Climate Change Brings New Species, New Challenges to the Bay
Warming temperatures and changing rainfall patterns are changing the Chesapeake Bay.
New kinds of fish are venturing to the Bay and long-established species face challenges, as their bodies respond to warmer temperatures and changing salinity – salt and ion levels – in Bay waters, recent studies show.
"We know climate is warming, and so are the waters of the Bay, and we've seen this in our own time," said Mary C. Fabrizio, a professor of natural resources at the Virginia Institute of Marine...
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