4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130313139 English NRW_DS24328 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en 2024-12-09T13:13:36.777Z NRW 1.0 wel British National Grid (EPSG::27700) Sandy Shore Meiofauna of South West Wales-Impact of the Sea Empress Oil Spill Sandy Shore Meiofauna of South West Wales-Impact of the Sea Empress Oil Spill 1994-96 Harries PMSA -South West Wales, sandy shore meiofauna surveys MRCCW10000000072 Meioffawna traethau tywod De Orllewin Cymru - effaith gollyngiad olew'r Sea Empress 1997-07-29 NRW_DS110119 The high species diversity of meiofaunal communities imply a complex and intricate ecological web. However, relatively little information has been recorded on the ecological interactions of meiofauna. This is largely due to the practical difficulties involved in the study of these organisms. These difficulties arise from the small body size of meiofauna, their cryptic habitat and the taxonomic difficulties caused by their high species diversity. Various authors have suggested that meiofauna are potentially useful indicators of anthropogenic perturbations of the marine environment (Heip, 1980; Moore and Bett, 1989; Platt and Warwick, 1980; Vincx and Heip, 1991). This data was captured with the aim of assessing the impact of pollution from the Sea Empress oil spill on the structure and composition of meiofaunal communities of intertidal sandy beaches. The high species diversity of meiofaunal communities imply a complex and intricate ecological web. However, relatively little information has been recorded on the ecological interactions of meiofauna. This is largely due to the practical difficulties involved in the study of these organisms. These difficulties arise from the small body size of meiofauna, their cryptic habitat and the taxonomic difficulties caused by their high species diversity. Various authors have suggested that meiofauna are potentially useful indicators of anthropogenic perturbations of the marine environment (Heip, 1980; Moore and Bett, 1989; Platt and Warwick, 1980; Vincx and Heip, 1991). This data was captured with the aim of assessing the impact of pollution from the Sea Empress oil spill on the structure and composition of meiofaunal communities of intertidal sandy beaches. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ Heriot-Watt University. Department of Biological Sciences. Edinburgh Campus, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland enquiries@hw.ac.uk http://www.hw.ac.uk/ Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en sd">Species distribution Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme Sea Empress oil pollution pollution (see also specific types of pollution eg. oil pollution) meiofauna Physico-chemical survey intertidal seashore (intertidal) (littoral) (see also beaches) Pembrokeshire (county pre 1974)( county since 4/96) Pembrokeshire Coast marine and freshwater inventory NRW Thesaurus NRW Thesaurus 2023-12-31 geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2021-01-06 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml oil spillage beaches Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary 2013-04-03 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.subjects There are no access restrictions to this data. 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English biota SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2021-01-06 soil and sediment Wales (WLS) SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE -5.32826901 -4.44568468 51.58152258 52.06322859 1994-11-18 1996-11-15 The impact of the Sea Empress oil spill on the sandy shore meiofauna of south west Wales Documents [A] Report (MS Word & scanned pdf) [B] Data tables, graphs and maps (MS Word) [C] Marine recorder survey MRCCW10000000072 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 2010-12-08 false The study sites consist of twelve intertidal sandy beaches covering an area from St. David's Head in the north-west to Pendine Sands in the south-east. Meiofauna: Three replicate cores were collected from each site for faunal analysis. Physico-chemical samples: Three replicate cores were collected for particle size analysis and assessment of water content. An additional single core was collected for the analysis of organic carbon. A single sediment core was collected for hydrocarbon analysis. Three replicate pore water samples were collected at each site for salinity measurements. During November 1994 a range of sandy beaches on the Pembrokeshire coast were sampled as part of a biogeographical study of harpacticoid copepods. These samples provide a baseline data set for the assessment of oil pollution induced changes in the meiofaunal community composition. This dataset contributed to the Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas, see separate metadata entry. The study sites consist of twelve intertidal sandy beaches covering an area from St. David's Head in the north-west to Pendine Sands in the south-east. Meiofauna: Three replicate cores were collected from each site for faunal analysis. Physico-chemical samples: Three replicate cores were collected for particle size analysis and assessment of water content. An additional single core was collected for the analysis of organic carbon. A single sediment core was collected for hydrocarbon analysis. Three replicate pore water samples were collected at each site for salinity measurements. During November 1994 a range of sandy beaches on the Pembrokeshire coast were sampled as part of a biogeographical study of harpacticoid copepods. These samples provide a baseline data set for the assessment of oil pollution induced changes in the meiofaunal community composition. This dataset contributed to the Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas, see separate metadata entry.