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Coastal saltmarshes in the UK comprise the upper, vegetated portions of intertidal mudflats, lying approximately between mean high water neap tides and mean high water spring tides. The characteristic vegetation consists of a limited number of halophytic (salt tolerant) species adapted to regular immersion by the tides. This project was commissioned by former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) primarily to cover the condition monitoring of the Annex I saltmarsh habitats across four Welsh Special Areas of Conservation (SAC). The two habitats concerned are: - Atlantic salt meadows (referred to as ASM) - Annexe I code 1330. Atlantic salt meadows develop when halophytic vegetation colonises soft intertidal sediments of mud and sand in areas protected from strong wave action. This vegetation forms the middle and upper reaches of saltmarshes, where tidal inundation still occurs but with decreasing frequency and duration. A wide range of community types is represented and the saltmarshes can cover large areas, especially where there has been little or no enclosure on the landward side. The vegetation varies with climate and the frequency and duration of tidal inundation. - Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud (referred to as 'Salicornia') - Annexe I code 1310. This pioneer saltmarsh vegetation colonises intertidal mud and sandflats in areas protected from strong wave action and is an important precursor to the development of more stable saltmarsh vegetation. It develops at the lower reaches of saltmarshes where the vegetation is frequently flooded by the tide, and can also colonise open creek sides, depressions or pans within saltmarshes, as well as disturbed areas of upper saltmarshes.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 2068 |
| 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. | Coastal Saltmarsh Monitoring |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Monitro Morfeydd Heli ACA 2006: Dolydd heli'r Iwerydd a Salicornia a phlanhigion unflwydd eraill sy'n cytrefu mewn llaid, Saltmarsh Monitoring in Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries, Glannau Mon, Pembrokeshire Marine and Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SACs 2006: Atlantic Salt meadow and Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud features., Across Wales saltmarsh monitoring, CCW Saltmarsh Monitoring - Environmental Monitoring Report 37 LC0003850000006Q, Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Saltmarsh Monitoring 2006: Atlantic Salt meadow and Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud feature |
| 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. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313135303634 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 115064 |
| 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 | 2006-09-28 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2006-10-11 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 10 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/gmxUom.xml#m |
| 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. | Coastal saltmarshes in the UK comprise the upper, vegetated portions of intertidal mudflats, lying approximately between mean high water neap tides and mean high water spring tides. The characteristic vegetation consists of a limited number of halophytic (salt tolerant) species adapted to regular immersion by the tides. This project was commissioned by former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) primarily to cover the condition monitoring of the Annex I saltmarsh habitats across four Welsh Special Areas of Conservation (SAC). The two habitats concerned are: - Atlantic salt meadows (referred to as ASM) - Annexe I code 1330. Atlantic salt meadows develop when halophytic vegetation colonises soft intertidal sediments of mud and sand in areas protected from strong wave action. This vegetation forms the middle and upper reaches of saltmarshes, where tidal inundation still occurs but with decreasing frequency and duration. A wide range of community types is represented and the saltmarshes can cover large areas, especially where there has been little or no enclosure on the landward side. The vegetation varies with climate and the frequency and duration of tidal inundation. - Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud (referred to as 'Salicornia') - Annexe I code 1310. This pioneer saltmarsh vegetation colonises intertidal mud and sandflats in areas protected from strong wave action and is an important precursor to the development of more stable saltmarsh vegetation. It develops at the lower reaches of saltmarshes where the vegetation is frequently flooded by the tide, and can also colonise open creek sides, depressions or pans within saltmarshes, as well as disturbed areas of upper saltmarshes. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The areas of focus were within Special Areas of Conservation: Glannau Mon Cors Heli SAC, Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC, Pembrokeshire Marine SAC, and, Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries SAC. Within each SAC a series of transects were established, totalling 39 transects across the four SACs. At each point along the transect presence and absence of a suite of species was used to determine the saltmarsh zone present. Additional information was recorded at each point such as presence of vehicle tracks, bare patches due to poaching damage, anoxic algal mats, Spartina anglica, grazing indicators, pollution damage, turf cutting and rare species. Targets were set for what constituted good condition on a point, transect and SAC level. For some sites estuary specific targets w ere also set. Surveys were conducted as follows: - Glannau Mon 28-30 Sept 2006 - Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau 1-6 Oct 2006 - Pembrokeshire Marine 7-11 Oct 2006 - Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries 17-20 Oct 2006 Confidence in this data is High and field work carried out by Central Environment Surveys (CES) under contract to the former Countryside Council for Wales. |
| 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 | 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 | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.31543885 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.73799676 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.48223734 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.32489518 |
| 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 | Central Environmental Surveys | |
| Phone | 01786 824440 | |
| Delivery point | Woodley | |
| Postal code | FK15 0BU | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp122 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | View and Download Data |
| 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. | There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. |
| 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. | © CNC/NRW 2007. 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. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Database |
| 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. | 2016-08-17 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2007-11-30 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2019-09-02 |
| 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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