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The saltmarshes of the Firth of Clyde

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

J. P. Doody
J. P. Doody
Affiliation:
Nature Conservancy Council, Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 1UA, England
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Synopsis

The saltmarshes of the Firth of Clyde are restricted both in area and number. Despite this they exhibit considerable variation in terms of their physical environment, floristic composition and range of plant communities. The absence of grazing at most of the sites has resulted in their exhibiting plant communities atypical of most of the other saltmarshes of western Scotland. Like many other saltmarsh areas they have suffered from reclamation of the older, upper marsh. However, despite this, there are still important transitional communities to non-tidal vegetation. The prevention of further incursions into the sites for roads, industrial development, caravans and the like, is important if these sites are to remain as examples of natural habitats.

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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. 519 - 536
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1986

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