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Baffin Bay, USA

Main Contributors:

Johanna Yletyinen

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Summary

Baffin Bay hypoxia was documented in 1980s. It covered 61km2.

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

  • Gulf of Mexico

Countries

  • United States

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Key References

  1. 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. Baffin Bay, USA. In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org. Last revised 2011-12-11 16:17:03 GMT.
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