Université Laval has received $1M from the Government of Québec’s Ministère de la Sécurité publique to support research on the ecological effects of beach nourishment on coastal seabed communities. The funding will advance the second phase of a project examining the impact of shoreline protections on benthic invertebrates—small animals that live on or in the seabed, such as worms, clams, and crustaceans—in regions such as Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Bas-Saint-Laurent, and Côte-Nord. Researchers from ULaval’s aquatic ecology and biodiversity lab will study five sites along the St Lawrence coast to assess the spatial and temporal extent of these ecological changes and contribute to long-term climate resilience planning.
ULaval
| QC
