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Bridging the gap : Oxygen and nutrient budgets in the Loire estuary using a benthic-pelagic box model

Auteurs : Nour E. Boukortt, Sabine Schmidt, Aurelia Mouret
Article paru sur Science of the Total Environment en septembre 2025

Sommaire :
1. Introduction
2. Material and methods
2.1. Study site
2.2.Water column sampling
2.3.Sediment sampling and core incubations
2.4. Simplified benthic-pelagic model description
2.5.Statistical analysis
3. Results
3.1.Seasonal hydrological regime variations
3.2.Nutrient content in surface waters
3.3. Benthic fluxes under two contrasting hydrosedimentary conditions
3.4. Oxygen and nutrient stocks in the estuary
4. Discussion
4.1. Hydrosedimentary influence on benthic-pelagic coupling
4.2.Interest of the simplified mass balance modelling approach
4.3.Recommendations to improve water quality
5. Conclusion