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Towards a marine nature conservation strategy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

J. M. Baxter  and
J. G. Munford
J. M. Baxter
Affiliation:
Scottish Natural Heritage, Research and Advisory Directorate, 2 Anderson Place, Edinburgh EH6 5NP, Scotland, U.K.
J. G. Munford
Affiliation:
Scottish Natural Heritage, Research and Advisory Directorate, 2 Anderson Place, Edinburgh EH6 5NP, Scotland, U.K.
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The papers presented in this volume clearly demonstrate the biological richness of the marine environment of Scotland. The system is controlled by complex interactions between the various physical, chemical and biological components which together make up the whole. This apparent equilibrium is the result of the natural regulation of what is in fact a highly dynamic and potentially unstable system. The forces involved in applying this overall regulation however are as yet only very poorly understood.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 100: Marine Conservation in Scotland , 1992 , pp. 185 - 194
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1992

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