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Development of oxygen depletion in the Baltic Sea over time

Figure Created 06 Jun 2016 Published 20 Dec 2016 Last modified 09 Feb 2017

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Topics: Climate change adaptation

Spatial distribution of bottom hypoxia and anoxia in 1906 (left), 1955 (centre) and 2012 (right). Estimated bottom oxygen concentrations below 2 mg per litre are shown in red; black depicts the absence of oxygen. The spatial distribution represents means across all months.

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Methodology:: Adapted from Carstensen et al. (2014) (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323156111).
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