Ocean hypoxia
- Submission status
- Closed
- Submission deadline
Deoxygenation of the ocean environments is an increasing concern due to anthropogenic eutrophication and carbon emissions, and poses a threat to marine life. While low oxygen zones in the ocean occur naturally as a result of decaying organic matter, these are spreading and intensifying, creating ‘dead zones’ incapable of supporting aerobic aquatic organisms, and instead favouring blooms of anaerobic organisms, thereby impacting not only biodiversity, but also the economy and the environment. This Collection invites research tracking the increase of ocean hypoxia, its effects, and potential methods of reversal.
Editors
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Francis Chan
Oregon State University, USA
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Inna Sokolova
University of Rostock, Germany
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Kay Vopel
Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Submitting a paper for consideration
To submit your manuscript for consideration at Scientific Reports as part of this Collection, please follow the steps detailed on this page. On the first page of our online submission system, under “I’m submitting:” select the option “any other article type”. Once logged in you can submit your manuscript to a Collection by selecting “Guest Edited Collection”, under the “Choose the appropriate manuscript type” message, and clicking “Continue”. Then when filling out the manuscript information, select the "Ocean hypoxia" Collection from the alphabetical list on the “Springer Nature Subject Category” tab. Authors should express their interest in the Collection in their cover letter.
Accepted papers are published on a rolling basis as soon as they are ready.
In addition to papers on Ocean hypoxia, Scientific Reports welcomes all original research in the field of Ecology. To browse our latest articles in Ecology, click here.
