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Osaka Bay, Japan

Main Contributors:

Johanna Yletyinen

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Summary

The area surrounding Osaka Bay has a population of more than 10 billion people. Both domestic and industrial wastewater is released in the Osaka Bay. One of the indirect results of the anthropogenic pollution is hypoxia. Benthic fauna is strongly influenced by the human impact, for instance ostracods have become scarce probably due to hypoxia.

Type of regime shift

Ecosystem type

  • Marine & coastal

Land uses

  • Fisheries

Spatial scale of the case study

  • Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)

Continent or Ocean

  • Asia

Region

  • East Asia

Countries

  • Japan

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Key References

  1. Yasuhara M, Yamazaki H. 2005. The impact of 150 years of anthropogenic pollution on the shallow marine ostracode fauna, Osaka Bay, Japan. Marine Micropaleontology 55, 63-74.

Citation

Johanna Yletyinen. Osaka Bay, Japan. In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org. Last revised 2012-01-12 08:31:50 GMT.
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