Mersey Estuary, UK
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
The Mersey river has been calledone of the most polluted rivers in Europe. It has received discharges since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution from manufacturing processes and population centres. Mersey Estuary has seasonal hypoxia annually at least in one spot upriver. Hypoxic conditions have improved from nutrient managent. Due to recovery fish (e.g. Salmon) have returned to the waters.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Freshwater lakes & rivers
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Continent or Ocean
- Europe
Region
- North west England
Countries
- United Kingdom
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Key References
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Jones, PD. 2000. The Mersey Estuary - Back from the dead? Solving a 150-year old problem. Water and Environmental Journal 14, 124-130.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Mersey Estuary, UK.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-01-12 07:39:55 GMT.