All Wales Common Scoter ( Melanitta nigra ) Survey (1994 - 2002)

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This dataset comprises of results from an aerial survey of common scoters, Melanitta nigra, (seabirds) in Carmarthen Bay, Cardigan Bay and Liverpool Bay. The data was collected to provide information for Special Protection Areas (SPA) designations and monitoring. Common Scoter feed on bivalves and other invertebrates such as polychaetes and amphipods which are found in abundance in the shallow waters (less than 10 m) in Carmarthen Bay.

Identification

Dynodydd
Identifier
NRW_DS46133
Teitl Amgen
Alternative Title
  • Arolwg Mor-hwyaid Duon Cymru gyfan
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

This is a collation of both aerial and ground monitoring surveys of the Common scoter over a seven year period.
Additional Information

See the following metadata entry for 2010 - 2011 data: Aerial monitoring of common scoter Melinitta nigra in Carmarthen Bay 2010 - 2011. Metadata Resource Identifier 115216
Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad)
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2002-04-30
Perchennog
Owner
  All Wales Common Scoter Survey Partnership (AWCSS Partnership)
c/o Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, Gl2 7BT, England
http://www.wwt.org.uk/
Perchennog
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU, England
http://www.bto.org/
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF)
Panda House, Weyside park, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1XR, England
http://www.wwf.org.uk/
 

Extent

Extent

Hyd
Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
N
W
E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword
benthic boundary layer
 
 

Distribution

Fformat - Math a Disgrifiad
Format Type and Description
  • Documents ()

    Specification

    [A] Data is available as excel spreadsheets [B] Spatial TAB and DAT files, DBF files, [C] Draft report in Word Format. No electronic copies of the final reports are held.

 

Quality

Ansawdd Data
Data quality

Cwmpas Ansawdd
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

This is a collation of both aerial and ground monitoring surveys of the Common scoter over a seven year period.
 

Keywords

Allweddair
Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Math
Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Allweddair
Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • common scoter (black scoter)
  • aerial surveys
  • Carmarthen Bay
  • Cardigan Bay
  • North Wales Coast
  • seabirds (see also specific species)(see also shorebirds)
  • baseline monitoring
Math
Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2023-12-31
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Allweddair
Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface
Math
Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Adolygu)
Date (Revision)
2021-01-06
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Gwybodaeth Cynnwys
Content Information

Proffil CNC
NRW Profile

Elfennau CNC
Custom Elements

NRW Related Title

Survey of Common scoter (Melanitta nigra) in Carmarthen Bay 1994/95
NRW Related Title

Common scoter monitoring in Carmarthen Bay following the Sea Empress oil spill. April 1997 to March 1998
NRW Related Title

Common Scoter Melanitta nigra survey in Liverpool Bay
 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Math o Gyfyngiad
Restriction type
Other restrictions
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

This data is jointly owned by NRW and the All Wales Common Scoter Survey Partnership. There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
 

Use Constraints

Cyfyngiadau Defnyddio
Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CNC/NRWand AWCSS Partnership 2002. 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 the copyright of NRW / AWCSS Partnership 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

Dynodydd Ffeil
File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3436313333 XML
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Math o adnodd
Resource type
Dataset
Dataset
Dyddiad Metadata
Metadata Date
2024-12-09T12:38:12.815Z
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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