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  2. Dead zone (ecology) - Wikipedia

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    Dead zones can be classified by type, and are identified by the length of their occurrence: [16] Permanent dead zones are deep water occurrences that rarely exceed 2 milligrams per liter. Temporary dead zones are short lived dead zones lasting hours or days. Seasonal dead zones are annually occurring, typically in warm months of summer and autumn.

  3. Ocean deoxygenation - Wikipedia

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    This type of ocean deoxygenation is also called dead zones. Secondly, ocean deoxygenation occurs also in the open ocean. In that part of the ocean, there is nowadays an ongoing reduction in oxygen levels. As a result, the naturally occurring low oxygen areas (so called oxygen minimum zones (OMZs)) are now expanding slowly. [4]

  4. Marine biogeochemical cycles - Wikipedia

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    Dead zones occur in the ocean when phosphorus and nitrogen from fertilizers in land runoff cause excessive growth of microorganisms, which depletes oxygen and kills fauna. Worldwide, large dead zones are found in coastal areas with high human population density.

  5. Oceanic Dead Zones Are Worse Than Ever - AOL

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    The Oregon coast is known for its stunning beauty. "Our family fishing boat, the Timmy Boy, has just come in from a trip fishing for sablefish," says fisherman Bob Eder. Eder says this abundant ...

  6. A 'dead zone' is growing in the Gulf of Mexico. It's now the ...

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    A 'dead zone' off the Gulf coast is larger than NOAA predicted. The massive area poses danger to marine life, and recovery could take decades. A 'dead zone' is growing in the Gulf of Mexico.

  7. Dead zones recorded in Atlantic Ocean for first time - AOL

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    The Atlantic Ocean is teeming with life, but for the first time researchers have discovered dead zones in these waters - areas low in both oxygen and salinity - off the coast of Africa. Fish can't ...

  8. Human impact on marine life - Wikipedia

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    Ocean warming causes water stratification, deoxygenation, and the formation of dead zones. Dead zones and OMZs are hotspots for anammox and denitrification, causing nitrogen loss (N 2 and N 2 O). Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide acidifies seawater, decreasing pH-dependent N-cycling processes such as nitrification, and enhancing N 2 fixation ...

  9. Ocean fertilization - Wikipedia

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    The reduction reduces the ocean's rate of carbon sequestration in the deep ocean. Each area of the ocean has a base sequestration rate on some timescale, e.g., annual. Fertilization must increase that rate, but must do so on a scale beyond the natural scale. Otherwise, fertilization changes the timing, but not the total amount sequestered.