Guidance for Protecting Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Chesapeake Bay from Physical Disruption

Guidance for Protecting Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in Chesapeake Bay from Physical Disruption

Author: Chesapeake Bay Program (U.S.). Living Resources Subcommittee. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Workgroup

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Published: 1995

Total Pages: 36

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This document provides guidance for Chesapeake Bay resource managers and others on how existing submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and tidal shallow water habitats with potential for supporting SAV in the Bay can be fully protected, given current human uses of and demands on the Bay.


Guidelines for the Conservation and Restoration of Seagrasses in the United States and Adjacent Waters

Guidelines for the Conservation and Restoration of Seagrasses in the United States and Adjacent Waters

Author: Mark S. Fonseca

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Published: 1998

Total Pages: 240

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This document presents an overview of the current state of seagrass conservation and restoration in the United States, discusses issues that should be addressed in planning seagrass restoration projects, describes different planting methodologies, proposes monitoring criteria and means for evaluating success, and discusses issues faced by resource managers.