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Diving behaviour of Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle in the Pentland Firth, UK: potential for interactions with tidal stream energy developments

Elizabeth A. MasdenCentre for Energy and the Environment, Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College – UHI, University of the Highlands and Islands, ThursoKW14 7EE, ScotlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Simon FosterScottish Natural Heritage, Great Glen House, Leachkin Road, Inverness, IV3 8NW, Scotland
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A.C. JacksonCentre for Energy and the Environment, Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College – UHI, University of the Highlands and Islands, ThursoKW14 7EE, Scotland
Pages 547-549 | Published online: 08 Oct 2013

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