Hohwacht Bay, Germany
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
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Summary
Hypoxia in Hohwacht Bay is caused by a combination of anthropogenic and natural factors. Fish kills caused by hypoxia were first reported in 1875, 1913, 1928 and 1938-37. In 1981 the Hohwacht Bay hypoxia was estimated to be worse than ever before in the past 100 years.
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
- Europe
Region
- Germany's Baltic Sea coastline
Countries
- Germany
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Key References
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Gerlach S (Ed.). 1984. Oxygen Depletion 1980-1983 in Coastal Waters of the Federal Republic of Germany. First Report of the Working Group "Eutrophication of the North Sea and the Baltic". Institut för Meereskunde nr 130.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Hohwacht Bay, Germany.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2011-12-02 17:02:54 GMT.
