Ebrie Lagoon, Cote d'Ivoire
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
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Summary
Industrial waste and domestic waste from coastal population have been disposed into the Ebrie Lagoon. Hypoxia has caused fish kills and changes in the trophic structure of the lagoon.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
- Freshwater lakes & rivers
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Continent or Ocean
- Africa
Region
- West Africa
Countries
- Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
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Key References
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Ukwe CN, Ibe CA, Nwilo PC, Huidobro PA. (2006). Contributing to the WSSD targets on oceans and coasts in West and Central Africa: The Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem Project IJOO 1, 21-44.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Ebrie Lagoon, Cote d'Ivoire.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2013-07-23 13:31:36 GMT.