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Hydrography And Hydrodynamics Of Virginia Estuaries Viii: Mathematical Model Studies Of Water Quality Of The York River System, P. V. Hyer, A. Y. Kuo, C. S. Fang, William J. Hargis Jr.

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Hydrography And Hydrodynamics Of Virginia Estuaries Vi: Mathematical Model Studies Of Water Quality Of The Rappahannock Estuary, A. Y. Kuo, A. Rosenbaum, P. V. Hyer, C. S. Fang

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Vepco Surry Power Plant Study, River Biota And Phytoplankton Entrainment Sections : Progress Report July 1975, R. Jordan, R. Carpenter, C. Becker, M Ho

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This report summarizes the biological data collected from January through June 1975 in the river and phytoplankton entrainment portions of the VEPCO Surry Power Plant Study. The sampling program conducted during this period in the Hog Island area of the James River consisted of an expanded version of a study initiated in May 1969 to monitor certain aquatic communities that could be affected by the operation of the power plant. The river phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos and fouling organism communities have been included in the past and present study designs. The phytoplankton entrainment substudy was begun in April 1975 with the …

Bathymetric Chart Comparisons: A Manual Of Methodology, Error Criteria, And Applications, A. H. Sallenger, V. Goldsmith, C. H. Sutton

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An Assessment Of Estuarine And Nearshore Marine Environments, M. P. Lynch, B. L. Laird, N. B. Theberge, J. C. Jones

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The Chesapeake Bay: A Study Of Present And Furture Water Quality And Its Ecological Effects Volume I: Analysis And Projection Of Water Quality, A. Y. Kuo, Arlene Rosenbaum, John P. Jacobson, C. S. Fang

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This study, prepared for the National Commission on Water Quality, is an analysis of the present and future water quality in the Chesapeake Bay from the Susquehanna River at Conowingo, Md. to the Atlantic Ocean. The objectives addressed in this volume of the study are 1.) Description of the present conditions of water quality and water quantity with respect to temperature, salinity, nutrients and dissolved oxygen. and 2.) Projection of future water quality conditions associated with the achievement of require ments and goals of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, P.L. 92-500, 86 Stat. 816. The assessment …

The Chesapeake Bay: A Study Of Present And Future Water Quality And Its Ecological Effects Volume Ii: Analysis And Projection Of Ecological Conditions, Morris H. Roberts Jr., Donald F. Boesch, Michael E. Bender

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Thermal Effects Of The Surry Nuclear Power Plant On The James River, Virginia Part V: Results Of Monitoring Physical Parameters During The First Two Years Of Operation, G. C. Parker, C. S. Fang

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A Water Quality Study Of The Elizabeth River: The Effects Of The Army Base And Lambert Point Stp Effluents, Bruce J. Neilson

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Yorktown Power Station Ecological Study, Phase Ii : Final Technical Report, R. A. Jordan, R. W. Virnstein, J. E. Illowsky, J. Colvocoresses

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Newport News Point Circulation Study, Bruce J. Neilson

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Final Report On Effects Of Low Oxygen Tensions And High Levels Of Hydrogen Sulfide On Benthic Marine Animals, Dexter S. Haven, Robert E. Bendl

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This study investigated effects of low levels of dissolved oxygen (D .O.) and low levels of D.O. in combination with hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on the larvae and adults of oysters Crassostra virginica and on adults of hard clams Mercenaria mercenaria. The purpose of this study was to investigate how low D.O. and low D. O. plus H2S, which might be associated with discharges from sewerage treatment plants, could adversely influence populations of molluscs .

Biology And Management Of River Herring And Shad In Virginia : Annual Report, Anadromous Fish Project 1974, Walter J. Hoagman, John V. Merriner, William K. Kriete, Woodrow L. Wilson

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This annual report covers the period October, .1973 through September, 1974. It is the seventh report generated by' the project, with 3-year completion reports prepared in 1970 and 1973. The project· is continuing at VIMS and each year allows stronger conclusions to be made concerning trends in the basic population parameters studied.

The 1970-1973 completion report was widely distributed in Virginia, libraries at fishery science institutes, and throughout the National Marine Fisheries Service. The completion report analyzed data from the entire history of the project. In many cases the entire summarized data core for a particular segment was presented, e.g. …

An Investigation Into The History And Ownership Of Starling's Island, N. Bartlett Theberge

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Remote Sensing Of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation In The Lower Chesapeake Bay : Final Report To National Aeronautical And Space Administration Langley Research Center, Robert J. Orth, Hayden H. Gordon

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Kodak's experimental water penetration film and black and white near infrared film were used to study the distribution of submerged aquatic vegetation in the lower Chesapeake Bay. The water penetration film was very useful in this study compared to the black and white N1R. Optimal results from this film were obtained with the camera aperture closed 1/2 stop from suggested settings. Detailed description of the grass beds were obtained by flying at an altitude of 5,000 feet, at low tide when wind conditions were minimal.

