Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) - Subtidal Monitoring

In 2015 Skomer Marine Nature Reserve changed designation to Skomer Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) was designated in 1990. Data collected during the development and implementation of low budget stereo-photographic monitoring of rocky subtidal epibenthic communities in within Skomer marine reserve. The data includes descriptions of communities present and subsequent changes in these communities over a one year period (1982 - 1983). The Skomer subtidal monitoring project was established as an ongoing project however this dataset includes the results from the first year only. Purpose of this data capture was to locate and permanently mark suitable monitoring stations and to observe and record the topography and epibenthic communities present in order to enable the assessment of the natural fluctuations in subtidal communities.

Identifier: NRW_DS111149

Alternative Title

Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) formally a Marine Nature Reserve ( MNR ) subtidal monitoring
1982-83 Bullimore Skomer sublittoral monitoring JNCCMNCR10000156
Monitro elfennau rhynglanwol Gwarchodfa Natur Forol Ynys Sgomer

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Stereophotography was chosen as sampling technique due to it being a non-destructive technique which requires minimal manpower and biological expertise. It also provides three dimensional images. Having considered accessibility, seabed topography etc, the north-east coast of Skomer was chosen as a location for establishing the permanent transect. A transect line was run from 30m to 5m and secured to pitons at intervals, marker tags were fixed to the line at 5m depth intervals from 5m to 25m and at these depths 1.5m fixed quadrats were secured with pitons. The photographs taken were analysed by viewing slides through two stereomicroscopes, using a hand-held commercial stereoslide viewer and examining the prints with photogrammetric apparatus. Each identifiable species or groups of species and biotic or non-biotic substrate is defined as a category, the occurrence of categories in quadrats is recorded quantitatively. The abundance of categories was estimated using two methods- percentage cover of categories was estimated by systematic point counting, and counts of numbers per unit area were made of certain categories.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 1983-12-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 1982-05-01

End date: 1983-11-30

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

Originator

Bullimore

Skomer Marine Nature Reserve, Fisherman's Cottage, Martin's Haven, Dyfed, SA62 3BJ

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Originator

Various

Enquiries Unit, Maes y Fynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

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

Originator

Nature Conservancy Council (NCC)

c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes Y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2DW, Wales

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

Extent

Geographic Extent: SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword: benthic boundary layer

Format Type and Description

Documents ()

Specification

[A] Hardcopy report. [B] JNCC's copy of Marine Recorder.

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: Stereophotography was chosen as sampling technique due to it being a non-destructive technique which requires minimal manpower and biological expertise. It also provides three dimensional images. Having considered accessibility, seabed topography etc, the north-east coast of Skomer was chosen as a location for establishing the permanent transect. A transect line was run from 30m to 5m and secured to pitons at intervals, marker tags were fixed to the line at 5m depth intervals from 5m to 25m and at these depths 1.5m fixed quadrats were secured with pitons. The photographs taken were analysed by viewing slides through two stereomicroscopes, using a hand-held commercial stereoslide viewer and examining the prints with photogrammetric apparatus. Each identifiable species or groups of species and biotic or non-biotic substrate is defined as a category, the occurrence of categories in quadrats is recorded quantitatively. The abundance of categories was estimated using two methods- percentage cover of categories was estimated by systematic point counting, and counts of numbers per unit area were made of certain categories.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Species distribution

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

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Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

Skomer (Skomer Island)
Skomer MNR
Subtidal
marine biology (subtidal biology) (littoral biology) (sublittoral biology)(intertidal biology)(see also seashore)
monitoring (see specific types of monitoring eg. woodland monitoring)
permanent monitoring site
transect (transects) (transect profile) (transect profiles)

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Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

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Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

Zoobenthos generic abundance
Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2021-01-06

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

Code: Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326)

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NRW Related Title: Skomer Marine Reserve subtidal monitoring project : development and implementation of low-budget stereophotographic monitoring of rocky subtidal epibenthic communities

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File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131313439 XML

Metadata Language: English

Parent Identifier: Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) - Marine Monitoring Programme Overview
NRW_DS110059

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-12-09T12:31:35.427Z

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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Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) - Subtidal Monitoring

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