Dead zone (ecology)
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Dead zones are hypoxic (low-oxygen) areas in the world's oceans and large lakes. Hypoxia occurs when dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration falls to or below 2ml of O2/liter.
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See also
- Algal bloom
- Anoxic event
- Anoxic waters
- Cultural eutrophication
- Eutrophication
- Fish kill
- Hypoxia
- Marine pollution
- Ocean deoxygenation
- Oxygen minimum zone
- Shutdown of thermohaline circulation
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