USGS Chesapeake Bay Activities
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General
 See
the May/June issue of Journal of Environmental Quality,
which features in-depth USGS investigations in five agricultural
watersheds across the U.S. The papers can be accessed
at
http://jeq.scijournals.org/content/vol37/issue3/ by
selecting "Special
Submissions."
USGS contributes to summary of 2007 summer conditions...read moreUSGS contributes to summer forecast of Bay conditions...read more USGS participates in preparation of the CBP ecosystem health and restoration assessment, read more...
Overview of revised directions for USGS Chesapeake Bay Studies learn more ...
The USGS contributes to the National Geographic Magazine
article
about the Chesapeake Bay...
USGS at
the ERF 2005 Conference
The Impact of Human Activities on Land Use Water Quality and Quantity
Summary of 2008 summer conditions in the Bay 2007 was an "average" water year for river flow to the Bay...read more Water-quality and quantity information for management decisions...more USGS co-chairs session on sediment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed at the Geological Society of America MeetingWater Year 2006: A year of extremes for river flow into Chesapeake BaySee the USGS results for the year... Read an article in the Bay Journal... USGS contributes to the Summer Wrap Up... The
USGS conducted a water-quality
workshop to enhance the science-based approaches
to implementing the tributary strategies for nutrient
and sediment reduction in the Bay watershed. Record Low Streamflow to the Chesapeake Bay in March 2006...read
moreUSGS
contributes to Estuarine Research Federation Meeting
...read moreThe
Impact of Sediment on the Chesapeake Bay and its WatershedNutrients
in the Watershed and Impact on Chesapeake Bay ...read
more Ground
Water and Its Influence on Nitrogen Delivery to the Chesapeake Bay
Features PageNutrient
and Sediment Loads of Major Rivers Entering Chesapeake Bay in 2003High
flow, droughts, and Isabel: Impacts to the Bay
The Ability of Habitat to Support Fish and Bird Populations
USGS contributes to better understanding of the link between mycobacteriosis and striped bass mortality...read moreNew USGS findings about fish health in the Bay watershed ...read moreUSGS research shows link between sea duck and oyster populations ...read more Information
Related to the Intersex Characteristics of Fish in the
Potomac Watershed learn more
... USGS Co-sponsors Workshop on Mycobacteriosis in Striped
Bass...read
moreThe USGS studies riparian forest buffers learn more... USGS
scientists study the Atlantic Seaduck, a poorly understood group
of North American waterfowl ... read
moreDiving
Duck Distribution, Abundance, and Food Habits in Chesapeake Bay
Impact
of sea-level rise on wetland
loss in Chesapeake Bay....
Contaminant
Exposure and Effects--Terrestrial Vertebrates (CEE-TV) Database
Synthesis and Forecasting to Improve Ecosystem Assessment,
Conservation, and Restoration |
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features help to synthesize USGS findings or provide links to selected
sites where USGS findings have been used or presented.