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Metadata: Sandy Shore Meiofauna of South West Wales-Impact of the Sea Empress Oil Spill
Abstract:
The high species diversity of meiofaunal communities imply a complex and intricate ecological web. However, relatively little information has been recorded on the ecological interactions of meiofauna. This is largely due to the practical difficulties involved in the study of these organisms. These difficulties arise from the small body size of meiofauna, their cryptic habitat and the taxonomic difficulties caused by their high species diversity. Various authors have suggested that meiofauna are potentially useful indicators of anthropogenic perturbations of the marine environment (Heip, 1980; Moore and Bett, 1989; Platt and Warwick, 1980; Vincx and Heip, 1991). This data was captured with the aim of assessing the impact of pollution from the Sea Empress oil spill on the structure and composition of meiofaunal communities of intertidal sandy beaches.
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8659 |
| 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. | Sandy Shore Meiofauna of South West Wales-Impact of the Sea Empress Oil Spill |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | 1994-96 Harries PMSA -South West Wales, sandy shore meiofauna surveys MRCCW10000000072 |
| 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_DS110119 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130313139 |
| 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 | 1994-11-18 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1996-11-15 |
| 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. | The high species diversity of meiofaunal communities imply a complex and intricate ecological web. However, relatively little information has been recorded on the ecological interactions of meiofauna. This is largely due to the practical difficulties involved in the study of these organisms. These difficulties arise from the small body size of meiofauna, their cryptic habitat and the taxonomic difficulties caused by their high species diversity. Various authors have suggested that meiofauna are potentially useful indicators of anthropogenic perturbations of the marine environment (Heip, 1980; Moore and Bett, 1989; Platt and Warwick, 1980; Vincx and Heip, 1991). This data was captured with the aim of assessing the impact of pollution from the Sea Empress oil spill on the structure and composition of meiofaunal communities of intertidal sandy beaches. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The study sites consist of twelve intertidal sandy beaches covering an area from St. David's Head in the north-west to Pendine Sands in the south-east. Meiofauna: Three replicate cores were collected from each site for faunal analysis. Physico-chemical samples: Three replicate cores were collected for particle size analysis and assessment of water content. An additional single core was collected for the analysis of organic carbon. A single sediment core was collected for hydrocarbon analysis. Three replicate pore water samples were collected at each site for salinity measurements. During November 1994 a range of sandy beaches on the Pembrokeshire coast were sampled as part of a biogeographical study of harpacticoid copepods. These samples provide a baseline data set for the assessment of oil pollution induced changes in the meiofaunal community composition. This dataset contributed to the Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas, see separate metadata entry. |
| 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 | Pembrokeshire Coast | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | seashore (intertidal) (littoral) (see also beaches) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | oil pollution | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | intertidal | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Sea Empress | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | pollution (see also specific types of pollution eg. oil pollution) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Pembrokeshire (county pre 1974)( county since 4/96) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine and freshwater inventory | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Physico-chemical survey | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | meiofauna | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Oil spillage | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Beaches | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.06322859 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.44568468 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.58152258 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.32826901 |
| Regional sea | soil and sediment | |
| Wales (WLS) | ||
| SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE | ||
| 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 | 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 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 | http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) | |
| Delivery point | Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Heriot-Watt University. Department of Biological Sciences. | |
| Delivery point | Edinburgh Campus, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland | |
| enquiries@hw.ac.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.hw.ac.uk/ | |
| 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`. | 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 1997. 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. |
| 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. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. | |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Delimited | |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Database | |
| 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. | 1997-07-29 |
| 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_DS24328 | |