Harvey Estuary, Australia
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Episodic hypoxia in Harvey Estuary is caused by stratification and phytoplankton blooms. It has been observed that the 1980s Harvey Estuary hypoxia threshold corresponds to the winter threshold salinity for Nogularia spumigena blooms.
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
- Australia & New Zealand
Region
- West Australia
Countries
- Australia
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Key References
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Hearn CJ, Robson BJ. 2001. Inter-annual variability of bottom hypoxia in shallow Mediterranean estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 52, 643-657.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Harvey Estuary, Australia.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-01-11 14:10:22 GMT.
