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Metadata: Application of Phase 1 Intertidal Survey Techniques to Monitoring
Abstract:
This dataset is part of the 1999 monitoring trials that became the basis for Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) monitoring in Wales; Countryside Council for Wales' (CCW's) Marine Monitoring Report No1. 'The establishment of a programme of surveillance and monitoring for judging the condition of the features of Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau". Relating to section 3.4.2 This was important for the notification of protected sites and also for planning conservation management. The purpose of this data capture was to support the designation and conservation planning of protected sites. The purpose of condition monitoring on the site is essential to provide information which enables judgements to be made about whether the favourable condition of the features of interest for which this site was designated is is being achieved and so unable judgements to be made about the appropriateness of site management. This programme of survey has been stimulated by the EC habitats directive SAC designation requirements because the implementation of the directive requires that appropriate adjacent intertidal land must be notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) before it can be included as part of an SAC. Historically intertidal marine SSSIs have been notified on an ad hoc basis in Wales. However it was recognised a large scale notification of SSSIs linked to the habitats directive would need to be part of a series of sites covered a range of intertidal communities in Wales. In addition to this it was recognised that map data for the intertidal within the SACs would be invaluable for site management including sensitivity mapping and as a basis from which to develop future monitoring. This dataset forms part of the Intertidal SAC monitoring program.
Data holder:
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 8777 |
| 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. | Application of Phase 1 Intertidal Survey Techniques to Monitoring |
| 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_DS114672 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313134363732 |
| 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 | 1997-01-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2001-12-31 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 10 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001 |
| 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 part of the 1999 monitoring trials that became the basis for Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC) monitoring in Wales; Countryside Council for Wales' (CCW's) Marine Monitoring Report No1. 'The establishment of a programme of surveillance and monitoring for judging the condition of the features of Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau". Relating to section 3.4.2 This was important for the notification of protected sites and also for planning conservation management. The purpose of this data capture was to support the designation and conservation planning of protected sites. The purpose of condition monitoring on the site is essential to provide information which enables judgements to be made about whether the favourable condition of the features of interest for which this site was designated is is being achieved and so unable judgements to be made about the appropriateness of site management. This programme of survey has been stimulated by the EC habitats directive SAC designation requirements because the implementation of the directive requires that appropriate adjacent intertidal land must be notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) before it can be included as part of an SAC. Historically intertidal marine SSSIs have been notified on an ad hoc basis in Wales. However it was recognised a large scale notification of SSSIs linked to the habitats directive would need to be part of a series of sites covered a range of intertidal communities in Wales. In addition to this it was recognised that map data for the intertidal within the SACs would be invaluable for site management including sensitivity mapping and as a basis from which to develop future monitoring. This dataset forms part of the Intertidal SAC monitoring program. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The resolution of Marine Intertidal Phase 1 mapping lies between Phase 1 Terrestrial Mapping and Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) Phase 2 Marine Survey methodologies. During Marine Intertidal Phase 1 mapping, surveyors walk along the shore in order to identify and map the extent and distribution of biotopes. Surveys were undertaken by a range of surveyors using a rapid assessment methodology. This information is recorded onto a copy of an aerial photograph taken at low water. The rough maps produced are transferred onto GIS where the biotope polygons are colour-coded. Biotope identification is carried out in the field and, in addition, species are listed. The technique has been developed to be rapid and emphasis is placed on spatial information. During the present study the development of marine phase 1 survey was modified to suit the monitoring application. In order to report on the condition of an estuary a number of attributes require monitoring. 1) The relative proportion of muddy and sandy communities. 2) The distribution of major communities within the estuary. Phase 1 survey techniques were trialled using a 200 m grid. Some additional sampling locations were added to the grid to take account of rare or otherwise important biotopes not covered by the grid (minor biotopes). Biotope extent and distribution were mapped to aerial photos and GIS by surveyors, sometimes using the GPS locations. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | See Section 3.4.2 "Application of Phase 1 intertidal survey techniques to monitoring" of The establishment of a programme of surveillance and monitoring for judging the condition of the features of Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau cSAC: 1. Progress to March 2001. WG Sanderson RHF Holt L Kay G Wyn and AJ McMath March 2001 Contract Science Report: 380. (CCW Science Report No. 0380 part 2 of 4). |
| 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 | biotopes | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC | |
| 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 | Habitat extent | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat characterisation | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.9969138 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.90624911 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.38599585 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.83522091 |
| Regional sea | unknown | |
| 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 | Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) | |
| Delivery point | Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW | |
| 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 2001. 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 | 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. | 2001-12-31 |
| 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 |