Hypoxia and Medicine

how could hypoxia be affected by water column stratification?

I am not sure on this, I am assuming in the different layers of water the oxygen levels woudl be different so in some areas hypoxia woudl occur but I am not sure that is right

Public Comments

1. Sure! In the upper layers, where sunlight is plentiful, there would be photosynthetic organisms soaking in the sun and giving off oxygen. The deeper layers have less light, or no light, therefor no photosynthesis and less oxygen. Also the deeper layers tend to be colder, which allows for less dissolved oxygen in the water.