Author: Kenneth L. Jr. Heck
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468463551
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
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The decision to build a nuclear power plant at Calvert Cliffs on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in southern Maryland resulted in a Iandmark legal decision (Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee vs Atomic Energy Commission) and began one ofthe mostintensive long-term studies ever carried out in an American estuarine system. In the pages that follow we describe the major results and findings from studies conducted over more than a decade by scientists from The Academy of Natural Seiences of Philadelphia (ANSP). These studies were designed to assess the potential effects that operation ofthe Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) might have on the mid-portion of Chesapeake Bay. The approach taken was to study major biotic components of the system over an area and a time period sufficient to allow comparison of conditions between preoperational and operational periods within a sampling locality, and comparisons of conditions at reference sites with those at impact sites afterplant operations began. Elementschosen for detailed study included: species composition and production rates of major primary producers; water chemistry; zooplankton, benthos and finfish abundance and species composition; the abundance and growth rates of commercially important shellfish (clams, oysters and blue crabs); and the colonization sequences of invertebrates on artificial substrates.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia
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Category : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 468
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Author: David E. Smith
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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This book examines the processes that create and sustain anoxia (the absence of oxygen) and hypoxia (the near absence of oxygen) in bottom waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The authors of the book's four chapters discuss major findings and summarize the gradually developing consensus on the implications of these findings for resource management. William C. Boicourt focuses on the physical aspects of Chesapeake Bay in order to distinguish the role and relative importance of circulation processes in the creation of low dissolved oxygen levels. Thomas C. Malone examines the role of water column processes, including the importance and interaction of nutrients, phytoplankton and zooplankton. Robert Jonas discusses the significance of microbial populations, while W. Michael Kemp and Walter R. Boynton discuss the role and importance of benthicpelagic coupling on Chesapeake Bay dissolved oxygen.
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 1296
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Author: Terence P. Boyle
Publisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803109393
Category : Aquatic ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Category : Data transmission systems
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Author: Ann Chaney
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Category : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Author: Chesapeake Executive Council
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Category : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Author: Shyamal K. Majumdar
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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