The State of the Chesapeake Bay_Second Annual Monitoring Report 1984_1985
- Published:
- January 1, 1984
- Originator:
- Chesapeake Bay Program
This second report from the Chesapeake Bay Program Monitoring Subcommittee summarizes data collected at over 165 stations Bay-wide for the new coordinated monitoring program from June 1984 through September 1985. This initial effort represents the groundwork of a large, complex, and rapidly growing store of information. The challenge of the monitoring process should not be over simplified. Because the Bay is so large and complex, it will take an estimated three to five years to sift out the natural variability within a given year and between years in order to achieve a baseline characterization of the Bay, and to understand the slow and subtle changes resulting from management actions.