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This chapter provides an introduction to the basic science needed for the reader to understand the ensuing chapters that explore the relationship between the health of the Chesapeake Bay, its food system, and the wellbeing of its people. For many readers, high school or college science courses may sit dim in their memories. This chapter will refresh some of those old facts and concepts, as well as introduce some important new ones. It focuses on the most important aspects of physics, chemistry, biology, and ecology needed to understand the subsequent material. Whenever possible the chapters apply the same scientific principles to explain phenomena that are common to human health and that of the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem.
The same science speaks to the body and the Bay
It explains how in each, the components come together in an integrated way
Oxygen, nutrients, and energy flows
In the Chesapeake and down to our fingers and toes
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Cuker, B.E. (2020). Scientific Concepts for Understanding the Health of the Chesapeake Bay and Its People. In: Cuker, B. (eds) Diet for a Sustainable Ecosystem. Estuaries of the World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45481-4_3
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