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UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority habitats cover a wide range of semi-natural habitat types, and were those that were identified as being the most threatened and requiring conservation action under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP). The UK BAP habitats and species lists have been used to draw statutory lists of priority habitats as required under Section 42 of the Natural Environmental and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006. Sabellaria alveolata reefs are formed by the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata, a polychaete which constructs tubes in tightly packed masses with a distinctive honeycomb-like appearance. These reefs can be up to 30 or even 50 cm thick and take the form of hummocks, sheets or more massive formations. Reefs are mainly found on the bottom third of t he shore, but may reach mean high water of neap tides and extend into the shallow subtidal in places. Few studies have directly examined the S.alveolata associated communities and the majority of which, were conducted abroad. Studies have been undertaken using quantitative sampling of algae and epifaunal communities, studying reefs around the UK, however, no examination was made of infauna. This dataset is made up of the results of an investigation into the faunal and floral communities associated with intertidal Sabellaria alveolata reefs at Criccieth, North Wales. The aims of the study were to provide further information regarding the dynamics of the flora/epifauna and infauna communities associated with S. alveolata reefs in the UK.
University of Wales, Bangor. School of Ocean Sciences
Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
This dataset is wholly owned by Bangor University. NRW have received permission to release, publish or disseminate the data freely. There are no access restrictions on this data.
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 1998 |
| 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. | Bangor University School of Ocean Science (SOS) Survey of Sabellaria Reefs at Criccieth North Wales (2001) |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Arolwg SOS o Riffiau Sabellaria yng Nghricieth, Gogledd Cymru 2001, 2001 Collins - Survey of Sabellaria Reefs at Criccieth, North Wales MRCCW30000000039 |
| 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. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313132383632 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 112862 |
| 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 | 2001-05-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2001-12-01 |
| 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. | UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority habitats cover a wide range of semi-natural habitat types, and were those that were identified as being the most threatened and requiring conservation action under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP). The UK BAP habitats and species lists have been used to draw statutory lists of priority habitats as required under Section 42 of the Natural Environmental and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006. Sabellaria alveolata reefs are formed by the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata, a polychaete which constructs tubes in tightly packed masses with a distinctive honeycomb-like appearance. These reefs can be up to 30 or even 50 cm thick and take the form of hummocks, sheets or more massive formations. Reefs are mainly found on the bottom third of t he shore, but may reach mean high water of neap tides and extend into the shallow subtidal in places. Few studies have directly examined the S.alveolata associated communities and the majority of which, were conducted abroad. Studies have been undertaken using quantitative sampling of algae and epifaunal communities, studying reefs around the UK, however, no examination was made of infauna. This dataset is made up of the results of an investigation into the faunal and floral communities associated with intertidal Sabellaria alveolata reefs at Criccieth, North Wales. The aims of the study were to provide further information regarding the dynamics of the flora/epifauna and infauna communities associated with S. alveolata reefs in the UK. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The faunal and floral communities associated with intertidal Sabellaria alveolata reefs at Criccieth, North Wales were examined using a number of core and quadrat samples. A small 10 cm x 10 cm quadrat was used for sampling the epifaunal / floral community due to extreme patchiness of areas of different reef-conditions. A total of 400 quadrats were sampled between the 24 - 29/6/2001, 40 quadrats for each of the habitats stated previously. To avoid re-sampling a particular reef area survey was conducted while moving along the shore from east to west. Where particular reef-conditions were abundant at the shore-height being surveyed, quadrats were thrown randomly toward the said area of reef. For less abundant reef-conditions, patches were surveyed in their en tirety placing quadrats over the whole area until the desired quantity had been surveyed. The position of site is incorrect in thesis - position extrapolated from map in thesis and changed by KR 15Feb05. The project carried out at University of Bangor with supervision from Countryside Council for Wales (CCW). |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Surveys conducted by Paul Collins were used in a MSC Thesis in 2001: A quantitative survey of the associated flora and fauna of Sabellaria alveolata (L.) reefs at Criccieth, North Wales - MSc Thesis - University of Wales, Bangor, 2001 |
| 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 taxonomic abundance | |
| 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 | 53.512067 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.608865 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.240829 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.777741 |
| 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 | University of Wales, Bangor. School of Ocean Sciences | |
| Phone | 01248 382842 | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DG | |
| 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 | University of Wales, Bangor. School of Ocean Sciences | |
| Phone | 01248 382842 | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DG | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | ISO restriction code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | otherRestrictions |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access – Other constraints | Any restriction on the use of the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | This dataset is wholly owned by Bangor University. NRW have received permission to release, publish or disseminate the data freely. There are no access restrictions on this data. |
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | © Bangor University, 2014. NRW have received permission to release, publish or disseminate the data freely. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Attribution statement: © Bangor University, 2014 Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. |
| 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. | 2001-12-31 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2001-12-31 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2019-01-31 |
| 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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