There was a 36% reduction in the amount of submerged aquatic vegetation in the lower …

Food Selectivity, Feeding Chronology, And Energy Transformations Of Juvenile Alewife (Alosa Pseudoharengus) In The James River Near Hopewell, Virginia, James Edwin Weaver

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

This dissertation is from the Joint Program Degree from the College of William & Mary and University of Virginia and awarded by the University of Virginia.

Studies For A Proposed Nansemond River Sewage Treatment Plant, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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• Vol. 1: Summary and conclusion/ C.S Fang and Bruce Neilson.
• Vol. 2: An analysis of currents and circulation in Hampton Roads, Virginia / Bruce Neilson and Mark Boulé; Description of non-tidal flows / Maynard Nichols.
• Vol. 3: Water quality monitoring of Hampton Roads and the Nansemond River, Summer 1974 / Bruce Neilson ... [et al.]
• Vol. 4. : A survey of commercial shellfish in the vicinity of Newport News Point and Pig Point in the lower James River / Dexter Haven and Paul Kendall
• Vol. 5: A model for predicting the pollutant distribution from an outfall in a tidal estuary …

The Presence Of Acid Polysaccharides In The Mesogloea Of Chrysaora Quinquecirrha, Edward P. Gardner

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Fine-Structure Of Minchinia Sp (Haplosporida) Sporulation In Mud Crab, Panopeus-Herbstii, Frank O. Perkins

VIMS Articles

Morphogenetic changes which accompany sporulation of Minchinia sp. in the mud crab (Panopeus herbstii) are described. Small (4-19 /-1m diameter) plasmodia, the precursor cells for the sporulation sequence, increase in size and numbers of nuclei per cell to form sporonts with a delimiting wall. Since widely divergent nuclear sizes (2.3-5.9 /-1m diameter) and paired small nuclei < 3 /-1m diameter) were observed in sporonts, it is suggested that karyogamy occurs followed by meiosis. Evidence for meiosis is the observation of synaptonemal-like complexes and polycomplex-like structures in sporont nuclei. Sporonts cleave into uninucleate sporoblasts following one of two pathways. In the presumably "normal" sequence, a cytoplasmic syncytium is formed followed by cleavage into uninucleate sporoblasts. In the other, sporont protoplasm is asynchronously "carved" into uni- or binucleate sporoblasts or sporoplasms as a result of delimitation at the surface and internally. Since aberrant spore formation was commonly observed in the latter type of sporont, its cleavage patterns are considered to be anomalous. A sporoplasm is then delimited in each sporoblast and spore maturation follows. Haplosporosomes were observed in plasmodia and spores, but not in intermediate cell stages. Mitotic apparati appear to be persistent through interphase in plasmodia and sporonts and consist of two spindle pole bodies connected by a bundle of micro tubules.

Two New Species Of Sciaenid Fishes (Tribe-Sciaenini) From Caribbean Sea And Adjacent Waters, Ln Chao, Rv Miller

VIMS Articles

The genus Sciaena , heretofore monotypic, is characterized by the lack of mental barbels and an elongate swimbladder with no appendages. Two new species S. trewavasae and S. bathytatos are described herein. The new species differ from S. umbra, the type species of the genus, and from one another in the following characters: S. umbra has 11 + 14 vertebrae, 15-20 gill rakers, 23-26 soft dorsal rays, 9-13 inner gill rakers; S. trewavasae has 10 + 15 vertebrae, 19-21 gill rakers, 24-26 soft dorsal rays, 13-16 inner gill rakers; S. baillylalos has 11 + 14 vertebrae, 22-27 gill rakers, 21-23 …

The Hyperparasite, Urosporidium Spisuli Sp. N. (Haplosporea), And Its Effects On The Surf Clam Industry, Frank O. Perkins, D. E. Zwerner, Robert K. Dias

VIMS Articles

SSurf clams (Spisula solidissima) from along the Virginia and North Carolina coasts are infected with an immature anisakid nematode worm which does not cause economic concern until infected with the protozoan hyperparasite, Urosporidium spisuli sp. n. When the protozoan sporulates the spores give the worm a brownish-black appearance, thus making it readily visible in clam tissues. Light and electron microscope studies of the spores reveal characteristics which differentiate the protozoan from other species of Urosporidium. All spores are killed after 5 to 30 min at 100 C; therefore, the consumer would not ingest live spores when eating commercially prepared clam …

