Variations in Densities of Invertebrate Benthos of the Clyde Estuary Tidal Flats

1 February 1982

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Chemistry and Ecology

Vol. 1 (1) , 57-60
https://doi.org/10.1080/02757548208070785

Abstract

The Clyde Estuary is recognised as an important area for overwintering flocks of ducks and waders (Smyth et al., 1974. Here we draw attention to some of the spatial and temporal variations in the invertebrate populations on which these birds feed. Smyth et al. (1977) discuss possible relationships between the bird populations and their invertebrate prey. A 12-month survey, 1976–77, provides the main information on numbers of feeding birds (Halliday, 1978), complemented by sampling over the estuarine flats for invertebrate prey species and for chemical environmental factors: salinity, organic carbon, organic nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, as well as sediment grades. Although there is no constant monitoring shceme for the estuarine flats, a series of surveys provide data over the period 1973–1981.

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Intertidal organisms of an industrialized estuary
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 1974