Bojourquez (Nichupte) Lagoon, Mexico
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Nichupte is an estuarine lagoon connected to the Caribbean Sea by two channels. Bojorquez is a section of the lagoon with great anthropogenic impacts. The lagoon is affected by sewage discharge from the city of Cancun. Hypoxia might occur particularly at theBojorquez zone.
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
- South America
Region
- Central America
Countries
- Mexico
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Key References
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Valdes-Lozano D, Chumarero M, Real E. 2006. Sediment oxygen consumption in a developed coastal lagoon of the Mexican Caribbean. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 35, 227-234.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Bojourquez (Nichupte) Lagoon, Mexico.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-03-17 19:08:47 GMT.
