An example of drastic natural changes in the intertidal biota and the implications for monitoring programmes |
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| Authors: | JP Cullinane PM Whelan |
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| Institution: | Department of Botany, University College, Cork, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | During a period of about two years at Parkmore Point, Co. Kerry, Ireland, fucoids drastically decreased in the mid and upper shore, meanwhile barnacle abundance increased on the upper shore and mussels increased on the lower shore. Causes could not be determined but human interference was excluded due to remoteness, and changes were so localized as to exclude climatic factors. These drastic natural changes emphasize the need for guarded interpretation of monitoring data from areas suspected of pollution. |
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| Keywords: | pollution barnacles |
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