Gulf of Mexico - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Apr 4, 2011 · The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is defined as a distinct marine region characterized by high biodiversity, influenced by tropical waters and a significant river system, particularly the Mississippi …
The Gulf of Mexico - ScienceDirect
The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by five states of the United States on the northern and the eastern border, five Mexican states on its western and southern …
Climatic and anthropogenic controls on late Holocene sediment …
These workers also used zircon U-Pb ages from late Pleistocene sands from the Gulf of Mexico to show enhanced sediment supply from the Missouri and Upper Mississippi tributaries that was linked to ice …
Spatiotemporal dynamics of coastal dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico ...
Jun 1, 2025 · The analysis revealed that dead zones in the Gulf peaked in 2009 (17,699 ± 679 km2) and contracted afterward in terms of both size and persistence (% days with hypoxia). Despite this …
Response of Deep-Sea benthic foraminiferal faunas to the 2010 BP ...
Patterns in Gulf of Mexico benthic foraminiferal assemblages during the DWH spill were identified and their potential use as indicators of past oil spills was investigated. Wall composition, assemblage …
Controls on fluid discharge at cold seep-hydrate systems: 4D seismic ...
Dec 15, 2024 · Instead, these mechanisms are primarily influenced by processes within the deeper geological structure, which in the Gulf of Mexico is strongly controlled by salt tectonics and in …
Geochemistry and mineralogy of beach sediments in the northern Gulf …
Jul 1, 2024 · Abstract Geochemical and mineralogical studies were performed in the La Pesca (LP) and Tesoro Altamira (TA) beach sediments, located in the Tamaulipas state, northern Gulf of Mexico. …
Structure, age, and tectonic evolution of the Gulf of Mexico
Jan 1, 2022 · The Gulf of Mexico is an isolated oceanic basin whose nature, structure and age are not fully elucidated, mostly because seafloor spreading isochrons have not been identified in this basin …
Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico: A machine learning approach for ...
Dec 10, 2025 · Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico poses a multifaced environmental issue marked by seasonal fluctuations, spatial variability, and considerable impacts on marine ecosystems. This study …
Mangrove forests in a rapidly changing world: Global change impacts …
Dec 15, 2018 · The Gulf of Mexico is a valuable region for advancing understanding of global change impacts to mangrove forests because, in addition to a rich legacy of ecological research, coastal …