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A Proposed Framework for Analyzing Water Quality and Habitat Effects on the Living Resources of Chesapeake Bay
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2023
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Alternative Title:Prepared by a subcommittee of the STAC in support of the STAC report entitled “Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response”
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Description:There are many links between water quality and living resources imbedded in the water quality criteria and other goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement (CBWA). The water quality criteria used with the total maximum daily load (TMDL) were originally defined to support the Bay’s aquatic living resources and designated uses. There are also examples of qualitative, numerical, and implied (e.g., sustainable population) living resource targets for each major component in the CBWA. With the upcoming 2025 assessment, there is an opportunity for a programmatic-level determination on how to assess living resource responses. In support of a broader STAC (Science and Technical Advisory Committee) activity looking at the responsiveness of the watershed and estuarine environments to the TMDL and other management actions, we present an initial framework for how to perform statistical and ecological modeling analyses to examine the in-situ responses of living resources.
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Rights Information:CC0 Public Domain
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