Survey of the Littoral Zone of Great Britain

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Between 1970 and 1980 NCC contracted a survey on the littoral zone of the coast of Great Britain. Former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) now part of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) holds a series of reports prepared under this contract as well as data in Marine Recorder. The purpose of this data capture was: - To record the distribution of habitats and the associated organisms in the littoral zone of Great Britain in order to verify existing information, fill gaps in knowledge, and ensure uniformity in the description. - To make a photographic record of the main types of littoral habitats and the associated plant and animals. - To develop suitable criteria for the assessment and selection of key areas in terms of their scientific and conservation value and assess the information collected by the criteria and so select key areas, and to zone the rest of the coast in relation to the key areas.

Identification

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Identifier
NRW_DS111212
Teitl Amgen
Alternative Title
  • 1970-80 SMBA/MBA Great Britain littoral survey JNCCMNCR10000265
  • Arolwg o barth rhynglanwol Prydain Fawr
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Surveys were timed wherever possible to coincide with good spring tides in the spring and autumn. Details of the habitat and species found down to Low Water Spring (LWS) were recorded using small cassette tape recorders or notebooks. As wide an area of shore as possible was investigated in order to include micro-habitats such as overhangs, pools and the under surfaces of boulders. Photographs were taken to show the topography of the shore, zonation, details of species assemblages, and the relation of the shore to the coast backing it. The abundance of species was roughly estimated in relation to the normal abundance of that species. Information on sites and records of species from published papers, reports, and various National recording schemes was also collated. The results of the south west Wales report contributed to the Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas (PMSA)- see separate metadata entry and Marine Recorder survey '1976-78 Bartrop PMSA - South West Wales littoral zone survey' (MRCCW10000000035)
Additional Information

The survey team consisted of experts from the Scottish Marine Biological Association and the Marine Biological Association. The number of shores that could be visited and the length of time spent at each site was limited by the small survey team (at first four, then six people).
Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad)
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
1980-12-31
Perchennog
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  Scottish Marine Biological Association
c/o Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA
http://www.sams.ac.uk/
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  Marine Biological Association (MBA)
Marine Biological Association (MBA), The Laboratory, Citadel hill, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2PB, UK
www.mba.ac.uk
Cychwynnwr
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

Extent

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Geographic Extent
Scotland (SCT)
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Geographic Extent
England (ENG)
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Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
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W
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S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 

Vertical Extent

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soil and sediment; benthic boundary layer
 
 

Distribution

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Format Type and Description
  • Database ()

    Specification

    [A] Paper copy of survey reports. [B] Data available on JNCCs copy of Marine Recorder (JNCCMNCR10000265). NRW only have a snapshot of this data within the All Wales Snapshot.

 

Quality

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Data quality

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Quality Scope
Dataset
Dataset
Cydymffurfiad
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
Explanation
Degree
false
Lineage

Surveys were timed wherever possible to coincide with good spring tides in the spring and autumn. Details of the habitat and species found down to Low Water Spring (LWS) were recorded using small cassette tape recorders or notebooks. As wide an area of shore as possible was investigated in order to include micro-habitats such as overhangs, pools and the under surfaces of boulders. Photographs were taken to show the topography of the shore, zonation, details of species assemblages, and the relation of the shore to the coast backing it. The abundance of species was roughly estimated in relation to the normal abundance of that species. Information on sites and records of species from published papers, reports, and various National recording schemes was also collated. The results of the south west Wales report contributed to the Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas (PMSA)- see separate metadata entry and Marine Recorder survey '1976-78 Bartrop PMSA - South West Wales littoral zone survey' (MRCCW10000000035)
 

Keywords

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Keywords

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Citation

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2008-06-01
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Allweddair
Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • marine biology (subtidal biology) (littoral biology) (sublittoral biology)(intertidal biology)(see also seashore)
  • marine surveys (intertidal & subtidal surveys) (littoral survey) (sublittoral surveys) (bathymetric survey) (see also marine monitoring and MNCR)
  • seashore (intertidal) (littoral) (see also beaches)
  • intertidal
  • sediment shore
  • rocky shore
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Citation

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Date (Publication)
2023-12-31
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Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Habitat characterisation
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Date (Revision)
2021-01-06
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Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

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Content Information

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NRW Profile

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Custom Elements

NRW Related Title

Survey of the littoral zone of the coast of Great Britain : 5th annual progress report (confidential)
NRW Related Title

Survey of the littoral zone of the coast of Great Britain : 7 report on the shores of the Moray Firth
NRW Related Title

Survey of the littoral zone of the coast of Great Britain : annual progress report (confidential)
NRW Related Title

Survey of the littoral zone of the coast of Great Britain : annual progress report (confidential)
NRW Related Title

Survey of the littoral zone of the coast of Great Britain : annual progress report and account of the shores of western Argyll
NRW Related Title

Survey of the littoral zone of the coast of Great Britain : final report : part 1 : the sediment shores
NRW Related Title

Survey of the littoral zone of the coast of Great Britain : final report part 2 : the rocky shores : an assessment of their conservation value
 

Constraints

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Limitations on Public Access and Use

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Other restrictions
Other restrictions
 

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no limitations
 

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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
 

Use Constraints

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© CNC/NRW There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

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File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131323132 XML
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Parent Identifier
Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas (PMSA)

NRW_DS24328
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Resource type
Dataset
Dataset
Dyddiad Metadata
Metadata Date
2024-05-31T09:41:14.343Z
Enw Safonol Metadata
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Fersiwn Metadata
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

Pwynt Cyswllt
pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

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