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Launching the Chesapeake Bay Story website: Telling fact-based stories about Chesapeake Bay health

Bill Dennison ·
22 January 2015
Science Communication | 

In a partnership with the Maryland state government, the Chesapeake Bay. This website (chesapeakebaystory.umces.edu) uses water quality, fisheries and habitat data, various maps and graphs, and scientific publications to inform a narrative version of the historical trends of Chesapeake Bay health. The website describes various ecosystem health indicators, and displays annual maps and graphs using a slider bar on a timeline, as well as a map grid which displays summary maps for every year.

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