Menai Strait and Conwy Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC) muddy gravel survey (2013)
Several rich marine mud and muddy gravel habitats were identified within the Menai Strait by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) Marine Intertidal Phase 1 survey team and a sampling programme initiated in order to better characterise the intertidal communities of these habitats. Marine mud and muddy gravel habitats are an important feature of several Special Area of Conservation (SACs), including the Menai Strait and Conwy Bay SACs. The purpose of this data capture was to carry out a repeat survey of sites previously surveyed to further test and develop monitoring methodology and collect monitoring data. In fully marine conditions on the lower shore, sheltered muddy gravel habitats can be particularly species rich due to the complex nature of the substratum supporting a high diversity of infauna and epifauna.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS115886
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- 2013 NRW / ASML Menai Strait & Conwy Bay SAC muddy gravel survey MRCCW16300000031
- Metadata Language
- English
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In-situ surveys were conducted.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2013-06-28
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2013-06-24
- End date
- 2013-06-28
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- Biota
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- Wales (WLS)
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- Medin Extent Keyword
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soil and sediment
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[A] Digital versions of the contract report: Microsoft Word document(s); and an equivalent Adobe Portable Document Format version. [B] Excel spreadsheets of data - Translations from the above MapInfo Tables are retained in ESRI Shapefile and MapInfo Interchange formats. [C] Marine Recorder file. [D] A series of MapInfo GIS layers in MapInfo Native format (Tables): [E] Photographs of the site, stations and core contents.
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In-situ surveys were conducted.
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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- marine biology (subtidal biology) (littoral biology) (sublittoral biology)(intertidal biology)(see also seashore)
- marine sediments (coastal sediments) (intertidal sediments) (subtidal sediments)
- marine ecology (intertidal ecology)(subtidal ecology) (littoral communities) (intertidal habitat)(see also seashore)
- Intertidal monitoring
- seashore (intertidal) (littoral) (see also beaches)
- marine surveys (intertidal & subtidal surveys) (littoral survey) (sublittoral surveys) (bathymetric survey) (see also marine monitoring and MNCR)
- intertidal
- sediment infauna
- sediment interface
- sediment flats
- eelgrass
- zostera marina
- zostera angustifolia
- Infauna
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- Date (Publication)
- 2023-12-31
Keywords
- SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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- Habitat characterisation
- Habitat extent
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Citation
- Date (Revision)
- 2021-01-06
Spatial Reference System
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NRW Profile
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- no limitations
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
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© 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.
Metadata
Metadata
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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313135383836 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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- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-05-31T09:39:49.958Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
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1.0