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Shallow Water Habitats

Contacts

Dr. Linda Schaffner, linda@vims.edu, (804) 684-7366

Dr. Iris Anderson, iris@vims.edu, (804) 684-7105

Please cite this electronic document as follows: Schaffner, L.C., I.C. Anderson, M.M.Z. Brylawski, J.W. Stanhope and D.J. Gillett, 2007. Assessing shallow water habitat quality and ecosystem function in estuaries: Chesapeake Bay example. DVD produced for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. Project CS-1335. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary.

All photographs and films not attributed to other sources were taken by the authors.