Moderate effect of damming the Romaine River (Quebec, Canada) on coastal plankton dynamics

Rivers’ damming disrupts the seasonal cycle of freshwater and nutrient inputs into the marine system, which can lead to changes in coastal plankton dynamics. Here we use a 3-D 5-km resolution coupled biophysical model and downscale it to a 400-m resolution to simulate the effect of damming the Romaine River in Québec, Canada, which discharges on average 327 m3 s−1 of freshwater into the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Model results are compared...