Long-Term Trends in Submersed Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) in Chesapeake Bay, USA, Related to Water Quality

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1144-1163

  Orth, Robert J ^a   Williams, Michael R ^b   Marion, Scott R ^a   Wilcox, David J ^a   Carruthers, Tim J B ^b,c   Moore, Kenneth A ^a   Kemp, W Michael ^c   Dennison, William C ^b,c   Rybicki, Nancy ^d   Bergstrom, Peter ^e   Batiuk, Richard A ^f  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Chesapeake Bay; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Salinity community types; Submersed aquatic vegetation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEADOW; NITROGEN; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955919702     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9311-4     Document Type: Article

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