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Metadata: 2001-2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Shore Thing Survey
Abstract:
ShoreThing is a citizen science project carried out between 2001-2019 at locations around the British Isles. Volunteers, primarily from schools and colleges, conducted timed search surveys, looking for species from a predefined list across three coastal habitats: rockpools (RP); boulders/crevices (BC); and open rock (OR).
Data holder:
DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 11295 |
| 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. | 2001-2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Shore Thing Survey |
| 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. | 28c3628bd40a9615f5bfb9a7b1dbd98d |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | MRMLN0040000007F |
| 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 | 2001-06-04 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2019-05-20 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| 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. | ShoreThing is a citizen science project carried out between 2001-2019 at locations around the British Isles. Volunteers, primarily from schools and colleges, conducted timed search surveys, looking for species from a predefined list across three coastal habitats: rockpools (RP); boulders/crevices (BC); and open rock (OR). |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | A 20 minute timed search over an unrestricted area around the recorded start location. Each sample event was repeated in 3 habitat types: open rock, boulders/crevices, rockpools. Abundance was recorded using a simplified version of 'SACFOR' where: A = Abundant; F = Frequent; R = Rare; and NR = Not recorded. Surveys were conducted using flash cards for identification and with an experienced marine biologist present who would have helped with verification. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | NDGO0005 | |
| Keyword title | data.gov.uk | |
| 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 | Species distribution | |
| 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 | Macroalgae and seagrass taxonomy-related counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Occasional/Ad Hoc species monitoring | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 57.8579 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.9552 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 49.8941 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -10.1301 |
| Regional sea | Irish Sea | |
| Southern North Sea | ||
| Western Channel and Celtic Sea | ||
| 28E4 | ||
| 29E4 | ||
| 29E5 | ||
| 30E8 | ||
| 38E4 | ||
| 38E8 | ||
| 38E9 | ||
| 39E4 | ||
| 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 | DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| 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 | DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | http://doi.org/10.17031/64d60541c7e53 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | DOI URL |
| 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`. | CC-BY |
| 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. | Available under DASSH terms and Conditions |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Delimited |
| 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. | 2023-08-11 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2019-05-20 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2019-05-20 |
| 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. | 2025-06-10 |
| 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 |