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XVII.— The Ecology of Exposed Rocky Shores of Caithness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

John R. Lewis
John R. Lewis
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Department of Zoology, University College, Aberystwyth.
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The vertical and horizontal distributions of important plants and animals on exposed rocky shores in Caithness are described, and comparisons are made with other shores of the British Isles. The environmental conditions which cause a marked uplift in the zonation of inter-tidal species in Caithness are considered.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , 1955 , pp. 695 - 723
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1955

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