Chemu Lagoon, Ghana
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Hypoxia was first recorded in the 1980s. It has caused mass mortality of benthos. Domestic waste and industrial waste from coastal population havebeen discharged into the lagoon.
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
- Africa
Region
- West Africa
Countries
- Ghana
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Key References
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Ukwe CN, Ibe CA, Nwilo PC, Huidobro PA. 2006. Contributing to the WSSD targets on oceans and coasts in West and Central Africa: The Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem Project IJOO 1, 21-44.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Chemu Lagoon, Ghana.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-03-17 18:46:25 GMT.
