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Metadata: Skomer Island Eunicella verrucosa Survey 1985
Abstract:
This dataset is a collation of the results of a survey aimed at studying the population of the broad sea fan Eunicella verrucosa at Skomer Marine Reserve. The dataset also contains data on a number of other species of interest and previously unsurveyed areas of the reserve. The purpose of this data capture was: - Provide information on the distribution and abundance of E. verrucosa around Skomer and determine habitat preferences. - Investigate the size of individual E. verrucosa and the population age structure. - Study the epibionts of E. verrucosa. - Study orientation and growth form of E. verrucosa colonies in a variety of environmental conditions. The survey also aimed to tag and photograph E. verrucosa for future monitoring, record the occurrence and abundance of various species of interest and survey some additional areas around Skomer Marine Reserve for which there was little or no information.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8734 |
| 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 Island Eunicella verrucosa Survey 1985 |
| 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_DS111406 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131343036 |
| 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 | 1985-08-08 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1985-09-19 |
| 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. | This dataset is a collation of the results of a survey aimed at studying the population of the broad sea fan Eunicella verrucosa at Skomer Marine Reserve. The dataset also contains data on a number of other species of interest and previously unsurveyed areas of the reserve. The purpose of this data capture was: - Provide information on the distribution and abundance of E. verrucosa around Skomer and determine habitat preferences. - Investigate the size of individual E. verrucosa and the population age structure. - Study the epibionts of E. verrucosa. - Study orientation and growth form of E. verrucosa colonies in a variety of environmental conditions. The survey also aimed to tag and photograph E. verrucosa for future monitoring, record the occurrence and abundance of various species of interest and survey some additional areas around Skomer Marine Reserve for which there was little or no information. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This data forms part of the Pembrokeshire Marine Species Atlas (see separate metadata entry). Seven sites around Skomer Marine Nature Reserve were chosen for survey, largely on the basis of information collected during previous surveys. Divers swam offshore from a given point on the coast along a particular compass bearing. The habitat on which each E. verrucosa was found was noted and SMR Habitat Recording Sheets were completed for most sites with profiles drawn. An assessment of E. verrucosa abundance was made by calculating the number recorded per 30 minute dive. The maximum height and width of individual E. verrucosa was measured to the nearest centimetre and orientation was measured using wrist compasses. E. verrucosa were tagged using plastic electrical cable ties with numbers engraved. These were fixed onto side branches near to the main stem. A number of target species were searched for and their location was normally shown on profiles and habitat sketches. 3 previously unsurveyed/poorly documented areas were also surveyed. Habitat description and brief notes on conspicuous species were recorded. Plant and animal species were recorded on checklists and abundances determined and photographs were taken. Samples for unidentified plants and animals were taken for later identification. |
| 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 | Skomer MNR | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | eunicella verrucosa | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | sea fan (Cnidaria) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | broad sea fan | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Skomer Marine Nature Reserve | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | marine surveys (intertidal & subtidal surveys) (littoral survey) (sublittoral surveys) (bathymetric survey) (see also marine monitoring and MNCR) | |
| 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 taxonomy-related counts | |
| 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 | 51.76939908 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.23433051 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.70036741 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.36334994 |
| 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 | Bunker | |
| Delivery point | MarineSeen, Estuary Cottage, Bentlass, Hundleton, Pembrokeshire, SA71 5RN | |
| fbunker@marineseen.com | ||
| URL | http://www.marineseen.com/ | |
| 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 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 1991 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. | 1986-12-31 |
| 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_DS114501 | |