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Bembridge Marine Life:
References to the Marine Fauna and Flora of Bembridge and St. Helens,  Isle of Wight.

Mostly reproduced from:

• Collins, K.J., Herbert, R.J.H. & Mallinson, J.J (1990).
• The Marine Fauna and Flora of Bembridge and St. Helens, Isle of Wight. 
• Proceedings of the Isle of Wight Natural History & Archaeological Society. 9:41-85. 
  (Journal ISSN 0140-3729)

Adams, L.E. 1929.
Conchological notes. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.,1 (10):694.

Adams, L.E. 1937.
Basking shark -a correction. Natural history and archaeological notes. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 2 (8): 700.

Anon.1978.
The "British Birds" list of birds of the Western Palearctic.

Atkinson, R.1.A. 1987.
The burrowing megafaunal communities of Loch Sween. Report to the Nature Conservancy Council from the University Marine Biological Station, Millport.

Ballantine, W.1. 1961.
A biologically defined exposure scale for the comparative description of rocky shores. Field Studies, 1 (3): 1-19.

Bantock, C.R. and Cockayne, C. 1975.
Chromosomal polymorphism in Nucella lapillus. Heredity , 34 : 231-245.

Barker, K. 1923.
Seashore life at Bembridge, in Whitehouse, 1.H., Bembridge, an historical and general survey by members of Bembridge school: 1-100. Oxford.

Barnes, R.S.K., Coughlan, J. and Holmes, N.1. 1973.
A preliminary survey of the macroscopic bottom fauna of the Solent, with particular reference to Crepidula fornicata & Ostrea edulis .Proc. malac. Soc. Lond. , 40 : 253-275.

Berry, R.1. and Crothers, 1.H. 1974.
Visible variation in the dog-whelk, Nucella lapillus .J.Zool. , 174: 123-148.

Bevis, 1.H, Kettell, R.E., and Shepard, B. 1978.
Flora of the Isle of Wight. Yelf Bros.Newport.  

Bray, S. & Herbert, R.J.H.1998
A reassessment of populations of the dog-whelk Nucella lapillus on the Isle of Wight following legislation restricting the use of TBT antifouling paints.Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.14:23-40.

Brough, P., Gibbons, R., and Pope, C. 1986.
The Nature of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . Barracuda Books.

Bunce, G. 1982.
Natural History and Archaeological notes: Lumpsucker at Bembridge. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. arch. Soc. , 7 (5) (for 1980): 355.

Carter, M.A., and Thorp, C.H. 1979.
The reproduction of Actinia equina L. var mesembryanthemum .J. mal: biol. Ass U.K. , 59 : 975-1001. 

Carter, N. 1937.
New or interesting algae from brackish water. Arch. Protistenk , 90 : 1-68.

Chamberlain, Y.M. 1977.
The occurrence of Fosliiella limitata (Foslie) Ganesan (a new British record) and F. lejolisii (Rosanoff) Howe (Rhodophyta, Corallinaceae ) on the Isle of Wight. Br: phycol. J., 12: 67-81.

Cheverton, 1.M. 1972.
Bird Counts at Bembridge 1966- 72. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 6 (6) (for 1971): 448-452.

Cheverton, 1.M. 1979.
Bird Counts at Bembridge 1972- 77. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 7 (2) (for 1977): 91-99.

Cheverton, 1.M. 1985.
Bird Counts at Bembridge -3. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 7 (8) (for 1983): 616-624.

Cheverton, 1 M. and Stafford, 1. 1985.
The Winter Shorebird Count 1984/5. Isle of Wight Birds: 31-47

Cobb, A.H. and Williams 1987.
Relationship between chloroplast starch, phosphate content and season in the intertidal algae Codium fragile (Suringar) Harriot, in Biggens, 1.(ed), Progress in Photosynthesis Research,3 .Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,Dordrecht.

Collins, K.C., and Mallinson, J.J. 1983.
Sublittoral survey from Selsey Bill to the East Solent . Report to the Nature Conservancy Council.

Collins, .K.C. and Mallinson, J.J. 1988.
Marine Flora and Fauna off Bembridge, Isle of Wight - Sublittoral survey and review of existing knowledge, Horestone Point to Culver Cliff . Report to the Nature Conservancy Council

Collins, K.C. and Mallinson, J.J.1989.
Marine Flora and Fauna off Bembridge, Isle of Wight, Part II -Offshore sublittoral survey. Report to the Nature Conservancy Council.

