Intertidal Monitoring of Sabellaria alveolata Reefs in Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) 2010
The Habitats Directive establishes that the management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) should aim to achieve the favourable conservation status of habitat and species features listed within its Annex I and Annex II. For SACs in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) is therefore required to report on a regular basis on whether features are in favourable conservation status. Honeycomb reef worm Sabellaria alveolata is a sedentary, tube-dwelling polychaete most commonly found on rocky substrata in the lower shore and shallow subtidal zones of marine and estuarine areas. The honeycomb reef worm is a UK BAP Priority Habitat (BAP habitats are now Habitats of Principal Importance/Priority Habitats). Honeycomb worms build tubes from sand and shell fragments. They are found on the lower part of rocky seashores but they also need a sand supply for tube-building. They are found on the lower part of rocky seashores but they also need a sand supply for tube-building. Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC is designated for five Annex 1 habitats and four subsidiary ones. Of these, Estuaries and their constituent mudflats, sandflats and reefs, large shallow inlets and bays with intertidal Zostera beds, populations of the shingle-dwelling amphipod Pectenogammarus, piddocks in clay and lower shore boulder communities and Reefs, particularly biogenic reefs of Sabellaria alveolata are the main habitats of interest within the intertidal areas of the SAC. The purpose of this data capture was to monitoring the extent of Sabellaria alveolata reefs. Field work was carried out during five days of spring tides, 6th to 10th July 2009. Data quality and confidence considered high as all surveys were completed by professional and experienced marine field surveyors.
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Identification
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- NRW_DS114458
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- 2010 CCW / ASML Pen Llyn A'r Sarnau SAC Sabellaria monitoring MRCCW1630000002E
- Gwaith Monitro Rhynglanwol - riffiau Sabellaria alveolata yn ACA Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau 2010
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Two areas of Sabellaria reef were re-surveyed in 2010, having been surveyed by ASML in 2009: Llandanwg and West of Afon Dwyfor. At each quadrat station, surveyors established an origin at the centre of an imaginary 10 m x 10 m grid (i.e. at location (5 m, 5 m)) and then the surveyors proceeded to survey the initial 5 random quadrats in detail. At each transect location, surveyors walked down the transect using the GPS and made notes on habitat, community and condition / age of the Sabellaria reef. Condition of Sabellaria reef was recorded using a defined 7 point scale. The age of the Sabellaria reef was recorded using a defined 4 point scale. GPS fixes were taken along the transect to mark changes in Sabellaria reef condition and to mark the top and bottom of the transect (often the water line). Photographs were taken to illustrate habitat and condition of the Sabellaria reef. A survey by ASML was also undertaken in 2009.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2010-07-31
Temporal Extent
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- 2009-07-06
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- 2009-07-10
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- Biota
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Extent
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- Wales (WLS)
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- Medin Extent Keyword
- benthic boundary layer
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[A] Digital versions of the contract report: Microsoft Word document(s); and an equivalent Adobe Portable Document Format version. [B] MapInfo GIS layer in MapInfo Native format (Tables): - Position of the sample stations - Translations from the above MapInfo Tables are retained in ESRI Shapefile and MapInfo Interchange formats. [C] Excel spreadsheets with station details and species data [D] Data is held in Marine Recorder under survey key: MRCCW1630000002E [E] Photographs of the stations
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Two areas of Sabellaria reef were re-surveyed in 2010, having been surveyed by ASML in 2009: Llandanwg and West of Afon Dwyfor. At each quadrat station, surveyors established an origin at the centre of an imaginary 10 m x 10 m grid (i.e. at location (5 m, 5 m)) and then the surveyors proceeded to survey the initial 5 random quadrats in detail. At each transect location, surveyors walked down the transect using the GPS and made notes on habitat, community and condition / age of the Sabellaria reef. Condition of Sabellaria reef was recorded using a defined 7 point scale. The age of the Sabellaria reef was recorded using a defined 4 point scale. GPS fixes were taken along the transect to mark changes in Sabellaria reef condition and to mark the top and bottom of the transect (often the water line). Photographs were taken to illustrate habitat and condition of the Sabellaria reef. A survey by ASML was also undertaken in 2009.
Keywords
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- intertidal
- Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) - SAC monitoring
- sabellaria alveolata
- polychaete worms
- honeycomb worm
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
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- Habitat extent
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- 2021-01-06
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Content
Content Information
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Across Wales intertidal SAC monitoring Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC July 2010
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Across Wales intertidal SAC monitoring Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC July 2009
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Across Wales intertidal SAC monitoring Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC : August 2008
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
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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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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313134343538 XML
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- English
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Marine Benthic Species and Habitat Collation Held in Marine Recorder
NRW_DS114501
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- Metadata Date
- 2024-12-09T12:33:02.077Z
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- NRW
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1.0