Benthic Applications

The Reports below are in Adobe PDF format. Download the free Acrobat Reader at www.adobe.com.

Benthic Tools:

• Preliminary evaluations of secondary productivity estimates as indicators of the ecological value of the benthos to higher trophic levels in Chesapeake Bay
  (PDF, 4.14 MB)
• Development of Diagnostic Approaches to determine Sources of Anthropogenic Stress Affecting Benthic Community Conditions in the Chesapeake Bay
  (PDF, 1 MB)
• Methods for Caculating the Chesapeake Bay Benthic Index of Biotic Integrity
  (PDF, 147KB)
• Side-by-Side Comparison of Young Grab and Composite Petite Ponar Grab Samples for the Calculation of the Benthic Index of Biological Integrity(B-IBI)
  (PDF, 2.6MB)

Special Benthic Reports:

• Decision Process For Identification Of Estuarine Benthic Impairments- 2003
  (PDF, 0.8MB)

Relationship to Stressors & Exposure:

• Relationships Between Benthic Commnity Condition, Water Quality, Sediment Quality, Nutrient Loads, and Land Use Patterns in Chesapeake Bay- 2000
  (PDF, 227KB)

Biological Criteria:

• Biological Criteria, Environmental Health and Estuarine Macrobenthic Community Structure- 1993
  (PDF, 895KB)