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Metadata: Invertebrate Data of Selected Coastal Soft Cliff Sites in Wales (2002 - 2004)
Abstract:
Coastal soft cliffs have been highlighted as a priority habitat under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan as a component of the Maritime Cliff and Slope. A total of 6 Grade 1, 7 Grade 2, and 47 Grade 3 species of invertebrates that are restricted to coastal soft cliffs have been identified for Wales. A 3 year survey, jointly funded by Countryside Council for Wales, National Museums of Liverpool and with logistical support from the National Trust was undertaken between 2002 and 2004 to provide more detailed information on invertebrate fauna of coastal soft cliffs at selected sites throughout Wales. The purpose of this data capture was to identify current threats and management requirements for soft cliff habitats, and to attempt to rank soft cliff sites on the basis of their cliff fauna across selected sites in Wales.
Data holder:
National Museums Liverpool
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8589 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Invertebrate Data of Selected Coastal Soft Cliff Sites in Wales (2002 - 2004) |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Recorder 6: Liverpool Museum coastal soft cliff survey CCW000660000000X |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | NRW_DS107825 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313037383235 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2002-06-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2004-07-31 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Coastal soft cliffs have been highlighted as a priority habitat under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan as a component of the Maritime Cliff and Slope. A total of 6 Grade 1, 7 Grade 2, and 47 Grade 3 species of invertebrates that are restricted to coastal soft cliffs have been identified for Wales. A 3 year survey, jointly funded by Countryside Council for Wales, National Museums of Liverpool and with logistical support from the National Trust was undertaken between 2002 and 2004 to provide more detailed information on invertebrate fauna of coastal soft cliffs at selected sites throughout Wales. The purpose of this data capture was to identify current threats and management requirements for soft cliff habitats, and to attempt to rank soft cliff sites on the basis of their cliff fauna across selected sites in Wales. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Ad hoc surveys occurred between 1987 - 2002 and 2004-2005. A total of 26 coastal soft cliff sites were surveyed, 16 of which were sampled intensively (primary sites). The study generated approximately 15,000 records for more than 2,000 invertebrates species. Records were collected by hand-sampling techniques, including searching and vacuuming bare ground, wet areas and short vegetation, sweep netting, hand netting and vegetation beating. Static traps were employed at the primary sites. At each trapping station a combination of 2 yellow water-traps, charged with salt solution and detergent, a grid or transect of 5 pitfall traps, charged with the same solution and a single Malaise trap were used. The data was provided to Countryside Council for Wales and is to be transferred and made available through Recorder 6. The 16 intensely sampled "primary" sites were spread throughout Wales. On the Llyn Peninsula 2 in Cardiganshire 5 in Pembrokeshire and 4 on the south Gower Coast. The survey was carried out during the month of June and July in 2002 2003 and 2004. Ad hoc surveys occurred between 1987 - 2002 and 2004-2005. Confidence in this dataset is high as surveys were carried out with experienced surveyors. Voucher specimens have been retained in perpetuity in the collections of the National Museums of Liverpool. Residual samples containing taxa not identified have also been retained. All samples collected by P.M. Pavett M. Howe J.Cooter I. Cheeseborough P. Boardman and B. Formstone as part of this project were determined by the collectors. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Knight G.T. and Howe M.A. 2006. The conservation value for invertebrates of selected coastal soft cliff sites in Wales. CCW Contract Science. 761. Countryside Council for Wales and National Museums Liverpool. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | invertebrate sites | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | invertebrate surveys | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine (maritime) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | cliffs | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | invertebrates (see also specific species) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos generic abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.513067 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.2608865 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.240829 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.777741 |
| Regional sea | soil and sediment | |
| Wales (WLS) | ||
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | National Museums Liverpool | |
| Delivery point | National Museums Liverpool, 127 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH, England | |
| steve.judd@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | Not Provided | |
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | National Museums Liverpool | |
| Delivery point | National Museums Liverpool, 127 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH, England | |
| steve.judd@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | Not Provided | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Clee | |
| Delivery point | c/o Liverpool Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN | |
| carl.clee@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk | ||
| URL | <!__ Nowebsite __!> | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Boardman | |
| Delivery point | Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, School Road, Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9RS | |
| no@email.com | ||
| URL | <!__ Nowebsite __!> | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Wallace | |
| Delivery point | Liverpool Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN | |
| ian.wallace@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk | ||
| URL | <!__ Nowebsite __!> | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Felton | |
| Delivery point | National Museums Liverpool, 127 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH | |
| no@email.com | ||
| URL | <!__ Nowebsite __!> | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Green | |
| Delivery point | National Museums Liverpool, 127 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH | |
| no@email.com | ||
| URL | <!__ Nowebsite __!> | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Pavett | |
| Delivery point | National Museums Liverpool, 127 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH | |
| no@email.com | ||
| URL | Not Provided | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Cooter | |
| Delivery point | National Museums Liverpool, 127 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH | |
| no@email.com | ||
| URL | Not Provided | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Judd | |
| Delivery point | Liverpool Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN | |
| steve.judd@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk | ||
| URL | Not Provided | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Knight | |
| Delivery point | c/o Entomology Section, World Museums Liverpool, William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 8EN | |
| guy.knight@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk | ||
| URL | Not Provided | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data. Multiple occurences are allowed here. One entry shall be from the INSPIRE Metadata registry and the other free text should be part of the resource `Have specific limitations`. | This data is jointly owned by NRW and National Museums for Liverpool. There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. |
| no limitations | ||
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | © CNC/NRW and National Museums for Liverpool 2006 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/ National Museums for Liverpool 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. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Database |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents | |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2006-12-31 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-03-03 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |
| Metadata parent | NRW_DS23774 | |