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William Nesbitt

PhD Oceanography Student
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email: william.nesbitt@dal.ca
campus location: SOSB

Educational Background

  • MSc in Earth and Planetary Science, McGill University (2019)
  • BSc in Geological Sciences, Queen’s University (2016)

Research Interests

  • Marine Biogeochemistry
  • Ocean Acidification
  • Carbonate System
  • Deoxygenation
  • Tracer Release Experiments

Publications

Jutras, M., Mucci, A., Chaillou, G.,ÌýNesbitt, W.A., Wallace, D.W.R. (2022). Temporal and spatial evolution of bottom-water hypoxia in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. EGUsphere: 1-16. doi:

Clarke, S.B.*, Nesbitt, W.A.*, Efitre, J., Masette, M., and Chapman, L.J. (2022). Elemental composition of small pelagic fishes in three East African lakes: Implications for nutritional security.ÌýFisheries Research.Ìý256: 106479. doi:

Nesbitt, W.A., Clarke, S.B., and Chapman, L.J. (2022). Comparison of calcium concentration in scales and vertebral column of a cyprinid from calcium-limited environments in the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda.ÌýAfrican Journal of Aquatic Science.Ìý47(1): 115-122. doi:

Nesbitt, W.A. and Mucci, A. (2021). Direct evidence of sediment carbonate dissolution in response to bottom-water acidification in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 58(1): 84-92. doi:

Presentations

Nesbitt, W.A. and Mucci, A. The Impact of Hypoxia and the Concomitant Acidification of Bottom Waters on the Preservation of Detrital Carbonates in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon, USA. AGU, 2018.

Oceanographic Cruises

  • R/V Coriolis II (2017). Lower St. Lawrence Estuary, Saguenay Fjord, and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Participating institutions were McGill University, Concordia University, and L'Université du Québec à Rimouski.
  • R/V Lampsilis (2017). St. Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City. Participating institutions were McGill University and Concordia University.
  • R/V Coriolis II (2021). Gulf of St. Lawrence. Organizing and participating in the TReX 1 Tracer injection mission. Participating institutions were HÂþ»­ University, GEOMAR, and L'Université du Québec à Rimouski.
  • R/V Coriollis ll (2022). Gulf of St. Lawrence. Organizing and participating in the TReX 2 Tracer hunt mission. Participating institutions were HÂþ»­ University, GEOMAR, UBC, and L'Université du Québec à Rimouski.