• DOI:10.1126/science.1156401
Corpus ID: 32818786

Spreading Dead Zones and Consequences for Marine Ecosystems

@article{Daz2008SpreadingDZ,
  title={Spreading Dead Zones and Consequences for Marine Ecosystems},
  author={Robert J. D{\'i}az and Rutger Rosenberg},
  journal={Science},
  year={2008},
  volume={321},
  pages={926 - 929}
}

Robert J. Díaz, Rutger Rosenberg

Published 2008

Medicine, Environmental Science

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Dead zones in the coastal oceans have spread exponentially since the 1960s and have serious consequences for ecosystem functioning. The formation of dead zones has been exacerbated by the increase in primary production and consequent worldwide coastal eutrophication fueled by riverine runoff of fertilizers and the burning of fossil fuels. Enhanced primary production results in an accumulation of particulate organic matter, which encourages microbial activity and the consumption of dissolved… CONTINUE READING

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