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MARYLAND/VIRGINIA CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TRIBUTARIES PHYTOPLANKTON TAXONOMIC COUNT FILES (AND RELATED EVENT FILES)
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As part of the Chesapeake Bay program Phytoplankton data has been collected by the Maryland Department of the Environment /Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Available datasets include: 1) Maryland Phytoplankton Taxonomic Count Files (and Related Event Files) containing data have been collected at fixed sampling stations in the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland tributaries and the Potomac River since July 1984. The data, through December of 1995, are available. Count files are for single calendar years and include detailed taxonomic identifications of species. Virginia Phytoplankton Taxonomic Count Files (and Related Event Files) containing data for the lower Chesapeake Bay and the Virginia tributaries have been collected at fixed sampling stations since July 1985 (Chesapeake Bay mainstem), July 1986 (tributaries), and January 1989 (Elizabeth River). Data through 1995, except for Elizabeth River data from 1989 -1991. Count files are for single calendar years and include detailed taxonomic identifications of species and conversion factors for biomass estimation.
