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Metadata: 2023 to present UK The Plankton Project (PP) citizen science plankton net survey records
Abstract:
From-shore plankton surveying around the UK, including microalgae, mixoplankton, protist zooplankton, metazoan zooplankton to record abundance, distribution, biodiversity and to track change.
Data holder:
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 10494 |
| 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. | 2023 to present UK The Plankton Project (PP) citizen science plankton net survey records |
| 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. | 842856db-b8e2-47b6-8931-6c8fff2ce503 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | PPUKCITSCI2023toPresent |
| 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. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2023-05-06 |
| 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'. | quarterly |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | From-shore plankton surveying around the UK, including microalgae, mixoplankton, protist zooplankton, metazoan zooplankton to record abundance, distribution, biodiversity and to track change. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Plankton samples taken vertically to a depth of 1 m (with exceptions). Net dropped 10 times (with exceptions). Samples usually collected with one hour before or after the first high tide after sunrise (which may be in the afternoon). Sampling and analysis methodology has been imporved over time. Dataset metadata details these changes. Microalgae, mixoplankton, protist zooplankton, metazoan zooplankton all surveyed. Areas around the UK will be added to extent as project grows. |
| 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 | Species distribution |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Phytoplankton taxonomic abundance in water bodies | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Plankton abundance per unit volume of the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Salinity of the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Temperature of the water column | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zooplankton taxonomy-related abundance per unit volume of the water column | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.934172 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.3018061 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.9337129 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.3011261 |
| Regional sea | Southern North Sea | |
| 34F1 | ||
| Ivc | ||
| 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 | Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| info@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | The Plankton Project CIC | |
| Individual name | Elizabeth Beston | |
| Position name | Project lead | |
| Phone | 07483831846 | |
| elizabeth@beston.me | ||
| 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 | Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | |
| Position name | DASSH Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| info@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | The Plankton Project CIC | |
| Individual name | Elizabeth Beston | |
| Position name | Project lead | |
| Phone | 07483831846 | |
| elizabeth@beston.me | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | |
| Position name | DASSH Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| info@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://planktonproject.org.uk/ |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Project website |
| Locator function | Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | information |
| 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 | All data available to public | |
| 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. | Open Government License (https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| 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. | 2026-07-07 |
| 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. | 2026-07-07 |
| 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 |