Chesapeake Bay SAV Habitat Requirements and Restoration Targets: A Technical Synthesis

Description

The establishment of habitat requirements and restoration targets for critical species living in the Chesapeake Bay is a way in which scientists, resource manager, politicians and the public can work toward the goal of restoring the Chesapeake Bay. The primary objective of this technical synthesis is to establish the quantitative levels of relevant water quality parameters necessary to support continued survival, propagation and restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation, or SAV. Secondary objectives are to: establish regional SAV distribution, density and species diversity targets for the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; document the Bay-wide applicability of habitat requirements developed through the case studies in the synthesis; and assess the applicability of mid-channel monitoring data for evaluating the water quality in adjacent shallow water habitats.