| Main Title |
Basin-Specific Characterizations of Chesapeake Bay Living Resources Status. |
| Author |
Richkus, W. A.;
Jacobson, P.;
Ranasinghe, A.;
Shaughnessy, A.;
Chaillou, J.;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Annapolis, MD. Chesapeake Bay Program.;Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD. ESM Operations. |
| Publisher |
Sep 94 |
| Year Published |
1994 |
| Stock Number |
PB95-138475 |
| Subjects |
Natural resources management;
Coastal waters;
Indicator species;
Chesapeake Bay;
River basins;
Marine fishes;
Aquatic ecosystems;
Shellfish;
Benthos;
Aquatic plants;
Biological indicators;
Birds;
Life cycles;
Abundance;
Spatial distribution;
Biomass;
Regions;
Graphs(Charts);
Waterfowl;
Raptors;
Sumerged aquatic vegetation
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Date Modified |
| NTIS |
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PB95-138475 |
Most EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. Check with individual libraries about paper copy. |
NTIS |
03/06/1995 |
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| Collation |
273p |
| Abstract |
The report presents characterizations of the current status of 26 indicator species and two biological communities in each of twelve basins that comprise the Chesapeake Bay. The current status was assessed relative to an appropriate indicator of historical or potential status that was chosen on the basis of species-specific characteristics and data availability and is based on data through 1992. The list of key species examined included ten species of finfish, four species of shellfish, benthos and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) (as communities), four species of waterfowl, six species of colonial nesting waterbirds, and two raptors. The basins used in this characterization are delineated for use in the Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Characterized Report, also developed as part of the Chesapeake Bay Program's reevaluation of the Baywide Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The major tributaries to the Bay--the Patuxent, Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James, and Choptank rivers--are designated as individual basins. Smaller tributaries and major embayments have been aggregated into regional basins. |
| Supplementary Notes |
See also PB-285 795 and DE84900753. Sponsored by Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD. ESM Operations. |
| Highlights Notes |
%AUT:P. /Kazyak ;C. /DeLisle ;R. /Batiuk |
| Category Codes |
48B; 48C; 47D; 47G; 68D; 91A |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A12/MF A03 |
| Primary Description |
100/00 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Control Number |
502019308 |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
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