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Metadata: Marine Biodiversity and Climate Change (MarClim) surveys in Scotland 2014-2015 and 2020-2022
Abstract:
The Marine Biodiversity and Climate Change Project (MarClim) is a UK and Ireland-wide project that periodically monitors and reports on the biogeographical distributions of intertidal species in the context of ongoing climate change. The 2014-2015 and 2020-2022 studies repeated studies in 2002 and 2010 sites along the entire rocky coastline of Scotland. The 2014/15 survey was extended to include the Shetland Islands. The main aim of the study was to look for changes in the geographical distribution and abundance of species in the context of recent climate change – principally temperature change – on both short- and long-term timescales. During 2020-2022 the project aimed to detect ongoing change in the biota of intertidal rocky shores around Scotland by conducting surveys at 167 locations over three summer seasons. The first phase began in late summer of 2020 following relaxation of Covid 19 travel restrictions and ended in late 2021 having completed a circuit of coastal sites in mainland Scotland, the Inner Hebrides (Mull and Skye) and Outer Hebrides (Barra to Lewis). The second phase took place from June to September 2022 and extended the survey domain to Orkney and Shetland, and the islands of Islay, Coll and Tiree in the Inner Hebrides. At each site, surveyors made categorical abundance estimates (ExSACFOR) of conspicuous species using a pre-defined checklist of taxa. Surveys also included digital images of shore views and of replicates areas of substratum at low, mid and high shore levels: smaller 40cm2 areas and 0.25m2 quadrats. Images were catalogued and retained for further species identification and quantification if required. Changes observed relative to earlier surveys included a small shift in community composition towards greater dominance by warm affinity species, but with a mix of increases and decreases in cold affinity species. The dataset provides the benchmark for ongoing assessments of change in biodiversity on rocky shores in Scotland.
Data holder:
NatureScot (HQ Inverness)
DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 10391 |
| 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. | Marine Biodiversity and Climate Change (MarClim) surveys in Scotland 2014-2015 and 2020-2022 |
| 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. | 4ba26537-d58b-4d33-82b0-9b6fa91f0175 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 53ef66ea-3137-40ab-b177-1cd0813ce404 |
| 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 | 2014-07-11 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2022-09-13 |
| 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'. | unknown |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The Marine Biodiversity and Climate Change Project (MarClim) is a UK and Ireland-wide project that periodically monitors and reports on the biogeographical distributions of intertidal species in the context of ongoing climate change. The 2014-2015 and 2020-2022 studies repeated studies in 2002 and 2010 sites along the entire rocky coastline of Scotland. The 2014/15 survey was extended to include the Shetland Islands. The main aim of the study was to look for changes in the geographical distribution and abundance of species in the context of recent climate change – principally temperature change – on both short- and long-term timescales. During 2020-2022 the project aimed to detect ongoing change in the biota of intertidal rocky shores around Scotland by conducting surveys at 167 locations over three summer seasons. The first phase began in late summer of 2020 following relaxation of Covid 19 travel restrictions and ended in late 2021 having completed a circuit of coastal sites in mainland Scotland, the Inner Hebrides (Mull and Skye) and Outer Hebrides (Barra to Lewis). The second phase took place from June to September 2022 and extended the survey domain to Orkney and Shetland, and the islands of Islay, Coll and Tiree in the Inner Hebrides. At each site, surveyors made categorical abundance estimates (ExSACFOR) of conspicuous species using a pre-defined checklist of taxa. Surveys also included digital images of shore views and of replicates areas of substratum at low, mid and high shore levels: smaller 40cm2 areas and 0.25m2 quadrats. Images were catalogued and retained for further species identification and quantification if required. Changes observed relative to earlier surveys included a small shift in community composition towards greater dominance by warm affinity species, but with a mix of increases and decreases in cold affinity species. The dataset provides the benchmark for ongoing assessments of change in biodiversity on rocky shores in Scotland. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Data collected in accordance with NMBAQC protocols. Surveyor calibration surveys carried out in order to minimise intra-surveyor variability. Data entered into Marine Recorder Online (MRO) and archived into DASSH. MRO Survey ID: 53EF66EA-3137-40AB-B177-1CD0813CE404. |
| 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 | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 60.809065 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.800894 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.637623 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -7.53417442 |
| 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 (Edinburgh) | |
| SNHMarineMetadata@nature.scot | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | NatureScot (HQ Inverness) | |
| Position name | NatureScot Data Manager | |
| 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 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 | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | |
| info@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | NatureScot (HQ Inverness) | |
| Position name | NatureScot Data Manager | |
| data_supply@nature.scot | ||
| 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 | https://reporting.marine-recorder.org.uk/ProjectSetup/Survey/Details/53ef66ea-3137-40ab-b177-1cd0813ce404 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Marine Recorder Online |
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://doi.org/10.17031/6a169ecb71f48 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | DOI link |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | download |
| 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`. | Not for navigational use; This survey recorded no species or biotope occurences that SNH consider as sensititive; all records may therefore be released in response to requests covered by Environmental Information Regulations of Freedom of Information Regulations: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/; additionally its re-use and dissemination is permissable under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner SNH. |
| 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. | no restrictions to public access |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Database (Marine Recorder Online) |
| 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. | 2026-02-04 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2022-09-13 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-07-01 |
| 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 |