogeochemical conditions of transitional coastal waters. Impacts of extreme oceanic storms on coastal ecosystems have received limited attention worldwide, with no studies at higher latitudes (> 45(degrees)) where tropical cyclones have usually abated. This study investigates the combined impacts from marine and atmospheric forcing on a coastal lagoon in Prince Edward Island, Canada, during and after Extratropical Cyclone Fiona in September 2022. Physical (water levels and temperature) and biogeochemical (dissolved oxygen [DO], electrical conductivity, pH, nitrate-nitrogen concentrations, total suspended solids [TSS]) datasets from the lagoon and the watershed's tributaries, groundwater springs, and piezometers were used to assess ecosystem disturbance and recovery timelines following the storm. Fiona resulted in a 1.6 m storm surge into the lagoon that elevated water temperatures by up to 6degree celsius, disturbed the density-dependent stratification of salinity and temperature, and reduced the diel amplitude of DO, indicating a reduction in plant respiration due to ecosystem disturbance. The freshwater tributaries revealed sharp changes in flow (30-fold increase), nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) concentrations and loading (70-fold increase), and TSS loading (40-fold increase) to the lagoon during and immediately following the storm. The lagoon rapidly recovered (hours) from the hydraulic disturbance of the storm surge, but elevated nutrient levels persisted for months. The intensity and frequency of extratropical cyclones is projected to increase in the Northwest Atlantic, making field-based studies of cyclone impacts on coastal waters critical for understanding future coastal ecosystem disturbance and recovery periods relative to the timing of future storms.
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页码:2703 / 2715
页数:13
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