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CHESAPEAKE BAY BEFORE FISHING - HISTORIC. KEY: CAPITALS AND BOLDFACE TYPE INDICATE ABUNDANT lowercase and italics indicate rare THICK ARROWS INDICATE ( ) STRONG INTERACTION dashed arrows indictate ( ) weak interaction. SEALS. ALLIGATORS.
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CHESAPEAKE BAY BEFORE FISHING - HISTORIC KEY: CAPITALS AND BOLDFACE TYPE INDICATE ABUNDANT lowercase and italics indicate rare THICK ARROWS INDICATE ( ) STRONG INTERACTION dashed arrows indictate ( ) weak interaction SEALS ALLIGATORS WHALES SHARKS PREDATORY FISH BIRDS SEA TURTLES jellyfish GRAZING FISH PREDATORY INVERTEBRATES MANATEES ZOOPLANKTON worms/ amphipods SEA FLOOR PLANTS OYSTERS SEAGRASS phytoplankton/algae detritus (rotting material, i.e. high nutrient levels) microbes
CHESAPEAKE BAY WITH FISHING - TODAY PEOPLE X sharks seals whales alligators predatory fish BIRDS JELLYFISH sea turtles grazing fish predatory invertebrates X manatees WORMS/ AMPHIPODS zooplankton oysters sea floor plants PHYTOPLANKTON/ ALGAE seagrass DETRITUS (rotting material, i.e. high nutrient levels) KEY: CAPITALS AND BOLDFACE INDICATE ABUNDANT lowercase and italics indicate rare THICK ARROWS INDICATE ( ) STRONG INTERACTION dashed arrows indictate ( ) weak interaction X indicates locally extinct MICROBES