News tagged with hypoxic zone

Forecast predicts biggest Gulf dead zone ever

Scientists predict this year's "dead zone" of low-oxygen water in the northern Gulf of Mexico will be the largest in history - about the size of Lake Erie - because of more runoff from the flooded Mississippi River valley.

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created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Major flooding on the Mississippi River likely to cause large Gulf of Mexico dead zone

The Gulf of Mexico's hypoxic zone is predicted to be larger than average this year, due to extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring, according to an annual forecast by a team of NOAA-supported scientists from ...

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created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers predict large 2009 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'

University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" could be one of the largest on record, continuing a decades-long trend that threatens the health of a half-billion-dollar ...

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created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Researchers predict record Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' due to Mississippi River flooding

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring is expected to result in the largest Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" on record, according to a University of Michigan aquatic ecologist and his colleagues.

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Lake Erie hypoxic zone doesn't affect all fish the same, study finds

Large hypoxic zones low in oxygen long have been thought to have negative influences on aquatic life, but a Purdue University study shows that while these so-called dead zones have an adverse affect, not all ...

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created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Growing hypoxic zones reduce habitat for billfish and tuna

Billfish and tuna, important commercial and recreational fish species, may be more vulnerable to fishing pressure because of shrinking habitat, according to a new study published by scientists from NOAA, The ...

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created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0