Zooplankton analysis

Plankton samples were collected from during a sandbank survey at nine sites in four Candidate Special Areas of Conservation (cSAC) using a plankton net positioned above a beam trawl. The zooplankton was analysed my Emu Ltd and found to contain common Irish Sea species. Classification analysis revealed that four of the sites (Red Wharf Bay, Four Fathom, Helwick and Cardigan) each supported distinct communities based on their faunal composition, and the distinguishing features of each were identified. Samples from the remaining sites did not fall into site-specific groups indicating that the fauna in these areas was less distinct. Data used to sort and identify the planktonic animals from samples taken as part of the sandbank survey in four SACs along the Welsh coastline.

Identifier: NRW_DS110022

Alternative Title

Dadansoddi swoplancton

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: The samples were taken in Jul/Aug 2001 from nine sites (Tripod, Cardigan, Bais, Helwick, Four Fathom, Bastram Shoals, Turbot Bank, Devil's Ridge and Red Wharf Bay) using a 0.5 mm plankton net suspended above a trawl beam. Planktonic animals (excluding benthic invertebrates and the larvae of decapods) were identified down to the lowest possible taxon using standard techniques. A classification analysis on the loge(x+1) transformed data using the Bray-Curtis similarity measure was performed using PRIMER software to examine inter-relationships between samples. Data collected during a sandbank survey of nine cSACs along the coastline of Wales.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2002-08-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2001-07-01

End date: 2001-08-31

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)

Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

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Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword: water column

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Documents ()

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[A] Data is held in Excel spreadsheets, the project reports is held as a .pdf document. [B] Data in spreadsheet format (MS Excel)

Data quality

Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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Lineage: The samples were taken in Jul/Aug 2001 from nine sites (Tripod, Cardigan, Bais, Helwick, Four Fathom, Bastram Shoals, Turbot Bank, Devil's Ridge and Red Wharf Bay) using a 0.5 mm plankton net suspended above a trawl beam. Planktonic animals (excluding benthic invertebrates and the larvae of decapods) were identified down to the lowest possible taxon using standard techniques. A classification analysis on the loge(x+1) transformed data using the Bray-Curtis similarity measure was performed using PRIMER software to examine inter-relationships between samples. Data collected during a sandbank survey of nine cSACs along the coastline of Wales.

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

zooplankton
plankton samples
classification analysis
Helwick
Faunal composition
Four Fathom
marine and freshwater inventory
Cardigan
phytoplankton
Red Wharf Bay
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) (see also Candidate Special Areas of Conservation cSAC)
sandbanks
bat communities

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-04-09

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

Microzooplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies
Phytoplankton generic abundance in water bodies

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-03-28

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml

Code: Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326)

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NRW Profile

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NRW Related Title: Zooplankton analysis

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Other constraints: There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

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Other constraints: © CNC/NRW Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

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File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130303232 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:44:16.202Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

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Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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