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The zooplankton of the Forth, Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

C. J. L. Taylor
C. J. L. Taylor
Affiliation:
Tidal Waters Section, Forth River Purification Board, Port Edgar Marina, South Queensferry EH30 9SQ, Scotland, U.K.
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A description of the community structure of the Forth estuary's zooplankton was obtained by sampling monthly at nine stations ranging from fresh water to fully marine conditions for an eighteen-month period. The variation in species abundance and distribution is related to environmental variables. The apparent spatial and temporal successions of members of the Acartia species complex are described, as are the episodes of predation spreading from the firth and the domination of the upper estuary by Eurytemora. It is observed that the estuary of the Forth is rare among British estuaries in its ability to support a truly pelagic self-maintaining assemblage of species.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 93 , Issue 3-4: The Natural Environment of the Estuary and Firth of Forth , 1987 , pp. 377 - 388
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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