Crew, J.M, 1970.
Observations on the distribution and biology of the marine polyzoa of the south coast of England, reproduction and growth of Alcyonidium polyoum and other related species. Ph.D. Thesis, University of London.

Crisp, D.I. 1958
The spread of Elminius modestus Darwin in north west Europe. J. mar: bioI. Ass. U.K. , 37 : 483-520.

Crisp, D.I. and Southward 1958.
The distribution of intertidal organisms along the coast of the English Channel. J.mar.biol.Ass.UK. ,37: 157-208.

Crisp, D.I. (ed.) 1964.
The effects of the severe winter of 1962-63 on marine life in Britain. J.Anim. Ecol. , 33 : 165-210.

Crisp, D.I., Southward, A.I. and Southward, E.C. 1981.
The distribution of the intertidal barnacles Chthamalus stellatus , Chthamalus montagui and Euraphia depressa .J.mar: bioI. Ass. U.K. , 61 : 359-380.

Critchley, A. T. 1981.
Ecological studies on Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt .Ph.D Thesis, Portsmouth Polytechnic.

Critchley, A. T., Farnham, W.F. and Morrell, S.L. 1983
A chronology of new European sites of attachment for the invasive brown alga Sargassum muticum 1973-1981. J. mar. biol. Ass. UK, 63 : 799-811.

Critchley, A. T., Farnham, W.F., and Morrell, S.L. 1986.
An account of the attempted control of  the introduced marine alga, Sargassum muticum in Southern Britain. Biol. Conserv., 35: 313-332.

Crothers, I.H. 1975.
On variation in Nucella lapillus (L.): Shell shape in populations from the south coast of England. Proc. Malac. Soc. Lond. , 41 : 489-498.

Daley, B. and Insole, A.N. 1984.
The Isle of Wight. Geol. Assoc. Guide 25 (Fourth edition). Geologists' Association.

Delf, E.M. and Grubb, V.M. 1923. Marine algae. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.,1: 181-185.

Doubleday, A. (ed.) 1900.
The Victoria County History of the Counties of England: A History of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constable, London.

Draper, I.J.H. 1964.
Fish found in the Isle of Wight coastal waters 1956-64. Proc. Isle Wight.nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 5 (9): 406-411.

Dixon, I. and Moore, I. 1987.
Survey of harbours rias and estuaries in Southern Britain, the Solent system Vol 1. Report to the Nature Conservancy Council.

Evans, R.G. 1953.
Studies on the biology of British limpets. The genus Patella on the south coast of England. Proc. zool. soc. Lond. , 123: 357-376.

Farnham, W.F. and Irvine, L.M. 1968.
Occurence of unusually large plants of Grateloupia in the vicinity of Portsmouth. Nature. Lond. , 219 : 744-6.

Farnham, W.F., Fletcher, R.L. and Irvine, L.M. 1973.
Attached Sargassum found in Britain. Nature. Lond. , 243 : 231-232.

Farnham, W.F. and Jones 1974.
The eradication of the seaweed Sargassum muticum from Britain. BioI. Conserv.,6 : 57-58.

Farnham, W.F. 1978.
Introduction of marine algae into the Solent, with special referance to the,genus Grateloupia .Ph.D. Thesis, Portsmouth Polytechnic.

Farnham, W.F. 1980.
Aliens in the marine flora of southern England, in Price, I.H., Irvine D.E.G. and Farnham W.F. (eds.), The Shore Environment, Vol.2: Ecosystems: 875- 914. Academic Press, London.

Farnham, W.F. 1982.
Species list of the benthic algae of the Isle of Wight. Report to the Department of the Environment.

George, I.D., Tittley, I. and Price, I.H. 1989.
Macrobenthos of chalk shores in the Isle of Wight, Dorset and Devon .A report for the NCC. British Museum (NH) London.

Goodall, I.M. 1923.
Natural history notes. Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 1 (4): 200.

Gray, P. W.G. 1978.
An investigation of the fauna associated with Sargassum muticum .Ph.D.Thesis, Portsmouth Polytechnic.

Hawes, C.R. and Cobb, A.H. 1980.
The effects of starvation on the symbiotic chloroplasts in Elysia viridis : A fine structural study. New Phytol. , 84 : 375-379.

Hendey, N.I. 1954.
A preliminary checklist of British marine diatoms. J. mar. biol.Ass. U.K. 33: 537-60.

