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The Habitats Directive establishes that the management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) should aim to achieve the favourable conservation status of habitat and species features listed within its Annex I and Annex II. For SACs in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) is therefore required to report on a regular basis on whether features are in favourable conservation status. Ruppia maritima is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names beaked tasselweed, widgeongrass, ditch-grass and tassel pondweed. Ruppia maritima (beaked tassle weed) is found in suitable habitats all around the British coast and grows in soft sediments in sheltered shallow coastal waters from full salinity to nearly fresh water. The aim of this survey was to return to an area where Ruppia maritima had previously been identified during a Phase 1 survey carried out by Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) to determine whether or not the species is still present. Ruppia maritima has previously been identified by CCW in 1999 during a Phase 1 survey of the Afon Tywi. It was found at grid reference SN371122 in a pool on a track in the higher saltmarsh in the middle reaches of the river. This area was revisited and the results of the survey can be found in this dataset.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 1709 |
| 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. | Intertidal Monitoring of Ruppia maritima in Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries Spatial Area of Conservation (SAC) 2004 |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Monitro Rhynglanwol: Ruppia maritima yn ACA Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd, 2004 CCW / IECS Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries SAC Ruppia maritima monitoring MRCCW30200000012 |
| 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. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313032303031 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 102001 |
| 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 | 2004-09-15 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2004-09-15 |
| 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. | The Habitats Directive establishes that the management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) should aim to achieve the favourable conservation status of habitat and species features listed within its Annex I and Annex II. For SACs in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) is therefore required to report on a regular basis on whether features are in favourable conservation status. Ruppia maritima is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names beaked tasselweed, widgeongrass, ditch-grass and tassel pondweed. Ruppia maritima (beaked tassle weed) is found in suitable habitats all around the British coast and grows in soft sediments in sheltered shallow coastal waters from full salinity to nearly fresh water. The aim of this survey was to return to an area where Ruppia maritima had previously been identified during a Phase 1 survey carried out by Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) to determine whether or not the species is still present. Ruppia maritima has previously been identified by CCW in 1999 during a Phase 1 survey of the Afon Tywi. It was found at grid reference SN371122 in a pool on a track in the higher saltmarsh in the middle reaches of the river. This area was revisited and the results of the survey can be found in this dataset. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The site and species had previously been identified during a Phase 1 survey carried out by CCW in 1999. The boundary of the pool was mapped using an ORMTEC GIS412 portable dGPS, with software and logger developed specifically for this type of mapping. This system provides continuous or point logging facilities using the IRLA network, providing a temporal repeatable accuracy of between 1-5m. The following methodology was used: - once the site was located, a search for the R. maritima was made. A specimen was taken for formal identification in the laboratory. - photographs were taken of the pool and its location. - the extent of the pool was mapped using the dGPS logger. |
| Related keywords | ||
| 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 | Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.29268432 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.81664151 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.01649208 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.56896775 |
| Regional sea | Wales (WLS) | |
| 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 | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| 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 | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Hull University. Institute Of Estuarine And Coastal Studies | |
| Phone | 01482 464120 | |
| Delivery point | The University of Hull | |
| Postal code | HU6 7RX | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| Limitations on public access | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | © CCGC/CCW 2008.There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and CCW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source. |
| Access constraints (code) | ISO restriction code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | otherRestrictions |
| Use constraints (code) | ISO restriction name chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | otherRestrictions |
| Use constraints | Any restriction on the use of the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | There are no access restrictions to this data. CCW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents |
| 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. | 2008-12-31 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2008-12-31 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2018-07-03 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | Version 2.3.8 |
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