Ocean deoxygenation
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Ocean deoxygenation is a term that has been suggested to describe the expansion of oxygen minimum zones in the world's oceans as a consequence of anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide .
Oceanographers and others have discussed what phrase best describes the phenomenon to non-specialists. Among the options considered have been 'ocean suffocation' (which was used in a news report from May 2008 ), 'ocean oxygen deprivation' , 'decline in ocean oxygen', 'marine deoxygenation', 'ocean oxygen depletion' and 'ocean hypoxia'.
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References
- 1.^ Expanding Oxygen-Minimum Zones in the Tropical Oceans by L. Stramma et al. doi:10.1126/science.1153847
- 2.^ [Biotic and Human Vulnerability to Projected Changes in Ocean Biogeochemistry over the 21st Century by Mora et al. Plos Biology, 11 e1001682, 2013 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001682
- 3.^ Ocean Dead Zones Growing; May Be Linked to Warming National Geographic News, May 1, 2008
- 4.^ A problem without a name The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Oct 13, 2008
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