Chesapeake Bay ecosystem

GPTKB entity

Statements (92)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:wetlands
gptkbp:contains gptkb:wetlands
forests
estuaries
marshes
rivers
open water
oyster reefs
tidal creeks
submerged aquatic vegetation
gptkbp:drainedBy gptkb:Choptank_River
gptkb:Mattaponi_River
gptkb:Pamunkey_River
gptkb:Potomac_River
gptkb:Nanticoke_River
gptkb:Appomattox_River
gptkb:James_River
gptkb:Rappahannock_River
gptkb:Susquehanna_River
gptkb:York_River
gptkb:Patuxent_River
gptkbp:hasSpecies gptkb:American_shad
gptkb:Canada_goose
gptkb:bird
gptkb:striped_bass
gptkb:red_drum
gptkb:eastern_oyster
gptkb:ribbed_mussel
gptkb:widgeon_grass
gptkb:wild_celery
gptkb:mud_crab
gptkb:white_perch
gptkb:softshell_clam
horseshoe crab
menhaden
Atlantic sturgeon
blue crab
diamondback terrapin
oystercatcher
eelgrass
blue heron
bay anchovy
canvasback duck
redhead duck
tundra swan
bay grass
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chesapeake Bay ecosystem
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:bird
biodiversity
education
recreation
scientific research
shipping
tourism
water quality
commercial fisheries
waterfowl habitat
recreational fisheries
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_region
Chesapeake Bay
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Alexandria
gptkb:Baltimore
gptkb:Cambridge
gptkb:Norfolk
gptkb:Richmond
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Yorktown
gptkb:Hampton
gptkb:Newport_News
gptkb:Salisbury
Annapolis
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_Program
gptkb:U.S._Geological_Survey
nonprofit organizations
universities
state agencies
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_Program
gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
nonprofit organizations
local governments
state governments
gptkbp:salinity varies from fresh to brackish to salty
gptkbp:threats climate change
habitat loss
invasive species
overfishing
nutrient pollution
sediment pollution
gptkbp:watershedArea about 64,000 square miles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_blue_crab
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6