North San Francisco Bay Estuary, USA
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Hypoxia in the North San Francisco is episodic. Anoxia causing fish kills were documented for the first time in the2000s. Recent water treatment improvements have decreased organic loading and nutrient discharges into the bay.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Continent or Ocean
- North America
Region
- California
Countries
- United States
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Key References
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Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. 2010. Scientific Assessment of Hypoxia in U.S. Coastal Waters. Interagency Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Human Health of the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology. Washington, DC.
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Luoma S, Cloern J. 1982. The impact of waste water discharge on biological communities in San Francisco Bay. Available online http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/tracel/references/pdf/SFBay-Use-Protection_p137.pdf (last accessed 8.12.2011)
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
North San Francisco Bay Estuary, USA.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-01-12 08:13:59 GMT.
