Epifauna and thermal additions in the upper Patuxent River estuary
Chesapeake Science
By: R. L. Cory and J. W. Nauman
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Abstract
In the upper Patuxent Estuary environmental changes in temperature, salinity, and turbidity over a 5-year period are linked to changes in epifaunal production and species distribution. During 1967 a series of monthly panels showed dry weight production averaged 2.8 times greater in a steam electric station heated effluent than in the intake. A downriver shift in epifanual production in 1967 and changes in species abundance was noted and attributed to natural changes in salinity and turbidity and man-induced changes in temperature.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Epifauna and thermal additions in the upper Patuxent River estuary |
| Series title | Chesapeake Science |
| DOI | 10.2307/1350457 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Year Published | 1969 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 210 |
| Last page | 217 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| Other Geospatial | Patuxent River |