Difference between revisions of "Hypoxia"

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Definition of Hypoxia:
The depletion of dissolved oxygen in water, a condition resulting from an overabundance of nutrients of human or natural origin that stimulates the growth of algae, which in turn die and require large amounts of oxygen as the algae decompose.[1].
This is the common definition for Hypoxia, other definitions can be discussed in the article

References

  1. CoPraNet glossary [1]