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A review of the drivers and ecological impacts of estuarine hypoxia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This review focuses on estuarine hypoxia. Dissolved oxygen is critical to aquatic ecosystems. Estuarine hypoxia can have ecological impacts due to natural and anthropogenic factors. Temperature affects water column stratification and oxygen solubility, exacerbating the risk of hypoxia, and climate change affects marine hypoxia. In addition, nutrients, chlorophyll a and organic matter also play a key role. Estuarine hypoxia is caused by a variety of factors, and understanding its mechanisms is critical to maintaining ecosystem health.

Source: Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202562802018/pdf

Authors: Yiqi Chen, Qianru Niu, Linlin Wang

Institution: Shenzhen University

Language: English

Topic: Marine and coastal ecosystems

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shenzhen Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Council

Awards: G5156310959, G625970106