Estuary

and vegetation. Ms. Hovey conducted a study on the Severn Estuary in the UK and noticed that the temperature of the water has increased. Increasing temperature of the water can result from Global Warming. As Global Warming alters temperature and weather patterns, it could have an impact on plant and animal life. Both the number and

Mangroves are an essential part of the Tampa Bay Estuary as they help maintain the overall health of the state’s coastal zones. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the Tampa Bay was in its worst condition as a result of unregulated pollution into the Bay. Environmental regulations beginning in the 1970s with the Clean Water Act improved conditions in the bay but even today there persists a problem with pollution and the destruction of natural habitats (Water Resource Management and Environmental Assessment

tons of waste per year just behind China who produces 330 million tons per year (Duan et al. 2008). These enormous amounts of wastes are harming vital parameters of ecosystems. For instance, Chesapeake Bay off the coast of Virginia is the largest estuary in North America and 70 % of it is polluted (Boesch et al. 2001). Overpopulation is on the rise and coastal counties are the fastest growing counties. Approximately 54% of people living in the United States reside in these counties (Iculliton. 1998)

An issue that was present in few specific cities in Maryland have now expanded throughout the entire state. The Chesapeake Bay, a large estuary that has an extremely complex ecosystem that is vital to important habitats and food webs in this area. The Chesapeake bay is arguably one of the most productive environments in the United States. Over the years, this bay has been in a decline of wellness. Pollution, contaminants, and many other factors are destroying the overall well being of these waters

Bay veers toward the eastern shore. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. About half of the Bay’s water volume comes from salt water from the Atlantic Ocean. The other half drains into the Bay from its enormous 64,000-square-mile watershed. Estuaries are among the most productive environments on earth, creating more organic matter each year than similarly-sized forests and agricultural areas. Estuaries also provide diverse habitats for wildlife and aquatic life, protect our

About 18 thousand years ago, glacial sheets from the last ice age begin to melt (Chesapeake Bay Program n.d.). As the glaciers melted the large volume of water began to raise sea levels. The rising seas levels engulfed the coast and flooded the Susquehanna river (“Geological History” n.d.). Once the seas levels have risen, the temperatures continued to rise changing the landscape. So “oak, maple, hickory, and other hardwood species started to appear” (Chesapeake Bay Program n.d.). Once the temperature

The sediments in the intertidal zone are predominantly composed of silt and clay that display substantial distribution in grain size distribution due to hydrodynamic and vegetation cover changes, such as grass, mangroves and other plantations. Sediment pH, total Corg (%) and percentages of sand, silt and clay obtained from the samples of 13 sampling stations are summarized in Table 2, whilst sediment pH was in a narrow alkaline range of 7.2 to 8.6. Similarly, Corg varied little from 0.47 to 0.91

anyone familiar with the Chesapeake Bay and its rich history of oysters. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States with over 150 rivers and streams flow into its basin. It measures roughly 200 miles in length, 3.4 to 35 miles in width and stretches across six states. The bay is home to over 2,700 plant and animal species, making it one of the most complex and productive estuary systems in the world (“Facts and Figures”). However, one species

The seafloors of estuaries are composed of different species of burrowers, or animals that dig up tunnels in the ocean floor. In particular, polychaetes and oligochaetes are species of worms which are the most common types of burrowers. Polychaetes and oligochaetes are very abundant and essential to the estuarine ecosystem. They serve as an important source of food for many species including birds in shallow areas and the tunnels they build are also used as shelter by other marine species. Polychaetes

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It is located on the eastern seaboard, with the upper portion of the bay in Maryland and the lower portion in Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay is vital to the ecology and economy of both Virginia and Maryland. There are more than one-hundred-fifty rivers that flow into the bay. Within the Chesapeake Bay, there are around 2,700 species that live there. Needless to say, this is a very important ecosystem that needs to be protected. The Chesapeake