Results of benthic studies at Calvert Cliffs. Interim report August 1976--March 1977
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6439347
Three macrofaunal communities (i.e., 10-ft sand community, 30-ft mud community, and 20-ft shell community) with statistically different structural characteristics were identified from the Calvert Cliffs region of the Chesapeake Bay. Each community was restricted to a specific substrate type and their structure varied seasonally in a predictable manner with natural changes in temperature and dissolved oxygen regime. Because of these characteristics the structure of macrofaunal communities at Calvert Cliffs is well-suited to be used as an indicator of gradual environmental perturbations such as would result during power plant operations. However, before a macrofaunal community study will be useful to a vigorous assessment scheme at Calvert Cliffs, natural variation in community structure will have to be separated from power plant induced changes.
- Research Organization:
- Maryland Univ., Solomons (USA). Chesapeake Biological Lab.; Martin Marietta Corp., Baltimore, MD (USA). Environmental Technology Center
- OSTI ID:
- 6439347
- Report Number(s):
- PB-280279; UMCEES-REF-77-91-CBL
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
BASELINE ECOLOGY
BENTHOS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
BIOLOGICAL MODELS
CHESAPEAKE BAY
DATA FORMS
ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
TABLES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
BASELINE ECOLOGY
BENTHOS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
BIOLOGICAL MODELS
CHESAPEAKE BAY
DATA FORMS
ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
TABLES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS