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Metadata: Intertidal Monitoring of Rockpools in Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) 2007
Abstract:
The Habitats Directive establishes that the management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) should aim to achieve the favourable conservation status of habitat and species features listed within its Annex I and Annex II. For SACs in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) was therefore required to report on a regular basis on whether features are in favourable conservation status. Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) was selected for eight Habitats Directive Annex I habitat types and five Annex II species. The SAC is considered to be one of the best areas in the UK for marine reef habitats, a category within the Annex I list. High habitat and biological diversity is of great importance throughout the site, particularly the best documented reefs habitat in the Milford Haven ria-estuary. This dataset includes the results of a survey of intertidal rockpools at Pen-y-Holt on the Castlemartin peninsula.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8714 |
| 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. | Intertidal Monitoring of Rockpools in Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) 2007 |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | 2007 CCW/ASML Pembrokeshire marine SAC rockpool monitoring Pen y Holt MRCCW1630000000B |
| 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_DS111177 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131313737 |
| 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 | 2007-08-16 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2007-08-18 |
| 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 Habitats Directive establishes that the management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) should aim to achieve the favourable conservation status of habitat and species features listed within its Annex I and Annex II. For SACs in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) was therefore required to report on a regular basis on whether features are in favourable conservation status. Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) was selected for eight Habitats Directive Annex I habitat types and five Annex II species. The SAC is considered to be one of the best areas in the UK for marine reef habitats, a category within the Annex I list. High habitat and biological diversity is of great importance throughout the site, particularly the best documented reefs habitat in the Milford Haven ria-estuary. This dataset includes the results of a survey of intertidal rockpools at Pen-y-Holt on the Castlemartin peninsula. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | A well defined mid shore rock platform was identified from local knowledge. Within this area 10 pools were selected for survey, they all had to be at a similar height on shore, have a surface area of more than 0.5m2, be more than 5 cm deep and not more than 4 times as long as wide. A GPS fix was taken for each. Photographs were taken of each pool and basic measurement of depth and length were taken. The presence of typical pool sub-habitats and the influence of silt and scour were recorded as were the presence of typical pool taxa. Percentage cover estimates were made for algae and other cover species and presence of mobile animals and hydroids were recorded. A sample of Corallina officinalis algal turf was collected from each pool and from 4 locations in the Milford Haven. These samples were sent to a laboratory for post-survey identification of cryptic fauna. IECS was contracted in 2005 to establish a series of fixed quadrats across the rocky shore sites within the Milford Haven waterway (Hull et al., 2006). The 2005 survey provides baseline data for this project undertaken in 2007. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | corallinales | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) - SAC monitoring | |
| 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 | coralline algae | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) (see also Candidate Special Areas of Conservation cSAC) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | rockpools | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Pembrokeshire Marine SAC | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | coral weed | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | corallina officinalis | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat characterisation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat extent | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.28244 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.97589 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.22692 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.11789 |
| Regional sea | benthic boundary layer | |
| 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 | Aquatic Survey and Monitoring Ltd (ASML) | |
| Delivery point | Whitfield Brow, Bollihope, Frosterley, Weardale, Co. Durham, DL13 2SZ, England | |
| tom@aquatic-environments.co.uk | ||
| URL | http://www.marineseen.com/aquatic_survey_and_monitoring.htm | |
| 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 2009. 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. | Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. | |
| https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ | ||
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Geographic Information System |
| 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. | 2009-02-01 |
| 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_DS114436 | |