Humber Estuary, UK
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Almost 11 million people live within the Humber's catchment area, resulting in industrial and wastewater discharges to the Humber and its river systems. Hypoxia has been measured in the upper Humber for more than 100 years. Hypoxia is currently viewed as the main water quality issue in the Humber due to it's effects on migrating fish.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
- Freshwater lakes & rivers
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Local/landscape (e.g. lake, catchment, community)
Continent or Ocean
- Europe
Region
- West Europe
Countries
- United Kingdom
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Key References
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Uncles RI, Joint I, Stephens JA. 1998. Transport and retention of suspended particulate matter and bacteria in the Humber-Ouse Estuary, United Kingdom, and their relationship to hypoxia and anoxia. Estuaries 21, 597-612.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Humber Estuary, UK.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-03-17 18:55:09 GMT.