Ecological Research on Wetlands and Submersed Aquatic Vegetation

USGS Activities in the Chesapeake Bay Region

• Current research activities and highlights
• Current hydrologic conditions
• Publications, products, and data

USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

• American wildcelery (Vallisneria americana): ecological considerations for restoration
• Sago pondweed (Potamogeton pectinatus L.): a literature review
• Wigeongrass (Ruppia maritima L.): a literature review

EPA Chesapeake Bay Program

• Information about the program
• Recent Bay-related news, publications, and data
• The new Chesapeake Information Management System, CIMS

Virginia Institute of Marine Science Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Program

•  A brief primer on SAV in Chesapeake Bay
•  Relevant information on special reports and projects from VIMS researchers
•  Recent and historical SAV distribution information (continually updating)
•  A full bibliography of papers published about SAV in Chesapeake Bay
•  Field observations and aerial updates for 1998
•  Links to other sites that relate to SAV in Chesapeake Bay or elsewhere

Chesapeake Bay Field Office of the US Fish and Wildlife Service

• A brief primer on SAV in Chesapeake Bay
• Decline of submerged aquatic plants in Chesapeake Bay published by the US Fish ? Wildlife Service, Maryland DNR and the US Environmental Protection Agency (FWS/OBS-79/24), July 1979
• Restoring grasses to the Bay
• What can you do?

Estuarine Research Federation

• The Estuarine Research Federation (ERF) is an international organization whose purpose is to promote research in estuarine and coastal waters, to promote communication between members of affiliated societies, to conduct meetings, and to be available as a source of advice in matters concerning estuaries and the coastal zone.

Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

• Online aquatic and invasive plant database
• Particulars and photographs of plants
• Line drawings of plants
• Educational videotape programs
• News
• Photo gallery
• Aquatic and invasive plant newsletter
• Online books
• About aquatic and wetland plants
• Links

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Bay Grass Restoration

• Taxonomic key for identification of Bay SAV
• Restoration information and upcoming events
• Links to other MD-DNR Bay related sites

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

• Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is an independent regional organization, which fosters and builds partnerships and consensus to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay.  Learn more about the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's projects and programs and how you can help the Bay and its rivers.

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
 

NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program

• C-CAP classifies types of land cover, analyzes and monitors changes in coastal submerged habitats (including SAV), wetland habitats, and adjacent uplands using remote sensing techniques (satellite imagery and aerial photography).

Seagrass Ecosystems Research Laboratory at Florida International University

• Recent research reports
• A dichotomous key to the seagrass species of South Florida
• Who's who in the Seagrass Ecosystems Research Lab at FIU
• Seagrass conservation and restoration efforts
• Seagrass research labs and Investigators
• FIU class pages
• Seagrass page links
• Links to complementary research program

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

• Fonseca, Mark S., et al. 1998. Guidelines for the conservation and restoration of seagrasses in the United States and adjacent waters. NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Decision Analysis Series No. 12. NOAA Coastal Ocean Office, Silver Spring, MD. 222 pp.

University of Hawaii Seagrass Research

• Taxonomic information
• Picture gallery
• Distribution patterns
• Key issues
• Research studies and personnel
• Conferences
• Research laboratories and people

University of Minnesota Biological Control of Eurasian Watermilfoil Research

• Department of Fisheries ? Wildlife, University of Minnesota

Seagrass Research Discussion List

• International seagrass research discussions via e-mail
• To subscribe, e-mail: seagrass_forum@essun1.murdoch.edu.au