Publications

Designed to be a resource for a diverse technical and managerial audience

This report presents the results of the combined Phase I/Phase II effort. Model calibration results are presented for hydrology, non-point loadings, and in-stream water quality for numerous sites throughout the Bay drainage. In addition, model estimates of Fall Line loads for various nutrient forms are compared with regression estimates used in the calibration of the Bay Model.

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This report examines variations in dissolved oxygen from 1950 onward to determine past trends and evaluate progress in restoring the health of the Bay

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This report is an introduction to market based strategies for Chesapeake Bay Policy and management

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Assessment of distribution and abundance of SAV in Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries, and Chincoteague Bay in 1994. Black and white aerial photography at a scale of 1:24,000 was the principal source of information used in the study

The 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement set a goal to reduce nitrogen and phosphorous nutrients entrance into the Bay by 40% by year 2000. In 1992's Amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, partners agreed to maintain the 40% goal beyond the year 2000 and to attack nutrients at their source -- upstream in the tributaries.

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Shares research results relating to distribution of land use in the Chesapeake Basin, nitrogen and phosphorus loading load by land use, cost analysis summary by management practice for agreement states, and overviews of individual program costs.

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Evaluation of ambient toxicity of living resource habitats in Chesapeake Bay during the fall of 1995 at Pamunkey River (two stations), York River (two stations), James River (two stations), Willoughby Bay (one station) and Lynnhaven River (one station).

Overview of the historical background, environmental significance, and current status of forested areas in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

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Provides a list of aquatic and aquatic-associated organisms found in recent decades in the Chesapeake Bay Basin.

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