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Observations on the Fauna and Constituents of an Estuarine Mud in a Polluted Area

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

James H. Fraser
James H. Fraser
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Liverpool.
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1. An ecological survey of the fauna of Dingle Beach, Mersey Estuary, has been made.

2. A detailed analysis of the constituents of the mud, sand and gravel is given.

3. A quantitative analysis of the Molluscan fauna from a series of stations has been made.

4. Type of ground and fauna at different tidal levels are correlated.Mya arenaria is only found in abundance where there are stones. Macoma balthica is abundant wherever there is thick mud.

5. Dingle Beach is a type of Macoma community but differing markedly from the typical community described by Petersen as “d”.

6. The importance of sewage in producing silt and the part played by sewage in the food chain are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , May 1932 , pp. 69 - 86
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1932

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