Eutrophication: Hypoxia is increasing in the Coastal Zone of the Baltic Sea

Author: Daniel Conley
Year published: 2011

Hypoxia is increasing in the Coastal Zone of the Baltic Sea

Daniel Conley together with other researchers have written an article that examined the amount of oxygen in coastal areas from all countries around the Baltic Sea. In this article their research reports on the unprecedented widespread occurrence of the lack of oxygen, called hypoxia. In addition, the number of sites with hypoxia has increased with time.

Number of pages: 7

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