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Mollusca of rocky shores: Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Shelagh M. Smith
Shelagh M. Smith
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Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
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Synopsis

The history of previous molluscan work in the Outer Hebrides shows that most work has been done offshore, and that the littoral zone of Lewis and Harris has been neglected. In the present paper mollusc populations of different macro- and micro-habitats are examined empirically, and compared and contrasted with each other. Habitats have been chosen to exhibit as wide a variety of environment as possible, from the wave-lashed exposed rocks facing the Atlantic to the very sheltered sea lochs opening into the Minch. The richness and diversity of the fauna is noted.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 77: The Natural Environment of the Outer Hebrides , 1979 , pp. 173 - 187
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1979

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Including a bibliography of marine Mollusca of the whole Outer Hebrides area.

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