Herbert, R. 1988.
Marine Biological Recorders Report 1986. Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.  8 (2) (for 1987): 66-67.

Herbert, R.J.H. 1989a.
Isle of Wight Marine biological report for 1987. Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc., 8(3) (for 1988): 37-42.

Herbert, R.J.H. 1989b.
A survey of the Dog-whelk Nucella lapillus around the coast of the Isle of Wight. Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc., 8 (3) (for 1988): 15-21.

Herbert, R.J.H. 1991.
Isle of Wight Marine Biological Reports 1989 & 1990. Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc., 10:31-34

Herbert, R.J.H. 1993.
Isle of Wight Marine Biological Report 1991. Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc., 11:40-42

Herbert, R.J.H. 1994
Isle of Wight Marine Biological Report, 1992. Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.,12:77-80.

Herbert, R.J.H. 1997
Isle of Wight Marine Biological Reports 1993-1995. Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.13:83-89.

Herbert, R.J.H. 1998
Isle of Wight Marine Biological Reports 1996 & 1997.Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.14: 91-94.

Herbert, R.J.H. 1999
Isle of Wight Marine Biological Report 1998.Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.15: 83-84

Herbert, R.J.H. 2000
Isle of Wight Marine Biological Report 1999.Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.16:91-92

Holme, N.A. and Bishop, G.M. 1980. 
Report on the sediment shores of Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight .Report to the Nature Conservancy Council.

Howard, S., Moore, J. and Dixon, I. 1988.
Surveys of Rias and Estuaries in Southern Britain. Newtown and Bembridge Harbours. Report to the Nature Conservancy Council.

Howson, C.M. (ed.) 1987.
Directory of the British marine fauna and flora. Marine Conservation Society.  

Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E. (eds.) 1997 
The species directory of the Marine Fauna and Flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum and Marine Conservation Society. Ulster Museum Publication No. 276.

Insole, A. and Daley, B. 1985.
A revision of the Lithostratigraphical Nomenclature of the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene Strata of the Hampshire Basin, Southern England. Tert. Res. , 7 (3): 67-100.

Jackson, J.F. 1925.
A supplementary list of the mollusca recorded in' A guide to the Natural History of the IOW, Frank Morey, 1909'. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. ,1 (6): 380-384.

James, L. and Marshall, C.R. 1954.
Isle of Wight Marine Fauna list 1947-52 Shanklin & Bembridge shores, Ryde & Sandown piers. Colwyn Bay.

Jephson, N.A. and Farnham, W.F. 1974.
The Jap-weed menace. Triton, 19 : 227-228.

Jephson, N.A. and Gray, P.W.G. 1977.
Aspects of the ecology of Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt in the Solent region of the British Isles. 1 -The growth cycle and epiphytes, in Keegan, B.F., Ceidigh, P.O. and Boaden, P.J.S. (eds.) Biology of Benthic organisms: 367-375. 11th European symposium on marine biology. Pergamon, Oxford.

John, D. 1969.
An ecological study on Laminaria ochroleuca .J. mat: bioI. Ass. U.K , 49: 175-189.

Jones, E.B.G. and Farnham, W.F. 1973.
Japweed: new threat to British coast. New Scientist , 60 : 394-395.

Juniper, A.J. 1963.
A survey of the intertidal fauna of the Portsmouth area. MSc Thesis, University of Durham.

Juniper, A.J. and Steele, R.D. 1969.
Intertidal sponges of the Portsmouth area. J. nat. Hist. , 3:153-163.

Kain, J.M. 1958.
Observations on the littoral algae of the Isle of Wight. J.mar: bioI Ass. UK. , 37 : 769- 780.

Lewey, S.A. and Farnham, W.F. 1981
Observations on Sargassum muticum in Britain. Proc.int. Seaweed Symp. , 8 : 388-394.

Light, J and Killeen, I. 1990.
A survey to record the marine mollusca of the Isle of Wight. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 9 : 86-90.  

Light, J. (1994)
The Marine Mollusca of Sea Area 15 (Wight). Provisional Atlas (Revised Edition). Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

Manuel, R.C. 1981.
British Anthozoa. Synopsis of the British Fauna, No 18. Linn. Soc.,Academic Press, London and New York.

Marshall, C. 1947.
Marine biology. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 4 : 58.

Monkhouse, F.S. (ed.) 1964.
A survey of Southampton and its regions. Southampton University Press 18 .

