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Effects of power-plant generated contaminants on trophic relationships in Chesapeake Bay

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:676205

This project tested the hypothesis that shifts in phytoplankton species composition that occur when Chesapeake Bay phytoplankton communities are chronically exposed to low levels of toxic trace metals can lead to altered (reduced) flow of carbon to higher trophic levels of the conventional food web and increased movement of carbon through microbial food chains and degradation pathways.

Research Organization:
Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center, St. Leonard, MD (United States); Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Programs, Annapolis, MD (United States)
OSTI ID:
676205
Report Number(s):
PB--99-102097/XAB; CNN: Contract CB93-005-004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English