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Metadata: Studies and Biometric Gut Content Analyses of Common Scoter Melanitta nigra nigra Killed During the Sea Empress Oil Spill
Abstract:
Carmarthen Bay is the most important wintering site for Common Scoters in the UK. It is estimated that the Sea Empress oil spill in February 1996 resulted in the deaths of at least 4,500 Common Scoter. This dataset contains the results of a study to describe the population structure, body condition, level of oiling, biometrics, moult, diet and cause of death of Common Scoters killed by the Sea Empress oil spill, and to investigate factors affecting body condition, diet and cause of death. Data captured in order to describe the biometrics and moult of Common Scoters killed in the Sea Empress oil spill, to determine the age structure of killed birds, and to determine the diet of birds through gut contents analysis. All data is held within the reports.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8663 |
| 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. | Studies and Biometric Gut Content Analyses of Common Scoter Melanitta nigra nigra Killed During the Sea Empress Oil Spill |
| 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_DS110126 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130313236 |
| 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 | 1996-02-24 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1996-03-02 |
| 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. | Carmarthen Bay is the most important wintering site for Common Scoters in the UK. It is estimated that the Sea Empress oil spill in February 1996 resulted in the deaths of at least 4,500 Common Scoter. This dataset contains the results of a study to describe the population structure, body condition, level of oiling, biometrics, moult, diet and cause of death of Common Scoters killed by the Sea Empress oil spill, and to investigate factors affecting body condition, diet and cause of death. Data captured in order to describe the biometrics and moult of Common Scoters killed in the Sea Empress oil spill, to determine the age structure of killed birds, and to determine the diet of birds through gut contents analysis. All data is held within the reports. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | After retrieval of Common Scoters killed during the Sea Empress oil spill were stored at the National Museum of Wales and catalogued in terms of date and location of recovery, rehabilitation status (i.e. whether or not birds had been supplied from bird hospitals), and condition of corpse (Howlett 1996). Birds transported to WWT Slimbridge where every specimen was further categorised in terms of the degree of oiling suffered, physical condition, sex and age. The level of oiling was scored from 0 to 4. The amount of fat reserves present was ascertained by dissection and scored from 0 to 4. During the biometrics and moult study, the oesophagus, proventriculus and gizzard of each bird were removed and immediately frozen at -20 degrees C. Gut contents were extracted for analysis at a later date. As the proportion of Common Scoters with food in the oesophagus or proventriculus was very low ( less than 1% in the preliminary sample), gut contents analysis was restricted to gizzard analyses. Gizzard contents consisted mainly of shell fragments; therefore it was not possible to collect quantitative information on the biomass and relative proportions of different food items. Consequently, each food item was simply identified to species level and the proportion of birds feeding on each food item (% occurrence) calculated. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Hughes, B., Stewart, B., Brown, M., Hearn, R. 1997. Studies of Common scoter Melanitta nigra nigra killed during the Sea Empress oil Spill. Final Report to SEEEC, CCW Sea Empress Science Report 233. Hughes, B., Stewart, B., Brown, M., Hearn, R. 1996. Biometric and Gut Contents Analysis of Common Scoter Melanitta Nigra Nigra. Preliminary Report to SEEEC, CCW Sea Empress Science Report 233a. |
| 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 | Milford Haven | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | biometrics (biometry) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | starvation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | moult | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | gut content analysis | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | oiled birds | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | wintering site | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | muscle wastage | |
| 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 | fat reserves | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | melanitta nigra | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Carmarthen Bay | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | diets | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | body condition | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | population structure | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | common scoter (black scoter) | |
| 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 | Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Oil spillage | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.75118019 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.28228079 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.54092085 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.68592506 |
| Regional sea | SIR GAERFYRDDIN - CARMARTHENSHIRE | |
| 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 | 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 | Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT). WWT Wetlands Advisory Service. | |
| Delivery point | c/o Wildlife and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire | |
| enquiries@wwt.org.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.wwt.org.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 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. |
| 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. | Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. | |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | 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. | 1997-11-30 |
| 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 |