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Transport Of Hypoxic Waters: An Estuary-Subestuary Exchange, A. Y. Kuo, K. Park
Transport Of Hypoxic Waters: An Estuary-Subestuary Exchange, A. Y. Kuo, K. Park
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Hypoxic or anoxic conditions in the subpycnocline water of Chesapeake Bay persist throughout the summer. The effect on the dissolved oxygen concentration in the deep basin of the lower Rappahannock River, a subestuary on the western side of the bay, was studied with an observational program. The data indicate that in the lower portion of the water column the subtidal (or residual) current was directed into the subestuary most of the time. The mass fluxes of salt and dissolved oxygen into the subestuary through a point near the estuarine bottom at the river mouth were calculated for tidal and subtidal …
Central Atlantic Coastal Plain - A Summary Of The Geological Evolution Of Chesapeake Bay, Eastern United States, Steven M. Colman, Jeffrey P. Halka, C. Hobbs
Central Atlantic Coastal Plain - A Summary Of The Geological Evolution Of Chesapeake Bay, Eastern United States, Steven M. Colman, Jeffrey P. Halka, C. Hobbs
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The seaward margin of the U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain has fluctuated through time, from near the Fall Line to near the edge of the present Outer Continental Shelf, owing to changes in relative sea level. The strata that underlie the Coastal Plain were deposited in environments that ranged from fully terrestrial to fully marine. Estuarine environments are critical components of the Coastal Plain; they represent the interface, otherwise known as the shoreline, between the marine and terrestrial depositional systems. The Quaternary evolution of estuaries has important implications for both documenting the history of sea-level changes and interpreting ancient coastal-plain strata. …
Ecological Functions And Values Of Nontidal Wetlands, Carl H. Hershner
Ecological Functions And Values Of Nontidal Wetlands, Carl H. Hershner
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Reviews the current understanding of the functions of nontidal wetlands, assesses the· problems of assigning values to wetland functions, and surveys the use of these functions and values in management programs of the mid-Atlantic states.