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Graduate Studies: Land Use Concerns of the Chesapeake Bay Region. William Reese & Noah D’Antonio. What coastal shorelines should look like.
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Graduate Studies:Land Use Concerns of the Chesapeake Bay Region William Reese & Noah D’Antonio
View South of Bridge to Chincoteague Island. Used to be coastal shoreline - a natural buffer, but now developed up to the waters edge. Increased impervious surfaces- pollutants in the air, and streets runoff directly into the water with no filtration.
Oyster survey- sedimentation, disease, algal blooms, low dissolved oxygen (much is caused by poor agriculture practices and poor nutrient management)
Deal Island, Md.- Decreasing oyster (& Blue Crab) harvests are affecting the regional economy!
Future Graduate Student Opportunities • Research • In-field Presentation • Public Outreach
Acknowledgements • Shippensburg University • Marine Science Consortium • National Wildlife Refuge • Franklin County Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)