Suo-Nada, Japan
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Strong stratification is formed in the western Suo-Nada during summers, causing hypoxic water mass to develop near the bottom. Aquaculture industry has been strongly affected by the hypoxia, e.g. during the summer of 1988 about 95% of the oystersdied.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Sub-continental/regional (e.g. southern Africa, Amazon basin)
Continent or Ocean
- Asia
Region
- East Asia
Countries
- Japan
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Key References
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Senjyu T, Yasuda H, Sugihara S, Kamizono M. 2001. Current and turbidity variations in the western part of the Suo-Nada, the Seto Inland Sea, Japan: a hypothesis on the oxygen-deficient water mass formation. Journal of Oceanography 57, 15-27.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Suo-Nada, Japan.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-01-12 10:02:39 GMT.
