Chesapeake Bay: An Unprecedented Decline in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

作者: R. J. ORTH , K. A. MOORE

DOI: 10.1126/SCIENCE.222.4619.51

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摘要: Data on the distribution and abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay indicate a significant reduction all species sections bay during last 15 to 20 years. This decline is unprecedented bay9s recent history. The one major species, Zostera marina, may be greater than that occurred pandemic demise 19309 s.

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