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Reseachers Predict Larger-than-average Gulf ‘Dead Zone’; Impact of Oil Spill Unclear

By Guest PostJuly 2, 2010Environment, Scienceaquatic, Atchafalaya, bacteria, center for sponsored coastal ocean, dead zone, deepwater horizon, donald scavia, ecologist, geological survey, graham sustainability institute, gulf hypoxic zone, gulf of mexico, hypoxia, hypoxia zone, hypoxia-fueling algae, lake Ontario, louisiana state university, louisiana universities marine consortium, matt Larsen, Mississippi, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, nitrogen, noaa, organic matter, oxygen-starved, river, school of natural resources and environment, university of michigan, US, usgs

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—University of Michigan aquatic ecologist Donald Scavia and his colleagues say this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” is expected to be larger than average, continuing a decades-long trend that threatens the health of a $659 million fishery.

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Reseachers Predict Larger-than-average Gulf ‘Dead Zone’; Impact of Oil Spill Unclear