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Chesapeake Bay Critters
Underwater Greenery
- I depend on light.
- I filter and trap sediments that are bad for water.
- The most important factor in how I survive is how much light reaches me.
- The pesticides, phosphorus, nitrogen, and herbicides coming from lawn and farms destroy us.
- Waterlife services are trying to save us by examining aerial photographs.
- I can act as a barometer to show the relative health of the bay.
- I absorb all the nutrients that the fishes cannot handle.
- In 1960, half of us disappeared from the bay.
- I can live in either saltwater or fresh water.
- I hide small animals such as baby fish, baby crabs and other small animals from prey.
Who Am I?