Seasonal Relationships between Phytoplankton and Mero-Zooplankton Populations in the Lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.

Abstract

The initial purpose of this study was to identify seasonal pattern of abundance for phytoplankton and mero-zooplankton larvae in the lower Chesapeake Bay. The next objective was to relate the temporal appearances of these two groups to each other and identify any apparent relationships. More detailed reports of the phytoplankton and zooplankton populations from this area have been prepared by the authors under separate titles to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Empgasis in this report stresses the broad distribution patterns of these species and their trophic relationship to each other in time. Past mero-zooplankton studies in the lower Chesapeake Bay have been minimal and generally stress individual species, their life cycles, distribution, or general ecology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA165037

Entities

People

  • Harold G. Marshall
  • Raymond W. Alden Iii

Organizations

  • Old Dominion University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Army
  • Bays
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cell Size
  • Cells
  • Chesapeake Bay
  • Ecology
  • Engineers
  • Fish
  • Food Chains
  • Habitats
  • Phytoplankton
  • Plankton
  • Security
  • Virginia
  • Zooplankton

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Marine Ecotoxicology