Sentences with phrase «less oxygen dissolved»

Less oxygen dissolved in the water is often referred to as a «dead zone» (in red above) because most marine life either dies, or, if they are mobile such as fish, leave the area.

Not exact matches

One more detail bears mentioning: warmer water also holds less dissolved oxygen.

[SEPP Comment: Taking on a study that claims that warming oceans will lead to less dissolved oxygen therefore smaller fish.

Because warm water holds less oxygen than cold water, oceans are expected to lose some of the dissolved gas as a consequence of climate change.

While there is little doubt that dissolved oxygen concentrations exerted a key control on benthic ecosystems during the past, as they do today, the impact on pelagic ecosystems is less straightforward.