Reproduction And Recruitment Of The Brackish Water Clam, Rangia Cuneata In The James River, Virginia, Thomas D. Cain

VIMS Articles

Reproduction and recruitment of the brackish water clam Rangia cuneata were investigated in the James River, Va., from February 1970 to January 1972. Histological examinations of gonads were made, newly set clams were collected, and temperature and salinity measurements were taken from three populations living in different salinity regimes.

Sea Grant Annual Report 1974, Virginia Sea Grant

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Shoreline Situation Report Accomack County, Virginia, Carl H. Hobbs, Peter Rosen, Margaret H. Peoples, Gary L. Anderson

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It is the objective of this report to supply an assessment, and at least a partial integration, of those important shoreland parameters and characteristics which will aid the planners and the managers of the shorelands in making the best decisions for the utilization of this limited and very valuable resource. The report gives particular attention to the problem of shore erosion and to recommendations concerning the alleviation of the impact of this problem. In addition we have tried to include in our assessment some of the potential uses of the shoreline, particularly with respect to recreational use, since such information …

Results Of Biological Sampling Conducted For Impact Analysis For Long-Range Maintenance Dredging In The Norfolk Naval Complex, Donald F. Boesch

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Seven stations were sampled once on 24 or 25 September and once between 13 November and 5 December, 1974 using a 16 foot se~i-balloon otter trawl with a 3/8 inch stretch mesh cod inner liner. Those areas sampled were: Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River (Station 1), Elizabeth River between Deperming Station and Craney Island Oil Pier (Station 2), Elizabeth River Approach Channel (Station 3), Willoughby Bay Approach Channel (Station 4), Little Creek (Station 5), York River channel off Cheatham Annex piers (Station 6), and York River channel off the Coast Guard and Navy fuel piers (Station 7)

Chesapeake Bay Bibliography - Volume Iv. Virginia Waters, Sandra A. Gleason, Jane F. Stauble

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The Chesapeake Bay Bibliography was initiated by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in response to growing resource management problems of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. With these problems came the realization that planning and management of such a great natural resource is an overwhelming task requiring the best available information. This bibliography, therefore, was undertaken to document existing sources of information, to help identify research and data gathering needs, and to develop a comprehensive research and information services programs for individuals interested in research on, and management of the natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay region.

The Chesapeake …

Chesapeake Bay Bibliography - Volume Iii. Maryland Waters, Jane F. Stauble, Douglas H. Wood

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The Chesapeake Bay Bibliography was initiated by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in response to growing resource management problems of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. With these problems came the realization that planning and management of such a great natural resource is an overwhelming task requiring the best available information. This bibliography, therefore, was undertaken to document existing sources of information, to help identify research and data gathering needs, and to develop a comprehensive research and information services programs for individuals interested in research on, and management of the natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay region.

This work …

A Study On The Classification Of The Sciaenoid Fishes Of China, With Description Of New Genera And Species, Yuanding Zhu, Lo Yun-Ling, Wu Han-Ling

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This book was a thesis selected by "The Collective Papers of Science and Technology Research of Shanghai City, 1960". The article reviews the literature of past hundred years on sciaenid fishes, examines sciaenid specimens collected along our coastal areas, and contains a detailed description of the taxonomy of Chinese sciaenids. This book is for the use of the teachers and students of the biology departments in colleges and scientists of related specialties.

The Effect Of Sewage Effluents And Their Constituents Upon The Vegetative Growth Of Ulva Lactuca (Linnaeus) 1753 (Sea-Lettuce) : Second And Final Progress Report, Franklin D. Ott

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This r eport i s a continuation of the one submit ted in March 1974 and reports on the effect of additional sewage samples on the growth r ate of Ulva lactuc~ (Linnaeus). The protocol f or these experiments follows exactly that as presented i n detail in t he March 1974 report; the details of this protocol will not be again presented here. The reader is referred to the first report for the conditions under which these experiment s were conducted.

Final Technical Letter Report For Grant #Ga31014 Entitled Studies Of Marine Coccoid Fungi And Protozoa Of The Lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, Frank O. Perkins

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Research supported by grant GA-31014 was initiated to investigate the taxonomy, morphology, and roles of biflagellated coccoid fungi and Protozoa in the lower Chesapeake.