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A study of the littoral fauna of some soft shores of the Inverness, Cromarty and Dornoch Firths

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

D. Rendall  and
J. Hunter
D. Rendall
Affiliation:
Highland River Purification Board, Strathpeffer Road, Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland
J. Hunter
Affiliation:
Highland River Purification Board, Strathpeffer Road, Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland
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Synopsis

The littoral macrobenthic fauna of soft shores at three sites in the Cromarty Firth, two sites in the Dornoch Firth and seven sites in the Inverness Firth (northeast Scotland) was studied in 1982 and 1983 respectively.

At each site ten replicate samples were taken from each of three stations at 0·65, 1·15 and 1·7 m above Chart Datum. Estimation of environmental disturbance caused by the Inverness sewage discharge and a comparison of the three firths was made using both diversity indices and multivariate techniques.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 91: The Marine Environment of the Moray Firth , 1986 , pp. 193 - 212
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1986

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