Coastal squeeze on rocky shores in northern Scotland and some possible ecological impacts

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 314-321

  Jackson, A C ^a   McIlvenny, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climatic change; Flooding; Habitat loss; Intertidal; Sea level rise; Shore profile

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; ROCKY SHORE; SEA LEVEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955089147     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.02.012     Document Type: Article

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