1. Estuaries By: Logan Lambert and Jordan Ritchie

2.  An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Definition

3.  The Chesapeake Bay is located on the east coast of the United States in Virginia. Location

4.  The Bay has a seasonal climate with colder summers and very warm winters. CLIMATE

5.  Coontail:Wild Celery:  Sea Lettuce: Didymo:  Bald Cypress: Producers titties

6.  Hogchoker:Pipefish:  Stripped Burrfish:Manatee:  Diamondback terrapin: Consumers

7.  Fish that live in estuaries are called euryhaline fish.  Many of the Plants in this region are Emergent meaning they can grow directly in a pool of water such as the Bald cypress we mentioned earlier. Adaptations

8.  Pollution in the water caused by dumping from industry nearby.  Algae blooms caused by excessive nitrogen and phosphorus coming from sewage treatment plants.  The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is fighting for more conservation laws in the surrounding areas. Human Effects and Conservation

9.  Seafood: Crabs, Clams and Fish  Water Natural Capital

10.  http://library.thinkquest.org/5721/resources.html  http://cbf.org/ http://cbf.org/  http://www.chesapeakebay.net/ Sources