Study suggests new pathway for phosphorous cycling in Chesapeake Bay
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
In the summer months, phosphorous cycling leads the center of the Chesapeake Bay to suffer from bottom water hypoxia—low levels of oxygen—which makes it hard for oxygen dependent organisms to survive. Conversely, this cycling also causes surface water eutrophication, which leads to phytoplankton blooms.