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Metadata: Abundances of benthic infauna from grab sediment samples as part of the INIS Hydro project, Co. Down (Northern Ireland), 2011
Abstract:
This dataset contains information on the abundance of benthic infauna species from sediment grabs collected from the South East Mourne Coast off Co. Down (Northern Ireland). This survey is part of a large project called INIS Hydro which aims to provide high resolution seabed baseline data for the coast of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland using multibeam echosounders and grab samples for ground truthing. This survey was carried out in February 2011 on the RV Corystes using a 0.1m2 day grab. There were 47 grab samples taken in which infaunal analysis, Particle Size Analysis (PSA) and Carbon and Nitrogen analysis were carried out. The most abundant species found was the brittle star Amphiura filiformis and the most frequently recorded was the polychaete Lumbrineris cingulata.
Data holder:
Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 11446 |
| 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. | Abundances of benthic infauna from grab sediment samples as part of the INIS Hydro project, Co. Down (Northern Ireland), 2011 |
| 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. | 8b2f25ed325f22d9ebe4f9f0eaf14ee1 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | DASSHDT00000405 |
| 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 | 2011-02-16 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2017-02-17 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 50 |
| 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 contains information on the abundance of benthic infauna species from sediment grabs collected from the South East Mourne Coast off Co. Down (Northern Ireland). This survey is part of a large project called INIS Hydro which aims to provide high resolution seabed baseline data for the coast of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland using multibeam echosounders and grab samples for ground truthing. This survey was carried out in February 2011 on the RV Corystes using a 0.1m2 day grab. There were 47 grab samples taken in which infaunal analysis, Particle Size Analysis (PSA) and Carbon and Nitrogen analysis were carried out. The most abundant species found was the brittle star Amphiura filiformis and the most frequently recorded was the polychaete Lumbrineris cingulata. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This dataset contains information on the abundance of benthic infauna from sediment grabs collected from the South-east Mourne Coast off Co. Down (Northern Ireland). The main aim of this survey was to contribute to the INIS Hydro project. The main aims of the project are to provide a high resolution baseline dataset of the seabed off the coast of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland using a multibeam echo sounder and ground truthing methods (grab samples). The areas surveyed in this project are important in many ways e.g. important navigation channels, environmental and conservation significance or potential sites for renewable developments, but are poorly charted. Therefore, this project aims to create accurate, updated and concise seabed maps of these important areas. In this survey there were 47 samples taken for infaunal analysis and PSA and C and N analysis. The survey was carried out on board the RV Corystes using a 0.1m2 day grab on 2011-02-16 and 2011-02-17. The methodology for the day grab is detailed below. â?¢ A 0.1m2 day grab was used to take a sample of the sediment and associated infaunal communities. â?¢ When the sample reaches the deck, a 250ml sample is taken for PSA and a further 25ml is taken for C and N analysis. The rest of the sample is carefully sieved to reveal any infauna. â?¢ Fixed Formalin (4 percent buffered formaldehyde) is added to the remains of the sample and these are placed in labelled buckets. â?¢ The samples are sent to accredited taxonomic laboratories were they are identified to as high a level as possible and weighed. |
| 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 | Species distribution | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos generic abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Biodiversity | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.7405 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.9495 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.1216 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.6492 |
| Regional sea | Irish Sea | |
| 37E4 | ||
| 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 | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats | |
| Individual name | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
| Phone | 01752426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) | |
| Individual name | Catherine Gibson | |
| Catherine.Gibson@afbini.gov.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 | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats | |
| Individual name | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) | |
| Individual name | Catherine Gibson | |
| Catherine.Gibson@afbini.gov.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats | |
| Individual name | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://doi.org/10.17031/ktr5zl |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | DOI Link |
| 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`. | Open access; CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
| 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 access |
| 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. | 2019-01-08 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2021-11-10 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2017-02-17 |
| 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. | 2025-04-08 |
| 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 |