Saanich Inlet, Canada
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Saanich Inlet is a temperate marine fjord. The deep water is naturally low in dissolved oxygen througout the year. During the summer, complete anoxia may develop. Organic carbon inputs into the fjord have increased due to logging rates.
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
- West coast of Canada
Countries
- Canada
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Key References
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Tunnicliffe, V. 2000. A fine-scale record of 130 years of organic carbon deposition in an anoxic fjord, Saanich Inlet, British Columbia. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography 45, 1380-1387.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Saanich Inlet, Canada.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2011-12-19 15:52:38 GMT.
