Maryland Coastal Bays
Indices Development
Type: Extent of habitat (i.e., area of habitat and
whether there has been a decline); condition of habitat and sources
affecting habitat (i.e., the condition or functionality of the habitat); and
stressors affecting habitat (i.e., which sources have contributed to
its degradation and whether they are direct or indirect factors).
Category: Submerged, Intertidal, Wetland, and Upland
Cost: Information not provided.
Description: Development of indicators for dissolved oxygen,
chlorophyll A, redfield ratios, submerged aquatic vegetation acreages, forage
fish trends, blue crab recruitment, hard clam recruitment, abundance of introduced
species, increase in wetlands, and forest coverage. The indicators would be
used to measure the health of the bays and watershed.
Outcome: Not yet implemented.
Contact: Dave Nemazie, University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science, (410) 228-9250 ext. 615, nemazie@ca.umcas.edu.
Citation: Information not provided.
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