Site Condition Assessments of Welsh Standing Water Features (2003 - 2008)

The UK Conservation Agencies have devised a Common Standards Monitoring (CSM) protocol (JNCC, 2005) for the routine monitoring and assessment of protected site condition. The CSM lake monitoring method is based on previous survey protocols used by the conservation agencies. It aims to gather the maximum amount of information relating to the ecology of each water body in the most efficient way possible. The purpose of this data capture was to provide an assessment of the current conservation status of water features in Wales.

Identifier: NRW_DS110029

Alternative Title

Asesiadau o gyflwr safleoedd nodweddion dwr llonydd Cymru

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Both reports utilise Common Standards Monitoring (CSM) methods (JNCC, 2005)) for SSSIs and SAC designated water features. Data collected includes aquatic macrophyte surveys (carried out following the CSM protocol); physico-chemical data; sedimentary diatoms; lake bathymetries; catchment and habitat maps, which was then used to prepare site condition assessments for each of the lakes. The CSM lake monitoring method is based on previous survey protocols used by the conservation agencies. It aims to gather the maximum amount of information relating to the ecology of each water body in the most efficient way possible. The protocol makes use of a combination of shoreline walks to identify marginals, waded transects to describe the shallow water vegetation and boat-based surveys to identify plants in deeper water. In addition, physicochemical data are collected for each lake. The protocol is described in full in JNCC (2005).

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2008-12-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2003-01-01

End date: 2008-12-31

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

Originator

Ensis Ltd

UCL (University College London) Pearson Building, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, England

http://www.ensis.ucl.ac.uk/

Originator

Environment Agency (EA)

Millbank Tower, 25th Floor, 21//24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4XL, England

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

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Documents ()

Specification

Reports in PDF and Word. Seasonal water chemistry data, palaeo diatom data for core top, middle and bottom samples, aquatic and macrophyte depth distribution graphs as excel files. Macrophyte maps and bathymetric maps, provided as .eps files. Habitat maps, provided as Encapsulated Postscript (EPS) files. CSM field survey data, provided within a Microsoft Access database. Photos of all CSM survey sections, provided as JPEG images.

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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: Both reports utilise Common Standards Monitoring (CSM) methods (JNCC, 2005)) for SSSIs and SAC designated water features. Data collected includes aquatic macrophyte surveys (carried out following the CSM protocol); physico-chemical data; sedimentary diatoms; lake bathymetries; catchment and habitat maps, which was then used to prepare site condition assessments for each of the lakes. The CSM lake monitoring method is based on previous survey protocols used by the conservation agencies. It aims to gather the maximum amount of information relating to the ecology of each water body in the most efficient way possible. The protocol makes use of a combination of shoreline walks to identify marginals, waded transects to describe the shallow water vegetation and boat-based surveys to identify plants in deeper water. In addition, physicochemical data are collected for each lake. The protocol is described in full in JNCC (2005).

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

marine and freshwater inventory
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) (see also Candidate Special Areas of Conservation cSAC)
SSSI (Sites of Special Scientific Interest)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

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

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

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NRW Related Title: Site condition assessments of Welsh SAC and SSSI standing water features

NRW Related Title: CCW standing waters SSSI monitoring 2007-08

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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: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130303239 XML

Metadata Language: English

Parent Identifier: Site Condition Assessment of Welsh Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Standing Water features (2007 - 2012)
NRW_DS115180

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:44:22.455Z

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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