Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Workgroup Publications

This study sought to determine whether high-resolution commercial satellite imagery could reliably support the mapping of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay.

View document [PDF, 2.4 MB] SAV Annual Aerial Survey: Evaluating SAV Satellite Imagery Acquisition and Interpretation in Comparison to Aerial Imagery

The third Chesapeake Bay SAV technical synthesis reviews advancements in our knowledge and understanding of submerged aquatic vegetation, or SAV, ecosystem dynamics as they relate to SAV habitat requirements, but also genetics, the effects of land-use and shoreline alterations on SAV, climate change impacts and ecosystem services and their potential monetary value.

View document [PDF, 2.7 MB] Chesapeake Bay SAV: A Third Technical Synthesis

The second Chesapeake Bay SAV technical synthesis provides an integrated approach for defining and testing the suitability of shallow water habitats in terms of the minimum light requirements for the survival of submerged aquatic vegetation, or SAV.

View document [PDF, 9.8 MB] Chesapeake Bay SAV: A Second Technical Synthesis

The first Chesapeake Bay SAV technical synthesis sought to establish the quantitative levels of relevant water quality parameters necessary to support the continued survival, propagation and restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation, or SAV.

View document [PDF, 16.5 MB] Chesapeake Bay SAV Habitat Requirements and Restoration Targets: A Technical Synthesis