Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

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Dale Virginia H.
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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, the hypoxic zone has averaged 2 1 16,500 km during its peak summer months , an area slightly larger than the state 2 2 of Connecticut, and ranged from a low of 8,500 km to a high of 22,000 km . To address the hypoxia problem, the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force (or Task Force) was formed to bring together represen- tives from federal agencies, states, and tribes to consider options for responding to hypoxia. The Task Force asked the White House Of ce of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a scienti c assessment of the causes and consequences of Gulf hypoxia through its Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR).
EAN 9781461425687
ISBN 1461425689
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Publication date May 4, 2012
Pages 284
Language English
Dimensions 235 x 155
Country United States
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Armitage Thomas; Bianchi, Thomas; Blumberg Alan; Boynton Walter; Conley, Daniel J.; Crumpton, William; Dale Virginia H.; David Mark; Gilbert Denis; Howarth, Robert W.; Kling, Catherine L.; Lowrance Richard; Mankin, Kyle; Meyer Judith L.; Opaluch, James; Paerl, Hans; Reckhow Kenneth; Sanders James; Sharpley Andrew N.; Simpson, Thomas W.; Snyder, Clifford S.; Stallworth Holly; Wangsness David; Wright, Donelson
Illustrations LII, 284 p. 57 illus., 27 illus. in color.
Series Springer Series on Environmental Management