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| USGS Series | Fact Sheet |
|---|---|
| Report Number | 2006-3005 |
| Title | Gulf of Mexico dead zone - the last 150 years |
| Edition | - |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Author(s) | Osterman, Lisa; Swarzenski, P. W.; Poore, R. Z. |
| Year | 2006 |
| Originating office | Florida Integrated Science Center |
| USGS Library Call Number | |
| Physical description | 2 p. |
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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.
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