2019-2020 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card

dc.contributor.author	Fries, Alexandra
dc.contributor.author	Miller, Nathan
dc.contributor.author	Dennison, Bill
dc.contributor.author	Kelsey, Heath
dc.date.accessioned	2025-11-18T17:40:31Z
dc.date.issued	2021-10-13
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this report card is to provide a transparent, timely, and geographically detailed assessment of 2019-2020 Coastal Bays health. Coastal Bays health is defined as the progress of four water quality indicators (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorophyll a, dissolved oxygen) and two biotic indicators (seagrass, hard clams) toward scientifically derived ecological thresholds or goals. The six indicators are combined into one overarching Coastal Bays Health Index, which is presented as the report card score. The overall score for the Coastal Bays was a C+ for the 2019-2020 reporting cycle. This was a decrease from the last full year of data in 2017.
dc.description.uri	https://ian.umces.edu/site/assets/files/27612/2019-2020-maryland-coastal-bays-report-card.pdf
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.13016/slhv-r3rd
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/34912
dc.subject	Maryland Coastal Bays
dc.subject	Report Card
dc.subject	ecosystem
dc.subject	health
dc.subject	grade
dc.subject	scores
dc.subject	hard clams
dc.subject	seagrasses
dc.subject	water quality
dc.subject	biotic
dc.subject	indicators
dc.title	2019-2020 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card
dc.type	Report

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