00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.945327 CaOODSP 20241227080011 m o d f cr cn |||||||| 241119t20242024nscdab ob f000 0 eng d 9780660745688 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng fre n-cn-ns Fs97-6/3649E-PDF Fraser, Meredith S., author. Ecological and oceanographic overview of the Napu'saqnuk / St. Mary's River Estuary, Nova Scotia, an ecologically significant area candidate under Canada's Fisheries Act / Meredith S. Fraser, Aimee Gromack, Melisa C. Wong, Holly Blackmore, Ben Collison, Emmanuel Devred, Brent A. Law, Hunter Stevens, Madison Stewart, Angelica Whiteway, Kristen L. Wilson, Yongsheng Wu, Vanessa Zions. Dartmouth, NS : Science Branch and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 2024. ©2024 1 online resource (xiii, 107 pages) : charts, illustrations, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5379 ; 3649 Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-87). "This overview of Napu’saqnuk / St. Mary’s River estuary summarizes what is known about its key physical and biological components. Napu’saqnuk is an Ecologically Significant Area (ESA) candidate under Canada’s Fisheries Act. The estuary exhibits a strong estuarine gradient in salinity, water temperature, and bottom sediments. This gradient supports diverse habitats including bare rock and sand/mud sediments, macroalgae, and seagrasses (eelgrass, widgeongrass). The distribution and species composition of macrophyte communities vary along the estuary and support fishes including the American Eel, Rainbow Smelt, Gaspereau, and Atlantic Salmon. Napu’saqnuk is a regionally unique and highly natural ecosystem within the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, with few barriers to fish passage, low human impacts, and no current industrial development"--Abstract, page xii. Includes abstract in French. Marine ecological regions Nova Scotia. Écorégions marines Nouvelle-Écosse. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Maritimes Region, issuing body. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, issuing body. Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; 3649. (CaOODSP)9.504449 PDF 16.40 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2024/mpo-dfo/Fs97-6-3649-eng.pdf