EVPP 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Critical Role, Eastern Oyster, Perkinsus Marinus
16 Dec 2016
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List states that drain into the bay. (lecture 1) Maryland, virginia, west virginia, new york, pennsylvania, and delaware. Nutrients: sediments, toxic chemicals, habitat loss, overfishing. Why is chesapeake bay sensitive to eutrophication more than a river diagram the problem. (lecture 2) The bay"s lower level had reduced oxygen (hypoxia). If there is no oxygen, it can release nutrients tied up in sediment and then become released to overlying waters. Bay two way circulations surface less salty flows south but bottom saltier flows north. Halocline separates layers (define and diagram). (lecture 2) The bottom of the bay is more saline/salty than the top of the bay. What does dr. jonas consider the most toxic substances in the chesapeake bay? (lecture 2) Is o2 depletion of bay only in the past 20-30 years or did it happen before? (lecture 2) Hypoxia lack of oxygen reaching tissue, oxygen deficiency. What is the primary cause of sediment in the bay? (lecture 3)
