Cape Fear River, USA
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Cape Fear river hypoxia was documented in 1970s. It caused fish kills and reduced benthos. In northeast Cape Fear river, where hypoxia was documented in 1990s, the drivers were agricultural, urban and suburban runoff contributing to nutrient loading and thus indirectly to hypoxia.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Freshwater lakes & rivers
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Continent or Ocean
- North America
Region
- East coast of North America
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.
Cape Fear River, USA.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2011-12-13 11:20:08 GMT.
