Publications about Maryland Coastal Bays

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A water quality assessment of the Maryland Coastal Bays including nitrogen source identification using stable isotopes (Page 1)

A water quality assessment of the Maryland Coastal Bays including nitrogen source identification using stable isotopes

Jones AB, Carruthers TJ, Pantus F, Thomas JE, Saxby TA and Dennison, WC ·
2 November 2004

This data report details the results of an intensive sampling effort by the Integration and Application Network in the Maryland Coastal Bays. A spatially explicit Water Quality Index was developed from standard water quality analyses and a relatively new stable isotope technique.

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State of the Maryland Coastal Bays 2004 (Page 1)

State of the Maryland Coastal Bays 2004

Wazniak C, Hall M, Cain C, Wilson D, Jesien R, Thomas JE, Carruthers TJB and Dennison WC ·
16 August 2004

This report summarizes monitoring data collected over the past several years for water quality, aquatic living resources, and habitat categories. It utilizes conceptual diagrams for each reporting region to highlight the key ecosystem processes, biota and estuarine health problems.

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