Publications
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Management of the Chesapeake Bay's waterfowl resources: Long-term trends (1948-86) of wintering waterfowl in Chesapeake Bay
No abstract available.
Authors
M. C. Perry
Alternative sampling strategies for a survey of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay
No abstract available.
Authors
P.H. Geissler
Bioassay for phytotoxicity of toxicants to sago pondweed
No abstract available.
Authors
W. J. Fleming, J.J. Momot, M.S. Ailstock
Nitrogen cycling between sediment and the shallow-water column in the transition zone of the Potomac River and estuary. I. Nitrate and ammonium fluxes
A three-year study of seasonal variation in water-column and sediment nitrogen species was conducted in the transition zone of the Potomac River 35 m from the Virginia shore at a site with an average water-column depth of approximately 1 m over sandy sediment. A diffusion-controlled sampler was used to collect water samples from the water column, at the interface between the water column and sedim
Authors
N.S. Simon
Structure, age and origin of the bay-mouth shoal deposits, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
The mouth of Chesapeake Bay contains a distinctive shoal complex and related deposits that result from the complex interaction of three different processes: (1) progradation of a barrier spit at the southern end of the Delmarva Peninsula, (2) strong, reversing tidal currents that transport and rework sediment brought to the bay mouth from the north, and (3) landward (bayward) net non-tidal circula
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Steven M. Colman, C. Rick Berquist, C. H. Hobbs
Cumulative impacts assessment: an application to Chesapeake Bay
No abstract available.
Survival of spotted salamander eggs in temporary woodland ponds of coastal Maryland
Temporary ponds on the Atlantic Coastal Plain in maryland were characterized according to water chemistry, rain input, phytoplankton, zooplankton and use by the spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum during March-October 1983-1984. Neither the number of egg masses per unit of pond surface (abundance) nor the survival of spotted salamander embryos was significantly correlated (P>0.05) with pond pH.
Authors
P.H. Albers, R. M. Prouty
Wildlife habitat considerations in Columbia, Maryland and vicinity
No abstract available.
Authors
A. D. Geis
Recommendations concerning the striped bass restoration program for the Atlantic Coast with emphasis on Chesapeake Bay
No abstract available at this time
Authors
N. C. Parker, R.W. Miller
Survival of striped bass larvae and yearlings in relation to contaminants and water quality in the upper Chesapeake Bay
This study was designed to evaluate survival of striped bass yolk-sac larvae and yearlings at three locations in their natural spawning habitat in the upper Chesapeake Bay (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal) using “in-situ” chambers; correlate larval and yearling survival with the presence of 11 water quality parameters, 10 inorganic contaminants and 21 organic contaminants and assess histological eff
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L. W. Hall, Alfred E. Pinkney, L. Herman, Susan E. Finger
A flow-simulation model of the tidal Potomac River
A one-dimensional model capable of simulating flow in a network of interconnected channels has been applied to the tidal Potomac River including its major tributaries and embayments between Washington, D.C., and Indian Head, Md. The model can be used to compute water-surface elevations and flow discharges at any of 66 predetermined locations or at any alternative river cross sections definable wit
Authors
Raymond W. Schaffranek