692010Edited by MartynC.110012643layer_information_pageund1449064498149147123200149147123255<p>The Scottish coastline consists of a complex environment of marine inlets and linear coast formed by landform process, such as glaciations, over millions of years. This has led to a diverse range of coastline physiographic features which provide different types of habitats for a huge range of marine communities. The habitats of coastal physiographic features substantially differ in their environmental conditions from substrate type, temperature, salinity, and tidal range to wave exposure. These diverse conditions provide unique niches for an abundance of marine life.</p> full_html<p>The Scottish coastline consists of a complex environment of marine inlets and linear coast formed by landform process, such as glaciations, over millions of years. This has led to a diverse range of coastline physiographic features which provide different types of habitats for a huge range of marine communities. The habitats of coastal physiographic features substantially differ in their environmental conditions from substrate type, temperature, salinity, and tidal range to wave exposure. These diverse conditions provide unique niches for an abundance of marine life.</p> 170729121An intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth-SNH.jpgpublic://An intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth-SNH.jpgimage/jpeg1427611456327754imageAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch FirthAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch FirthAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth - Copyright SNHAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth - Copyright SNHAn intertidal seagrass bed at Cuthill Sands in the Dornoch Firth300225filtered_html80112968875sioc:Itemfoaf:Documentdc:datedc:createdxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601dc:modifiedxsd:dateTimedate_iso8601content:encodedsioc:has_creatorrelfoaf:namesioc:num_repliesxsd:integersioc:last_activity_datexsd:dateTimedate_iso8601https://marine.gov.scot/?q=information/coastal-physiographic-features0563866920112643publishedpublished551491471232111491471232563866920112643publishedpublished551491471232111491471232563866920112643publishedpublished551491471232111491471232