Coastal hypoxia : consequences for living resources and ecosystems /

Hypoxia occurs when dissolved oxygen falls below the level necessary to sustain most animal life, often due to fertilizer run-off. This volume reviews how the expanding hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico has affected living resources in the Louisiana/Texas shelf. Topics of the 23 chapters i...

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Corporate Author: American Geophysical Union
Other Authors: Rabalais, Nancy N., 1950-, Turner, R. E. (Robert Eugene), 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Geophysical Union, ©2001.
Series:Coastal and estuarine studies ; 58.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Hypoxia occurs when dissolved oxygen falls below the level necessary to sustain most animal life, often due to fertilizer run-off. This volume reviews how the expanding hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico has affected living resources in the Louisiana/Texas shelf. Topics of the 23 chapters include impacts of changing Si/N ratios and phytoplankton species composition, the effect of hypoxia and anoxia on the supply and settlement of benthic invertebrate larvae, and ecological effects of hypoxia in fish, sea turtles, and marine mammals. c. Book News Inc.
Item Description:Based on papers from a workshop held in Baton Rouge, La., Mar. 1998.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 463 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118664100
1118664108