Hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Does the science support the Plan to Reduce, Mitigate, and Control Hypoxia?

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Hypoxia (environmental)EutrophicationNutrientEnvironmental scienceWatershedAction planEcosystemEcologyOceanographyBiologyGeology

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Publication Info

Year: 2007
Type: article
Volume: 30
Issue: 5
Pages: 753-772
Citations: 464
Access: Closed

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