St. Joseph Bay, USA
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Hypoxia in San Joseph Bay was first recorded in the 1990s and it has been observed that it was not occurring in the 1980s. Hypoxic areas have been avoided by the mobile fauna, among others brittlestars.
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
- Florida
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.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
St. Joseph Bay, USA.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-01-12 09:53:53 GMT.
