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January 1, 1981

Effects of erosion control structures along a portion of the northern Chesapeake Bay shoreline Effects of erosion control structures along a portion of the northern Chesapeake Bay shoreline

A 6.500-meter reach of western Chesapeake Bay shoreline (lower Mayo Peninsula) lost about 1.1??106 cubic meters of sediment (equivalent to 170 cubic meters lost per meter of shoreline) between 1846 and 1932, when the first aerial photographs show the shoreline already substantially protected by a system of groins and intermittent bulkheading. These structures have eliminated the fastland...

Authors

C.F. Zabawa, R.T. Kerhin, S. Bayley

Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1981

Concentrations of selected trace metals in shallow cores from the tidal Potomac River and Estuary: 1978 and 1979 Concentrations of selected trace metals in shallow cores from the tidal Potomac River and Estuary: 1978 and 1979

No abstract available.

Authors

E. Ann Martin, J.L. Glenn, C. A. Rice, G. Harrison, E. Gum, M. Curington

Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1981

Sedimentary framework of the Potomac River estuary, Maryland Sedimentary framework of the Potomac River estuary, Maryland

Analyses of seismic-reflection profiles, sediment cores, grab samples, and side-scan sonar records, along with previously collected borehole data, reveal the characteristics, distribution, and geologic history of the shallow strata beneath the Potomac River estuary. The lowermost strata are sediments of the Chesapeake Group (lower Miocene to lower Pleistocene) that crop out on land near...

Authors

Harley J. Knebel, E. Ann Martin, J.L. Glenn, Sally W. Needell

Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1981

Yellow rail collected in Maryland Yellow rail collected in Maryland

No abstract available.

Authors

E.M. Martin, Matthew C. Perry

Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1980

Ecology of a Maryland population of black rat snakes (Elaphe o. obsoleta) Ecology of a Maryland population of black rat snakes (Elaphe o. obsoleta)

Behavior, growth and age of black rat snakes under natural conditions were investigated by mark-recapture methods at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center for 22 years (1942-1963), with limited observations for 13 more years (1964-1976). Over the 35-year period, 330 snakes were recorded a total of 704 times. Individual home ranges remained stable for many years; male ranges averaged at...

Authors

Lucille F. Stickel, William H. Stickel, F. C. Schmid

Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1980

The breeding bird atlas in Maryland The breeding bird atlas in Maryland

No abstract available.

Authors

M. K. Klimkiewicz, R. Ringler

Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1980

Benthic communities of the tidal Potomac River and Estuary, Maryland and Virginia, November 1977 through August 1979 Benthic communities of the tidal Potomac River and Estuary, Maryland and Virginia, November 1977 through August 1979

No abstract available.

Authors

P.V. Dresler

Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1980

Lead residues in sora rails from Maryland Lead residues in sora rails from Maryland

During September and October, mi- grating sora rails (Porzana carolina) use tidal marshes of the Patuxent River in Maryland, where they have been hunted for many years. Spent shot accumulates in the marsh during the rail hunting sea- son, and some shot is ingested by the birds. Twelve percent of gizzards from rails collected at the marsh during 1965- 73 contained lead shot (Artmann and...

Authors

Rey C. Stendell, Joseph W. Artmann, Elwood Martin

Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Chesapeake Bay Activities, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

January 1, 1980

Submersed aquatic vegetation in the tidal Potomac Submersed aquatic vegetation in the tidal Potomac

No abstract available.

Authors

V. Carter, J.E. Paschal, G.M. Haramis

Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1980

Water-quality monitoring of three major tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay: Interim data report Water-quality monitoring of three major tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay: Interim data report

The U.S. Geological Survey is monitoring the water quality of three major tributaries to Chesapeake Bay at their fall lines to obtain estimates of constituent inputs potentially available to the bay. The monitoring sites are: Susquehanna River at Conowingo, Md.; Potomac River at Washington, D.C.; and James River at Cartersville, Va. Water-quality data collected from October 1978 to April...

Authors

David J. Lang, David Grason

Chesapeake Bay Activities

January 1, 1979