Oxygen dynamics in Chesapeake Bay
Subtitle: a synthesis of recent research
By: edited by David Smith, Merrill Leffler, Gail Mackiernan.
Contributors: Smith, David E.; Leffler, Merrill, 1941-
Publisher: Maryland Sea Grant College; Univ of Maryland Sea Grant College
Published: 1992
Place of publication: College Park, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Water -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) -- Dissolved oxygen.; Biochemical oxygen demand.; Estuarine ecology -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.