Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

by Judith L. Meyer, Catherine L. Kling, Virginia H. Dale

Book Overview

Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico each year. The hypoxic zone, an area of low dissolved oxygen that cannot s- port marine life, generally manifests itself in the spring. Since marine species either die or ee the hypoxic zone, the spread of hypoxia reduces the available habitat for marine species, which are important for the ecosystem as well as commercial and recreational shing in the Gulf. Since 2001,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387896856
• ISBN13: 9780387896854
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"