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Metadata: 2007 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) broad-scale mapping and development of site condition monitoring protocols at five west coast of Scotland intertidal sites
Abstract:
Many of the notified marine features of SSSI lie outwith the current suite of marine SAC and have yet to be subject to marine condition monitoring assessments. The principal aim of this research was to formulate cost-effective and pragmatic solutions to the future monitoring of SSSI along with other intertidal marine features of interest that would meet the requirements of agreed monitoring standards. Specific objectives of the research were to: • derive biotope maps of each site to show the location of features, biotopes and species of interest; • establish an appropriate baseline biological dataset that will permit an assessment of current site condition, and be a basis for comparison with future monitoring surveys; • develop simple cost-effective survey methods and guidance that could be used in the future by non-specialist staff, and which would be suitable for each of the study sites and any specific features therein; • in addition to the designated features within each site, develop guidance for monitoring egg wrack Ascophyllum nodosum ecad mackaii and beds of eel grass Zostera noltii and Zostera angustifolia. Five SSSI and one SAC with marine interest features were chosen by SNH for study; these were Taynish Woods SSSI, Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles SSSI, Mòine Mhór SAC, Bridgend Flats SSSI, Gruinart Flats SSSI and Gribun Shore and Crags SSSI. These sites covered a wide range of intertidal features for which sites around Scotland have been notified or designated. Survey work was undertaken in August 2007, with a short break due to movement restrictions imposed on agricultural land during the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease.
Data holder:
NatureScot (HQ Inverness)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 11344 |
| 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. | 2007 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) broad-scale mapping and development of site condition monitoring protocols at five west coast of Scotland intertidal sites |
| 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. | 3c40ad819ae0815642c1bebec473a19f |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | MRSNH00700000005 |
| 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 | 2007-08-07 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2007-08-28 |
| 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. | Many of the notified marine features of SSSI lie outwith the current suite of marine SAC and have yet to be subject to marine condition monitoring assessments. The principal aim of this research was to formulate cost-effective and pragmatic solutions to the future monitoring of SSSI along with other intertidal marine features of interest that would meet the requirements of agreed monitoring standards. Specific objectives of the research were to: • derive biotope maps of each site to show the location of features, biotopes and species of interest; • establish an appropriate baseline biological dataset that will permit an assessment of current site condition, and be a basis for comparison with future monitoring surveys; • develop simple cost-effective survey methods and guidance that could be used in the future by non-specialist staff, and which would be suitable for each of the study sites and any specific features therein; • in addition to the designated features within each site, develop guidance for monitoring egg wrack Ascophyllum nodosum ecad mackaii and beds of eel grass Zostera noltii and Zostera angustifolia. Five SSSI and one SAC with marine interest features were chosen by SNH for study; these were Taynish Woods SSSI, Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles SSSI, Mòine Mhór SAC, Bridgend Flats SSSI, Gruinart Flats SSSI and Gribun Shore and Crags SSSI. These sites covered a wide range of intertidal features for which sites around Scotland have been notified or designated. Survey work was undertaken in August 2007, with a short break due to movement restrictions imposed on agricultural land during the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | 3.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES A number of procedures were put in place prior to the survey to help ensure that the data obtained were of a suitable quality for mapping and monitoring requirements. Key elements known to cause difficulties in marine field surveys being conducted by multiple individuals over several locations were identified and then checks were put in place to reduce the risk of surveyor error. As two teams operated independently on the shore each day, it was important to ensure data were recorded consistently. A training day was scheduled into the beginning of the survey to run through the methods being used and the standard forms used to ensure the necessary records were obtained from each sample location. Prior to each new method being used, the entire survey team undertook each task to ensure consistency of approach. Positions were recorded in the field using OSGB36 National Grid from WAAS enabled Garmin Etrex GPS. Daily quality checking was undertaken with survey points uploaded in to MapSource software and plotted on an electronic map each evening. Biotopes were recorded according to Connor et al. (2004) and species to Howson & Picton (1997). When species abundance was recorded, numbers per unit area and / or percentage cover estimates were made in the field. These were then converted to the semi-quantitative SACFOR indices by the MNCR abundance scales (Appendix 1). Biotopes were identified, discussed and agreed by both survey teams each evening. Master spreadsheet logs for sample points, quadrats, species, and photographs were kept and updated daily. All field maps were copied onto neat maps at the end of each day, or prior to field work commencing on the following day. Before moving onto the next study area a check was made by the survey leader to ensure record sheets had been completed for each day and the master logs updated. Post survey, the entire data series was reviewed and any gaps and errors were corrected prior to raw data provision to SNH. Report production and data management was controlled by ERT’s quality management system under ISO 9001:2000. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | ERT (Scotland) Ltd, (2009). Baseline Mapping and Development of Monitoring Protocols for Marine Features Within Five Sites of Special Scientific Interest and One Special Area of Conservation on the West Coast of Scotland. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 336. |
| 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 | Habitat characterisation | |
| 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 | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 56.766272835849 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.932861328125 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.592315447733 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -6.668701171875 |
| Regional sea | Minches and Western Scotland | |
| 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 | NatureScot (HQ Inverness) | |
| data_supply@nature.scot | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters | |
| Individual name | Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01463 725000 | |
| data_supply@nature.scot | ||
| 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 | NatureScot (HQ Inverness) | |
| Position name | NatureScot Data Manager | |
| data_supply@nature.scot | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | ERT (Scotland) Ltd | |
| Position name | Marine Environmental Consultancy | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
| Individual name | Esther Hughes | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 633102 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| 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 | no restrictions to public access | |
| 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. | Not for navigational use; SNH copyright data which is available for re-use under government licence terms: http://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 | Documents (Published report) |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Database (Marine Recorder) | |
| 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. | 2009-01-01 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-12 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2025-06-03 |
| 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 |