Bude Bay, United Kingdom
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
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Summary
The Bude Bay located in the south-west England experiences episodic hypoxia, which has caused mortality in the benthic fauna along the coastline. Hypoxic areas have been observed in vicinity to sewage outfall.
Hypoxia may have affected the massive kill of a dog-whelk (Nucella lapillus), which occurred in the Bude Bay in 1995.
Hypoxia may have affected the massive kill of a dog-whelk (Nucella lapillus), which occurred in the Bude Bay in 1995.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
Land uses
- Tourism
Spatial scale of the case study
- Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Continent or Ocean
- Europe
Region
- South-west England
Countries
- United Kingdom
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Key References
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Gibbs P, Green J, Pascoe P. 1999. A massive summer-kill of the dog-whelk, Nucella lapillus, on the north Cornwall coast in 1995: freak or forerunner? Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79, 103-109.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Bude Bay, United Kingdom.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2011-12-02 16:51:29 GMT.