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Metadata: Surveys of Harbours, Rias and Estuaries in Southern Britain - Loughor Estuary and the Burry Inlet
Abstract:
The Nature Conservancy Council commissioned the Field Studies Council to undertake studies of the marine inlets of southern Britain, including harbours, rias and estuaries, in order to gain information on the ecosystems present. The study took place between 1985 and 1988 and covered 24 inlets. This dataset contains the results of a survey of Loughor Estuary (incorporating the Burry Inlet). The purpose of this data capture was to describe areas in terms of their physical attributes; to review the results of previous studies; to review marine resource usage e.g. fisheries, diving activities etc; to catalogue available information and to collect information and photographs on the habitats and species present.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8722 |
| 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. | Surveys of Harbours, Rias and Estuaries in Southern Britain - Loughor Estuary and the Burry Inlet |
| 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_DS111186 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131313836 |
| 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 | 1988-04-15 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1988-04-19 |
| 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 Nature Conservancy Council commissioned the Field Studies Council to undertake studies of the marine inlets of southern Britain, including harbours, rias and estuaries, in order to gain information on the ecosystems present. The study took place between 1985 and 1988 and covered 24 inlets. This dataset contains the results of a survey of Loughor Estuary (incorporating the Burry Inlet). The purpose of this data capture was to describe areas in terms of their physical attributes; to review the results of previous studies; to review marine resource usage e.g. fisheries, diving activities etc; to catalogue available information and to collect information and photographs on the habitats and species present. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | A review of available information was undertaken before field work commenced. 23 intertidal and 3 subtidal dredge sites were sampled during the survey of Loughor estuary with the sites chosen because of their known nature conservation importance. Both hard substratum and sediment shores were sampled. On hard substratum a systematic description was made of the abundance of species in the main habitats/communities present at different heights on the open shore. Records were also made from unusual habitats e.g. gullies, rockpools etc and if time was short it was this aspect that was prioritised. On sediment shores the habitats present were recorded by making notes of habitat characteristics, using a spade to dig over an area to look for conspicuous fauna, and sieving sediment to find less conspicuous fauna. Core samples were also taken at most sites in for macrofaunal analysis. To sample sublittoral sediments a fishing boat was hired to do some dredging and the dredge contents were sieved through a 1mm sieve. Notes of depth of water, volume of sediment etc were also made. |
| 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 | sediment shore | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | estuaries (see also specific estuary names) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Burry Inlet and Loughor Estuary SSSI | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Burry Inlet | |
| 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 | 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 | Loughor estuary (Llwchwr estuary) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine sediments (coastal sediments) (intertidal sediments) (subtidal sediments) | |
| 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 | 51.76956339 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.05907032 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.50395882 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.60114255 |
| Regional sea | 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 | Field Studies Council (FSC) | |
| Delivery point | Head office, Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1HW, England | |
| enquiries@field-studies-council.org | ||
| URL | http://www.field-studies-council.org/ | |
| 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 on 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. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | 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. | 1989-02-28 |
| 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 |