Mauritius
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Hypoxia has affected coral reefs of Mauritius. Sugar cane agriculture and untreated sewage are associated with the hypoxia.
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
- Indian Ocean
Region
- Southwest Indian Ocean
Countries
- Mauritius
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Key References
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Thomassin BA, Gourbesville PH, Gout B, Arnoux A. 1998. Impact of an industrial and urban sewage off a coral fringing reef at Mauritius (Indian Ocean): modeling of plumes, distribution of trace metals in sediments and effects of the eutrophisation on coral reef communities. OCEANS '98 Conference Proceedings, 301-305.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Mauritius.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-03-17 18:24:47 GMT.
