Bryan Mound, USA
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Hypoxia in the Bryan Mound is episodic but infrequent. In the shallow Bryan Mound, hypoxia was first documented in the 1970s. It caused mass mortality of benthos, which took many years to recover, and caused stress for fish populations. In the 1980s, hypoxia in deep Bryan Mound decreased diversity and abundance of mobile species and caused mortality of benthos (annual recolonization).
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
- Texas
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.
Bryan Mound, USA.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-01-11 12:41:49 GMT.
