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Five of the most common are wild celery, found in freshwater; sago pondweed, redhead grass, and widgeon grass found in more estuarine water; and eelgrass found in the lower Bay in saltier water. Salinity, water depth, and bottom sediment determine where each species can grow.
- What are some plants that live in bays?
- How many plant species are there in the Chesapeake Bay?
- Do sharks live in the Chesapeake Bay?
- What are decomposers in the Chesapeake Bay?
- Does kelp grow in the Chesapeake Bay?
- Is Chesapeake Bay a wetland?
- Are there dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay?
- What happened at Chesapeake Bay?
- What does the word Chesapeake mean?
- Do hawthorn trees grow in Maryland?
What are some plants that live in bays?
PLANT LIFE IN BAYS
Many bays contain trees such as black gum, sweet gum, magnolia, bald cypress and maple, and shrubs such as sumac, button bush, gallberry and red bay. Also common in Carolina bays are water lilies, sedges and various grasses.
How many plant species are there in the Chesapeake Bay?
The Chesapeake Bay is a very large and complex ecosystem with many kinds of wildlife habitats, including forests, wetlands, rivers, and the bay estuary itself. The bay supports over 3,600 species of plant and animal life, including more than 300 fish species and 2,700 plant types.
Do sharks live in the Chesapeake Bay?
According to the Chesapeake Bay Program, there are at least 12 species of sharks found in the Bay. ... The five most common sharks in the Bay include the sandbar shark, bull shark, sand tiger shark, smooth dogfish, and spiney dogfish.
What are decomposers in the Chesapeake Bay?
Bacteria. Bacteria play an important role in the Bay. They are the decomposers, breaking down dead plants and other matter.
Does kelp grow in the Chesapeake Bay?
We don't have it here in the Chesapeake. But along the rocky shores of the oceans in cold water environments, it's everywhere. Bull kelp and giant kelp ring the surf zone from California to Alaska and from Maine to Newfoundland.
Is Chesapeake Bay a wetland?
What Are Wetlands? The Chesapeake Bay receives half of its water from the Atlantic Ocean and the other half from an intricate network of hundreds of thousands of miles of creeks, streams, and rivers and 1.5 million acres of wetlands.
Are there dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay?
Hundreds of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are spending their summers in Chesapeake Bay waters. ... The bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that travel to the Chesapeake are a migratory species that spend the rest of the year at other locations along the Atlantic Coast.
What happened at Chesapeake Bay?
The Chesapeake Bay was the site of the Battle of the Chesapeake (also known as the "Battle of the Capes", Cape Charles and Cape Henry) in 1781, during which the French fleet defeated the Royal Navy in the decisive naval battle of the American Revolutionary War.
What does the word Chesapeake mean?
The word Chesepiooc is an Algonquian word referring to a village "at a big river." The name “Chesapeake” may refer to the Chesepian or Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe who inhabited the area surrounding what is now known as Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Do hawthorn trees grow in Maryland?
A small shrubby tree growing 25 to 30 feet that can be used for screening and hedges. Washington Hawthorn has thorns and produces orange to red colored berries that persist into winter providing food for birds. Maryland native.
