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Dead Zones in the Chesapeake Bay
Climate change is likely to expand and intensify “dead zones,” areas where bottom water is depleted of dissolved oxygen because of nitrogen pollution, threatening living things. Image Reference: Wicks et al.1
References
- 1. [558] Wicks, C., D. Jasinski, and B. Longstaff. Breath of Life: Dissolved Oxygen in Chesapeake Bay. Oxford, MD: EcoCheck, 2007.
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