print email comment close The Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone URL: http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/topics/deadzone/ Description: Overview of this "area of hypoxic [low-oxygen] ... waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River. The zone occurs between the inner and mid-continental shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico, beginning at the Mississippi River delta and extending westward to the upper Texas coast." Discusses causes, effects on marine life and fishing industry, and related topics. Includes link collections for general reading, professionals, and educators. From the Science Education Resource Center (SERC), Carleton College. Author: Bruckner, Monica Publisher: Science Education Resource Center (SERC), Carleton College Extra Keywords harmful algal blooms Microbial Life Educational Resources MLER Montana State University LII Database Information: Record 24172 created by Jennifer English on 07/23/2007 Last modification on 07/23/2007 Published: 07/25/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24172