Gulf of Trieste, the Mediterranean Sea
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Gulf of Trieste, one of the most productive areas in the Mediterranean Sea, experiences seasonal hypoxia. For instance in 1983, hypoxia and anoxia caused severe mass mortality.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Sub-continental/regional (e.g. southern Africa, Amazon basin)
Continent or Ocean
- Europe
Region
- Mediterranean
Countries
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Italy
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Key References
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Stachowitsch M. 2008. Mass mortality in the Gulf of Trieste: The course of community destruction. Marine Ecology 5, 243-264.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Gulf of Trieste, the Mediterranean Sea.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-01-11 14:06:43 GMT.
