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The attached algae of the Clyde and Garnock Estuaries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Martin Wilkinson ,
Ian Fuller  and
David Rendall
Martin Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Department of Brewing and Biological Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
Ian Fuller
Affiliation:
Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
David Rendall
Affiliation:
Highland River Purification Board, Dingwall, Scotland
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Synopsis

During the period of severe sewage pollution of the Clyde Estuary and severe industrial pollution of the Garnock Estuary, these two estuaries could be distinguished by unusual abundances of one particular alga in each estuary, respectively Melosira nummuloides and Rosenvingiella polyrhiza. However, in terms of species presence data alone these estuaries did not differ from others in the British Isles. The unusual abundances of these two algal species might be ascribed to their special characteristics, related to the polluted conditions in the estuaries.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 90: The Environment of the Estuary and Firth of Clyde , 1986 , pp. 143 - 150
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1986

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