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Why the Indian Ocean has less oxygen than other oceans

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Answer:Like other oceanic areas, the water column in the Indian Ocean also contains mid-depth O2 concentration minima, maintained by a combination of relatively high O2 demand by microbes that decompose organic matter sinking from the surface, and restricted O2 supply as a result of sluggish deep-water circulation and mixing.

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