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More on Deadzones
By Alea Chedekel
Pictured to the right is a comparison of a body of water with and without high eutrophic levels. The right section portrays a hypoxic condition, with almost all animals dead from low oxygen levels and high amounts of phytoplankton. The left shows a healthy ecosystem with normal levels of all organisms, including fish and phytoplankton.
(Horn Point Laboratory, 2014)
Diaz, Bob. "Dead Zones." VIMS. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2016. Web. 27 May 2016.
Horn Point Laboratory. "Dead Zones - Learn about - Teach Ocean Science."Dead Zones - Learn about. University of Maryland Center of Environmental Sciences, 2014. Web. 27 May 2016.
Pictured to the left is a scale model. It depicts according Virginia Institute of Technology what species can survive in various oxygen levels. Through studies, we can better understand the necessary levels of oxygen for a thriving ecosystem. A Dead Zone is when oxygen levels fall to zero. (Diaz, 2016)