PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Gulf of mexico "dead zone"
About Dead Zone
The gulf of Mexico dead zone is an area of hypoxic. the zone occurs between the inner and mid-continental shelf in the northern gulf of mexico.
Dead zones can be found worldwide, the gulf of mexico dead zone is one of the largest in the world. Dead zones may also be found in lakes such as lake Erie.
What Causes the dead zone
The dead zone is caused by nutrient enrichment from the Mississippi River, particularly nitrogen and phosphorous.
The dead zone was the size of Connecticut. This zone is an area without oxygen and almost completely devoid of life that crops up every summer, covers 5,840 square miles.
The dead zone in the gulf was the fourth-smallest on record, thinks to a drought that gripped much of the central united states; less rainfall means less nutrient runoff.
