Charleston Harbor, USA
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Waste water management in the Charleston Harbor has been improved and phosphate inputs banned. Hypoxia has decreased in the1990s and 2000s.
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
- South Carolina
Countries
- United States
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Key References
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Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. 2010. Scientific Assessment of Hypoxia in U.S. Coastal Waters. Interagency Working Group on Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Human Health of the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology. Washington, DC.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Charleston Harbor, USA.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-01-11 13:11:06 GMT.