Scotland's seas: towards understanding their state

Scotland's seas: towards understanding their state.


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Chapter 1

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Chapter 3

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(35) Parsons, M., Mitchell, P. I., Butler, A., Mavor, R., Ratcliffe, N. and Foster, S., 2006. Natural Heritage Trends: Abundance of Breeding Seabirds. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 222 F05NB01, pp. 74.

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(38) Arnott, S.A. and Ruxton, G. D., 2002. Sandeel recruitment in the North Sea: demographic, climatic and trophic effects. Marine Ecology Progress Series 238, 199-210.

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(3) Pugh, D.T. and Skinner, L., 2002. A new analysis of marine-related activities in the UK economy with supporting science and technology. IACMST, August 2002. pp. 48.

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(6) Table 1, Statistical Bulletin No Fis/2007/1. September 2007. FRS.
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(7) Figure 8. Statistical Bulletin No Fis/2007/1. September 2007. FRS.
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(9) Fisheries Research Services, 2007. Scottish Fish Farms Annual Production Survey 2006. Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeen, pp. 53
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(13) Scottish Enterprise
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(19) Hayes, P., Russell, M. and Packer, G., 2005. Assessment of the quality of sediment polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and tributyl tin samples collected from Aberdeen harbour and Aberdeen sea disposal site. Fisheries Research Services Report No. 07/05, 1 - 36.

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(21) UK leisure and small commercial marine industry. Key Performance Indicators. British Marine Federation January 2008.
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(24) Historic Scotland, 2007. A review of existing information for Scotland's Historic Environment Audit ( SHEA).
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(25) Figures obtained from the Scottish Sub-Aqua Club
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(26) Smith, W.A., 1887. Loch Creran Notes from the West Highlands. Gardner, A. Paisley.

(27) Connor, D., 1990. Survey of Lochs Linnhe, Eil, Creran and Aline. Nature Conservancy Council, CSD Report No. 1073. Nature Conservancy Council, Peterborough. pp. 170.

(28) Moore, C.G., Saunders, G.R., Harries, D.B., 1998. The status and distributional ecology of reefs of Serpula vermicularis L. (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) in Scotland. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 8, 645-656.

(29) Moore, C.G., Harries, D.B., Lyndon, A.R., Saunders, G.R. and Conway, T.R., 2003. Quantification of serpulid biogenic reef coverage of the sea bed (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) using a video transect technique. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 13, 137-146.

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(2) Rahmstorf, S., Cazenave, A., Church, J.A., Hansen, J.E., Keeling, R.F., Parker, D.E. and Somerville, R.C.J., 2007. Recent Climate Observations Compared to Projections. Science 316 (5825), pp. 709.

(3) Fisheries Research Services, 2007. Scottish Ocean Climate Status Report 2004 and 2005. Edited by Hughes S.L. Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeen. pp. 40.

(4) Hughes, S.L. and Holliday, N.P. (Editors). 2007. ICES Report on Ocean Climate 2006. ICES Cooperative Research Report No. 289, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. pp. 55.

(5) Holliday, N.P., Hughes, S., Bacon, S., Beszczynska-Möller, A., Hansen, B., Lavín, A., Loeng, A.H., Mork, K.A., Østerhus, S., Sherwin, T. and Walczowski, W., in press. Reversal of the 1960s - 1990s Freshening Trend in the North Atlantic and Nordic Seas, Geophysical Research Letters.

(6) Boyer, T., Levitus, S., Antonov, J., Locarnini, R., Mishonov, A., Garcia, H. and Josey, S.A., 2007. Changes in freshwater content in the North Atlantic Ocean 1955-2006. Geophysical Research Letters 34.

(7) Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership, 2008. Marine Climate Change Impacts Annual Report Card 2007-2008. Edited by Baxter, J.M., Buckley, P.J. and Wallace, C.J. Summary Report, MCCIP, Lowestoft, pp. 8.

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