intersex smallmouth bass in the chesapeake bay watershed by: jordan bibb
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Intersex Smallmouth Bass in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed By: Jordan Bibb
Problem Statement Small mouth bass are changing sex in the Chesapeake bay watershed due to endocrine disruptors
the normal situation is that males do not have oocytes in ovaries.
Due to agricultural areas along the various rivers in the watershed.
Main dept of inland fisheries
Conceptual model The further out the linkages go on the page the more specific the problem
The bottom left outlines my various solutions.
Options To Consider Riparian buffers
need to be improved especially in parts of the river systems river where agriculture is present.
Unhealthy buffer
Healthy Buffer
(pictures from lake Champlain international)
Evidence
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