Long-Term Trends of Water Quality and Biotic Metrics in Chesapeake Bay: 1986 to 2008

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1279-1299

  Williams, Michael R ^a   Filoso, Solange ^a   Longstaff, Benjamin J ^b,c   Dennison, William C ^a  

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

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotic; Chesapeake Bay; Eutrophication; Health indices; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOTIC FACTOR; CHLOROPHYLL A; COASTAL PLAIN; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957658500     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9333-y     Document Type: Article

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