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Metadata: 2012 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles (UDMI) SSSI intertidal site condition monitoring survey
Abstract:
The main purpose of this intertidal survey of the Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles SSSI, undertaken by Aquatic Survey and Monitoring Ltd. (ASML) for SNH on the 9th and 10th May 2012, were to provide sufficient information for site condition assessment. Intertidal sediment infauna and epibiota species abundance data and associated habitat descriptors were collected in-situ. Some baseline data were also collected for future SCM, including some infaunal core samples taken for laboratory analysis.
Data holder:
NatureScot (HQ Inverness)
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 11466 |
| 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. | 2012 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles (UDMI) SSSI intertidal site condition monitoring survey |
| 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. | 9c31373b117a1a23b190f953569f70cd |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000197-MRSNH02400000008-UDMI |
| 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 | 2012-05-09 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2012-05-10 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 5 |
| 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. | The main purpose of this intertidal survey of the Ulva, Danna and the McCormaig Isles SSSI, undertaken by Aquatic Survey and Monitoring Ltd. (ASML) for SNH on the 9th and 10th May 2012, were to provide sufficient information for site condition assessment. Intertidal sediment infauna and epibiota species abundance data and associated habitat descriptors were collected in-situ. Some baseline data were also collected for future SCM, including some infaunal core samples taken for laboratory analysis. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This intertidal data from UDMI was collected during a survey run for SNH by ASML on the 9th and 10th May 2012. An in-situ survey methodology was used, based on the methodology developed in Wales as a basis for broadscale mapping and monitoring of large sediment features in marine SACs. This method required in-situ identification of key species and species groups, from both surface features and in sieved samples, and description of physical characteristics. This level of identification is thought to normally provide adequate data for identification of biotopes to level 4 or 5 of the national biotope classification and some semi-quantitative data for monitoring changes over time. To avoid bias to a particular area or feature and to complete surveying within short-timescales, the sediment survey locations were based on a pre-determined grid of stations. At each station a single 0.01m2 core sample was taken and sieved through a 1mm mesh sieve, photographs of the habitat and the core were recorded, visual inspection of a small representative sample of the sediment was undertaken with the aid of a grain-size comparator and notes were also made on the conspicuous epibiota and other features of the habitat within a 5m radius of the core sample position. At this SSSI site, the survey protocol also allowed for additional sampling in locations where the sediment community was found to be particularly diverse and potentially of notable conservation value. 5 0.01m2 core samples of sediments were taken at these additional locations for laboratory analysis of infauna and granulometry. Biological analysis of the infauna samples was carried out by ASML (Tom Mercer). Granulometry analyses on sediment samples was carried out by Hebog, Bangor. All analyses were carried out using standard laboratory methods and protocols. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | ASML. 2014. Baseline survey and mapping of intertidal features within selected Scottish SSSIs. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 754. |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 56 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.6 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.9 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.7 |
| Regional sea | Minches and Western Scotland | |
| 41E4 | ||
| 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 | Aquatic Survey & Monitoring Ltd. | |
| Position name | Data manager | |
| tom@aquatic-environments.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| 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 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 | 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 to be used for navigation. Native oyster was recorded during survey. SNH Sensitive species policy regards instances of Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) species occurrences and instances of biotope Ostrea edulis beds on shallow sublittoral muddy mixed sediment (SS.SMx.IMx.Ost/ SS.IMX.Oy) as sensitive, as commercial fishing is threatening stocks. As such SNH would not release such records in response to an Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 request at a resolution below that provided by a |
| 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. | Restrictions on public access due to sensitive species recorded, only available at 20km by 20km resolution |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Database (Marine Recorder) |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents (Published report) | |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Geographic Information System (shapefiles) | |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Image | |
| 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. | 2014-12-31 |
| 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. | 2025-06-09 |
| 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 |