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Three permanent intertidal transects in the vicinity of the Dale Fort Field Centre were established immediately following the Sea Empress oil spill. Marine communities at these sites and in rock pools at a further site were surveyed at intervals up to fourteen months post spill. Data was collected in order to assess the impact of the Sea Empress oil spill on the rocky shore.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 1795 |
| 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. | Sea Empress Rocky Shore Impact Assessment/Monitoring: Permanent Transects and Rock Pool Studies |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Asesu effaith y Sea Empress ar draethau creigiog / monitro traethau creigiog: trawsluniau parhaol ac astudiaethau o byllau glan mor |
| 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. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130313235 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 110125 |
| 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 | 1996-02-22 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1997-04-08 |
| 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. | Three permanent intertidal transects in the vicinity of the Dale Fort Field Centre were established immediately following the Sea Empress oil spill. Marine communities at these sites and in rock pools at a further site were surveyed at intervals up to fourteen months post spill. Data was collected in order to assess the impact of the Sea Empress oil spill on the rocky shore. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Transect and rock pool surveys were carried out. - Transect Studies: All transects were surveyed using 0.25m2 frame quadrats at 1m vertical height intervals. Where possible, direct counts were made of numbers of individuals of each species present within the quadrat frame. When direct counting was rendered either impossible, because of the overwhelming numbers of individuals present or inappropriate, because of the growth form of the species; two different approaches were adopted. For all algae, lichens, small barnacles and colonial animals (eg.sponges), percentage cover within the quadrat frame was estimated. For Littorina saxatilis (agg.) (rough periwinkles) and Melarhaphe neritoides (small periwinkle) the quadrat frame was sub-divided to form a smaller quadrat 0.10% of its total area. Numbers of individuals were counted within this smaller quadrat and the total multiplied by 10 to give an estimate of numbers per 0.25m2. Transect studies: Castle Beach Bay - Transect1: Grid reference: SM 824051 / Slip-Pier Beach - Transect 2: Grid reference: SM 822053 / Monkhaven - Transect 3: Grid reference: SM 829064 - Rock-pool Studies: Where appropriate, numbers of individuals of each species were counted within each pool. Algae and colonial animals were assayed by estimating percentage cover of each species within the pool. Slip-Pier Beach near Dale Fort: Grid reference: SM 822052 |
| Related keywords | ||
| 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 | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | |
| 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 | Habitat characterisation | |
| 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 | 52.06590709 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -4.42852039 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.52749037 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.45479874 |
| 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 | Field Studies Council (FSC) | |
| Phone | 0845 3454071 | |
| Delivery point | Head office, Preston Montford | |
| Postal code | SY4 1HW | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| Limitations on public access | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | © CNC/NRW 1998. 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 NRW'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. NRW 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. | 1998-12-31 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 1998-12-31 |
| 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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