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The cool links provide science theme and general public information regarding the Chesapeake Bay.

Science Themes

General
The U.S. Geological Survey Chesapeake Bay Science Program
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Bay Journal
Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Chesapeake Bay Program - How to get Involved
Chesapeak Bay Commission
Chessie - Chesapeake Bay resources such as FAQ, Bay Watch, and Bay Primer
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field office
NOAA Chesapeake Bay
The State of the Chesapeake Bay
Virginia DEQ Chesapeake Bay Program

Data
USGS poster map of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
A Unique Photograph of the Chesapeake Bay (select Baltimore)
Chesapeake Bay Observing System
Visible Earth

Factors Affecting Water Quality and Quantity
Chesapeake Bay: Measuring Pollution Reduction
Chesapeake Bay Bay Pollutants
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NEER) in Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Program Watershed Profiles
Fish and Wildlife Chesapeake Bay Environmental Cotaminants
Estimated Streamflow Entering Chesapeake Bay -- Total
Chesapeake Bay Corner - the Bay Starts Here
Maryland's Bays and Streams
Maryland Sea Grant Chesapeake Bay Program
Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Habitat
Chesapeake Bay Crater Offers Clues to Ancient Cataclysm
Wildfowl Trust of North America
Chesapeake Bay SAV Bibliography
Chesapeake Bay Program Critter of the Month
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Life on the Chesapeake Bay

Landuse
The Chesapeake Bay Bolide Impact: A New View of Coastal Plain Evolution
The Chesapeake Bay Bolide: Modern Consequences of an Ancient Cataclysm
Chesapeake Bay Plain and Piedmont
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Land and Water Ecosystems)
LCOs Work to Make Chesapeake Bay More "Appetizing"

Synthesis and Forecasting
The Chesapeake Bay: Geologic Product of Rising Sea Level
Eyes on the Bay
Chesapeake Bay Modeling and Weather
Ecosystem Trends and Response: Chesapeake Bay
USGS Priority Ecosystems Science Initiative

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