Coastal environments represent key systems in biogeochemical cycle couplings between continents, oceans and the atmosphere. Despite its relatively modest surface area (7 % of global ocean), this zone accounts for 14-30 % of all oceanic primary production. The amount of nutrients (N, P, C, Si) carried by terrestrial aquatic systems directly influences the primary production, the food web structure and the overall quality of these coastal environments. The present study deals with autumn-winter carbon and nutrients dynamics over terrestrial waters of the Marais poitevin watershed flowing to the Aiguillon bay (west of France). Five heterogeneous watercourses were sampled twice a month since January 2017 to measure nutrients and carbon concentrations and... |