Gulf of Mexico dead zone —The last 150 years
Fact Sheet
2006-3005
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Abstract
'Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone-The Last 150 Years' discusses the dead zone that forms seasonally in the northern Gulf of Mexico when subsurface waters become depleted in dissolved oxygen and cannot support most life.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Gulf of Mexico dead zone —The last 150 years |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2006-3005 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20063005 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Florida Integrated Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Time Range Start | 1856-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 2006-10-01 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf of Mexico |