Hypoxia in the East China Sea: One of the largest coastal low-oxygen areas in the world

Anoxia and hypoxia have been widely observed in estuarine and coastal regions over the past few decades; however, few reports have focused on the East China Sea (ECS). In June and August 2003, two cruises sampled at stations covering almost the entire shelf of the ECS to examine hypoxic events and t...

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Published in:Marine environmental research 2007-10, Vol.64 (4), p.399-408
Main Authors: Chen, Chung-Chi, Gong, Gwo-Ching, Shiah, Fuh-Kwo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Brackish
Brackish water ecosystems
China
Chlorophyll
Coastal zone
Dissolved oxygen
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hypoxia
Marine
Oceans and Seas
Oxygen - analysis
Oxygen - chemistry
Oxygen depletion
Sea water ecosystems
Seawater - chemistry
Synecology
The Changjiang (Yangtze) Estuary
The East China Sea
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Summary:Anoxia and hypoxia have been widely observed in estuarine and coastal regions over the past few decades; however, few reports have focused on the East China Sea (ECS). In June and August 2003, two cruises sampled at stations covering almost the entire shelf of the ECS to examine hypoxic events and their potential causes. In August, DO concentrations
ISSN:0141-1136
1879-0291
DOI:10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.01.007