Osaka Bay, Japan
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
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
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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.