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Metadata: 2007 Natural England (NE) Ribble Estuary Littoral Sediment Condition Assessment SSSI
Abstract:
A condition assessment of the Ribble Estuary. The report contains both habitat and biotope analysis of the SSSI displayed in the form of detailed GIS polygon and point layers. The report also contains digital stills of typical habitats and biotopes found within the survey area. The survey work was undertaken over the following dates: 11th October â?? 13th October 2007 and 22nd October â?? 23rd October 2007.
Data holder:
Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 10532 |
| 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 Natural England (NE) Ribble Estuary Littoral Sediment Condition Assessment SSSI |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | 2014 Natural England Ribble Estuary Littoral Sedimaent Condition Assessment SSSI to '2007 Natural England (NE) Ribble Estuary Littoral Sediment Condition Assessment SSSI, Condition Assessment of the Ribble Estuary SSSI: Littoral Sediments |
| 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. | 970899df41732184f7e6f3d8718bb062 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | NATENG000400 |
| 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 | 2007-10-11 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2007-10-23 |
| 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. | A condition assessment of the Ribble Estuary. The report contains both habitat and biotope analysis of the SSSI displayed in the form of detailed GIS polygon and point layers. The report also contains digital stills of typical habitats and biotopes found within the survey area. The survey work was undertaken over the following dates: 11th October â?? 13th October 2007 and 22nd October â?? 23rd October 2007. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The survey was undertaken by a team of 2 surveyors using a hovercraft platform. Transects were located using Thales Mobile mapper GPS based on positions of previous work. At each habitat, the substratum and dominant/characteristic species were identified. Sediment was sampled (device and device size unknown) and infaunal species were collected using a 0.5mm mesh sieve. In order to facilitate identification, a representative sample of fauna was collected in sample pots for subsequent laboratory identification. No specific device name or area/size noted; only 'sample pot'. Photographs of the area, habitats and characteristic species were taken at each survey site then corss-referenced with the survey notes and GPS positions. Sediment characteristics were observed using a rapid infield assessment technique. Sediment characteristics included type, water content, presence and depth of anoxic layer and any other features of relevance e.g. frequency of shell debris. Photographs of both the area, habitats and where possible characteristic species were taken at each survey site and were cross-referenced with the survey notes and GPS positions. In addition supplementary information was also recorded e.g. surface features, indication of natural or anthropogenic impact impacts recorded (i.e. blown sand, moving drainage channels, vehicle tracks, diggings, etc). This information was then used to assign a biotope code to each habitat. It was agreed that the transects surveyed in the 2005 monitoring programme by Royal Haskoning (2006) would be re-surveyed with additional transects mapped to increase the coverage of the site. |
| 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 | Oceanographic geographical features | |
| 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 | Sedimentation flux of identified biota in the water column | |
| 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 | 53.7731 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.9282 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.6503 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.1095 |
| Regional sea | Irish Sea | |
| VIIa | ||
| 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 | |
| Phone | 01752 426237 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Natural England | |
| Position name | Data Team | |
| Phone | +44 (0)845 600 3078 | |
| marinegidata@naturalengland.org.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 Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 633102 | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Natural England | |
| Position name | Data Team | |
| Phone | +44 (0)845 600 3078 | |
| marinegidata@naturalengland.org.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Data Archive for Marine Species and Habitats | |
| 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/10.17031/639c747727048 |
| 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; Open Government Licence |
| 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/) |
| 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. | 2014-08-13 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2023-02-24 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2007-10-23 |
| 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. | 2026-07-20 |
| 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 |