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Metadata: Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) - Subtidal Monitoring
Abstract:
In 2015 Skomer Marine Nature Reserve changed designation to Skomer Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) was designated in 1990. Data collected during the development and implementation of low budget stereo-photographic monitoring of rocky subtidal epibenthic communities in within Skomer marine reserve. The data includes descriptions of communities present and subsequent changes in these communities over a one year period (1982 - 1983). The Skomer subtidal monitoring project was established as an ongoing project however this dataset includes the results from the first year only. Purpose of this data capture was to locate and permanently mark suitable monitoring stations and to observe and record the topography and epibenthic communities present in order to enable the assessment of the natural fluctuations in subtidal communities.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8704 |
| 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. | Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) - Subtidal Monitoring |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Skomer Marine Conservation Zone ( MCZ ) formally a Marine Nature Reserve ( MNR ) subtidal monitoring, 1982-83 Bullimore Skomer sublittoral monitoring JNCCMNCR10000156 |
| 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_DS111149 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131313439 |
| 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 | 1982-05-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1983-11-30 |
| 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. | In 2015 Skomer Marine Nature Reserve changed designation to Skomer Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Skomer Marine Nature Reserve (MNR) was designated in 1990. Data collected during the development and implementation of low budget stereo-photographic monitoring of rocky subtidal epibenthic communities in within Skomer marine reserve. The data includes descriptions of communities present and subsequent changes in these communities over a one year period (1982 - 1983). The Skomer subtidal monitoring project was established as an ongoing project however this dataset includes the results from the first year only. Purpose of this data capture was to locate and permanently mark suitable monitoring stations and to observe and record the topography and epibenthic communities present in order to enable the assessment of the natural fluctuations in subtidal communities. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Stereophotography was chosen as sampling technique due to it being a non-destructive technique which requires minimal manpower and biological expertise. It also provides three dimensional images. Having considered accessibility, seabed topography etc, the north-east coast of Skomer was chosen as a location for establishing the permanent transect. A transect line was run from 30m to 5m and secured to pitons at intervals, marker tags were fixed to the line at 5m depth intervals from 5m to 25m and at these depths 1.5m fixed quadrats were secured with pitons. The photographs taken were analysed by viewing slides through two stereomicroscopes, using a hand-held commercial stereoslide viewer and examining the prints with photogrammetric apparatus. Each identifiable species or groups of species and biotic or non-biotic substrate is defined as a category, the occurrence of categories in quadrats is recorded quantitatively. The abundance of categories was estimated using two methods- percentage cover of categories was estimated by systematic point counting, and counts of numbers per unit area were made of certain categories. |
| 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 | monitoring (see specific types of monitoring eg. woodland monitoring) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine biology (subtidal biology) (littoral biology) (sublittoral biology)(intertidal biology)(see also seashore) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Skomer MNR | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | permanent monitoring site | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | transect (transects) (transect profile) (transect profiles) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Subtidal | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Skomer (Skomer Island) | |
| 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 taxonomic abundance | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.78377286 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.21946214 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.68404718 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.35734082 |
| Regional sea | benthic boundary layer | |
| SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE | ||
| 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 | Bullimore | |
| Delivery point | Skomer Marine Nature Reserve, Fisherman's Cottage, Martin's Haven, Dyfed, SA62 3BJ | |
| blaise.bullimore@googlemail.com | ||
| URL | <!__ Nowebsite __!> | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Various | |
| Delivery point | Enquiries Unit, Maes y Fynnon, 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 | Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) | |
| Delivery point | c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes Y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2DW, Wales | |
| enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk | ||
| URL | http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/ | |
| 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 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. |
| 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. | 1983-12-31 |
| 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_DS110059 | |