Causes and Effects
Causes dead zones.
What is nutrient pollution?
Both events were part of a larger fishing group in the _____ Bay.
What is Chesapeak Bay?
What migrating bird do wetlands provide wintering grounds for
What are waterfoul?
Thankfully a few organisms such as the ________ and the American crow are more common each day and this is helping the Chesapeake Bay a lot for sure.
What is a White Pelican?
These important plants once covered large areas of the Bay’s shallow waters, but pollution and cloudy water have caused them to die off, taking away food and shelter for blue crabs and fish.
What is Underwater grasses?
With climate change habitats partially or fully _________
What is submerged?
What does CBF stand for?
What is Chesapeake Bay Foundation?
What do Freshwater tributaries do to help the bay:
What is Freshwater tributaries provide almost 90% of the freshwater that goes to the Bay?
To prevent invasive species from spreading, consider planting _______ plants, flowers, and shrubs in your garden.
What are Native Plants?
Oyster Reefs
Overharvesting, disease, and dirty water have caused these filter-feeding animals’ reefs to shrink, reducing natural water cleaning and habitat for many Bay species.
What are oysters or (oyster reefs)
What doesn’t have oxygen?
What is a dead zone?
There are veterans who are working to give back by restoring _____ in the Chesapeake Bay.
What is oysters?
What do trout need from Riparian forests
What is shade?
The population of blue crabs is droping mainly due to ______________ and pollution of many sorts.
What is habitat loss?
Causes of Habitat Loss
This type of pollution from farms, cities, and roads washes excess nutrients and sediment into the Bay, fueling algae blooms and harming habitats.
What is runoff