Tampa Bay, USA
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Tampa Bay has shown clear eutrophication since the late 1970s. Hypoxia and anoxia developed in some areas of Tampa Bay already in the 1970s. Human population in the area has grown significantly larger since the 1950s and therefore the inputs to the bay have increased. Improved nutrient management since the early 1980s has improved Tampa Bay water quality.
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
- North America
Region
- Florida
Countries
- United States
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Key References
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Greening H, Janicki A. 2006. Toward Reversal of Eutrophic Conditions in a Subtropical Estuary: Water Quality and Seagrass Response to Nitrogen Loading Reductions in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA. Environmental Management 38, 163-178.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Tampa Bay, USA.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-01-12 10:04:40 GMT.
