Nutrient-Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics in Chesapeake Bay: The Roles of Phytoplankton and Micro-Heterotro
- Published:
- August 1, 1987
- Originator:
- Chesapeake Bay Program
This tudy focused on the relationships of phytoplankton and micro-heterotrophs to the development and maintenance of anoxia in the mesohaline region of Chesapeake Bay. A series of 14 cruises were made from February to October, 1985, on which water quality, nutrient concentrations, phytoplankton production, and microheterotroph production and metabolism were assesed. Phytoplankton production from February to May generates a quantity of organic matter more than adequate to cause oxygen decline in mid-Bay deep waters.