Morell, S.L. 1986.
Biological investigations into the brown alga, Sargassum muticum .Ph.D thesis Portsmouth Polytechnic.

Morey, F. (ed). 1909.
A Guide to the Natural History of the Isle of Wight .Newport.

N.E.R.C. 1980.
The Solent estuarine system. An assessment of present knowledge. Natural Environment Research Council, publications series C No.22.

Norkett, A.H. 1947.
Marine algae of the Isle of Wight. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc., 4 : 59.

Parke, N and Dixon, P.S. 1976.
Checklist of British marine algae. Third revision. J. mar: biol.Ass. U.K., 56: 527-594.

Prebble, L. 1967.
Seashore and shells section report. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc.,6 (2): 81.

Prebble, L. 1968.
Seashore and shells section report. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. 6 (3): 139-140.

Price, J.H., Tittley, I. and Richardson, W.D. 1979.
The distribution of Padina pavonica (L.) Lamour. (Phaeophyta:Dictyotales) on British and adjacent European shores. Bull. Br: Mus. Nat. Hist. (Bot.), 7 (1): 1-67.

Seaward, D.R. 1982.
Sea area atlas of the marine molluscs of Britain and Ireland. Nature Conservancy Council, Shrewsbury.

Shepard, W. 1971.
St. Helens Duver. Proc. Isle Wight. nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 6 (5) (for 1970): 320-328.

Sheader, M. and Sheader, A. 1987.
A lagoon survey of the Isle of Wight .Report to the Nature Conservancy Council.

Spooner, G.M. and Holme, M.A. 1961.
Bottom fauna off the Dorset Coast. Proc. Dorset Nat.Hist. Archaeol. Soc., 82: 77-82.

Stephenson, T.A. 1935.
The British Sea Anemones, vol 2. Ray Soc. London.

Stoker, H. 1962.
Sea fishing in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Fifth impression 1974. Angling Times Books: Everest Benn, Tonbridge and London.

Swatman, M.C. 1984a.
An investigation of the abundance and distribution of species on both sea and land facing sides of the supports of Bembridge lifeboat pier at Ethel Point . Internal report, Environmental Records Centre, Isle of Wight County Council.

Swatman, M.C. 1984b.
An investigation of the abundance and distribution of species at Black Rock, Bembridge..Internal report, Environmental Records Centre, Isle of Wight County Council.

Swatman, M.C. 1985.
Observations on the intertidal habitats of the Isle of Wight. Internal report, Environmental Records Centre, Isle of Wight County Council.

Taylor, R.H. 1961.
Rockpool survey. Biology Report, 5 : 20-22.

Taylor, R.H. 1962.
Rockpool survey. Biology Report, 6: 12-14.

Tittley, I. and Price, J.H. 1978.
The benthic marine algae of the eastern English Channel: a preliminary floristic and ecological account. Botannica Marina, 21 : 499-512.

Tittley, I. 1988.
Chalk-cliff algal communities, 2: outside southeastern England. A report for the NCC. British Museum (NH). London.

Tubbs, C.R., and Tubbs, J.M. 1983.
The distribution of Zostera and its exploitation by wildfowl in the Solent and Southern England. Aquatic Botany, 15 : 223-239.

Venables, E. 1860.
A guide to the undercliff of the Isle of Wight. 526pp.

Venables, E. 1867.
A guide to the undercliff of the Isle of Wight .100pp.

Wadham, P. 1934.
Notes on the fishes, reptiles and mammals of the Isle of Wight. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 2 (5): 395.

Wadham, P. 1935.
Marine worm new to the south of England, Natural History notes. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 2 (6): 500.

Withers, R.G. 1979.
Observations on the macrofauna of the intertidal sands at Ryde and Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Proc. Isle Wight nat. Hist. archaeol. Soc. , 7 (2) (for 1977): 81-89.

Withers, R.G., Farnham, W.F., Lewey, S., Jephson, N.A., Hay thorn, J.M. and Gray, P.W.G. 1975.
The epibionts of Sargassum muticum in British waters. Mar: Biol Berl., 31 : 79-86.

Wood, C .1984.
Sussex Sublittoral Survey. Marine Conservation Society report to the Nature Conservancy Council.

Wood, C.R. 1988.
Sublittoral chalk habitats in Southern England. Report of Marine Conservation Society Chalk Cliffs Project.

Wood, C and Jones, E. 1986.
Severn Sisters Marine Surveys. Marine Conservation Society. Report to the Nature Conservancy Council.

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