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Environmental Sciences
Canada
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
69
Citations
14727
World Ranking
1811
National Ranking
66

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Michel Gosselin is affiliated with the Université du Québec à Rimouski in Canada. Their research spans several domains within Earth and Environmental Sciences, focusing primarily on Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. The scientist's work engages with a variety of topics related to marine and polar environments.

Their recent publications address key issues in Arctic marine ecosystems and biogeochemical dynamics. Notable papers include:

  • Environmental drivers of under-ice phytoplankton bloom dynamics in the Arctic Ocean, 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • The MALINA oceanographic expedition: how do changes in ice cover, permafrost and UV radiation impact biodiversity and biogeochemical fluxes in the Arctic Ocean?, 2021, Earth system science data
  • Shells of the bivalve Astarte moerchi give new evidence of a strong pelagic-benthic coupling shift occurring since the late 1970s in the North Water polynya, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • Phytoplankton and dimethylsulfide dynamics at two contrasting Arctic ice edges, 2020, Biogeosciences
  • Environmental and Biological Determinants of Algal Lipids in Western Arctic and Subarctic Seas, 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science

Their extensive work addresses various scientific fields and topics, including:

  • Main fields of study: Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science
  • Subfields of study: Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry
  • Main topics: Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Michel Gosselin frequently collaborates with several researchers, demonstrating an active engagement within their scientific community. Leading co-authors include:

  • Jean-Éric Tremblay (9 collaborations)
  • Philippe Archambault (8 collaborations)
  • Virginie Galindo (5 collaborations)
  • André Rochon (4 collaborations)
  • Michael Zuykov (4 collaborations)

The scientist's research outputs are published notably in journals such as:

  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Arctic Science
  • Earth system science data
  • Biogeosciences
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Best Publications

  • New measurements of phytoplankton and ice algal production in the Arctic Ocean

    Michel Gosselin;Maurice Levasseur;Patricia A. Wheeler;Rita A. Horner

  • Recent Arctic Ocean sea ice loss triggers novel fall phytoplankton blooms

    Mathieu Ardyna;Marcel Babin;Michel Gosselin;Emmanuel Devred

  • Arctic spring awakening – Steering principles behind the phenology of vernal ice algal blooms

    E. Leu;C.J. Mundy;P. Assmy;K. Campbell

  • Active cycling of organic carbon in the central Arctic Ocean

    Patricia A. Wheeler;Michel Gosselin;Evelyn Sherr;Delphine Thibaultc

  • Contribution of under‐ice primary production to an ice‐edge upwelling phytoplankton bloom in the Canadian Beaufort Sea

    C. J. Mundy;Michel Gosselin;Jens Ehn;Yves Gratton

  • Picophytoplankton biomass distribution in the global ocean

    E. T. Buitenhuis;W. K. W. Li;Daniel Vaulot;M. W. Lomas

  • Prevalence, structure and properties of subsurface chlorophyll maxima in Canadian Arctic waters

    Johannie Martin;Jean-Éric Tremblay;Jonathan Gagnon;Geneviève Tremblay

  • Bloom dynamics in early opening waters of the Arctic Ocean

    Jean-Éric Tremblay;Christine Michel;Keith A. Hobson;Michel Gosselin

  • Parameterization of vertical chlorophyll a in the Arctic Ocean: impact of the subsurface chlorophyll maximum on regional, seasonal, and annual primary production estimates

    M. Ardyna;M. Babin;M. Gosselin;E. Devred

  • Climate forcing multiplies biological productivity in the coastal Arctic Ocean

    J.-É. Tremblay;S. Bélanger;D. G. Barber;M. Asplin

  • High bacterial production, uptake and concentrations of dissolved organic matter in the Central Arctic Ocean

    James Rich;Michel Gosselin;Evelyn Sherr;Barry Sherr

  • Physical control of the horizontal patchiness of sea-ice microalgae

    M. Gosselin;L. Legendre;J. C. Therriault;S. Demers

  • Overview paper: New insights into aerosol and climate in the Arctic

    Jonathan P. D. Abbatt;W. Richard Leaitch;Amir A. Aliabadi;Allan K. Bertram

  • Environmental forcing of phytoplankton community structure and function in the Canadian High Arctic: contrasting oligotrophic and eutrophic regions

    M. Ardyna;M. Gosselin;C. Michel;M. Poulin

  • Carbon budget of sea‐ice algae in spring: Evidence of a significant transfer to zooplankton grazers

    C. Michel;L. Legendre;R. G. Ingram;M. Gosselin

  • Seasonal variation in benthic community oxygen demand: A response to an ice algal bloom in the Beaufort Sea, Canadian Arctic?

    Paul E. Renaud;Andrea Riedel;Christine Michel;Nathalie Morata

  • LIGHT AND NUTRIENT LIMITATION OF SEA‐ICE MICROALGAE (HUDSON BAY, CANADIAN ARCTIC)1

    Michel Gosselin;Louis Legendre;Jean‐Claude Therriault;Serge Demers

  • Responses of Sea-Ice Microalgae to Climatic and Fortnightly Tidal Energy Inputs (Manitounuk Sound, Hudson Bay)

    M. Gosselin;L. Legendre;S. Demers;R. G. Ingram

  • Biogenic carbon flows through the planktonic food web of the Amundsen Gulf (Arctic Ocean): A synthesis of field measurements and inverse modeling analyses

    Alexandre Forest;Jean-Éric Tremblay;Yves Gratton;Johannie Martin

  • Microlayer source of oxygenated volatile organic compounds in the summertime marine Arctic boundary layer

    Emma L. Mungall;Jonathan P. D. Abbatt;Jeremy J. B. Wentzell;Alex K. Y. Lee

  • A new source of dimethylsulfide (DMS) for the arctic atmosphere: ice diatoms

    M. Levasseur;M. Gosselin;S. Michaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurice Levasseur
Maurice Levasseur Université Laval
Jean-Éric Tremblay
Jean-Éric Tremblay Université Laval
Yves Gratton
Yves Gratton Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Christine Michel
Christine Michel Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Louis Legendre
Louis Legendre Université Paris Cité
David G. Barber
David G. Barber University of Manitoba
Tim Papakyriakou
Tim Papakyriakou University of Manitoba
Suzanne Roy
Suzanne Roy Université du Québec à Rimouski
Simon Bélanger
Simon Bélanger Université du Québec à Rimouski
Serge Demers
Serge Demers Université du Québec à Rimouski

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