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Survey run by N.T.H. Holmes for English Nature (Peterborough). All these records relate to "Holmes (1991) The Distribution of Zostera and Ruppia in the Fleet 1991". A copy of the report is held at English Nature (Dorset Team). This is the third of three surveys by the author which aim to determine the abundance and distribution of two Zostera species (Z. nolti and Z. angustifolia) and two Ruppia species (R. cirrhosa and R. maritima) in the Fleet, Dorset. Fieldwork was carried out on August 9th and 10th 1991. Results are compared with two previous surveys by the author in 1983 and 1985. At each site a quadrat of approximately 100 square metres was surveyed and the percentage cover of the individual plant species estimated. For the purpose of this survey, cover from non-attached algae was considered separately from that which was rooted; therefore a total cover of more than 100% was possible if algae were deposited on top of eel-grass. In total 151 quadrats were surveyed. The author notes that it is impossible to be precise about where each of the quadrats were located, but the report provides a detailed map comparing the sites surveyed in the three different survey years. A grid reference has therefore been allocated to each quadrat using the map from the report. The report confirms the west-east and north-south zonation of species reported from previous surveys. Ruppia cirrhosa is very dominant west of Rodden Hive Point but then gives way gradually to Zostera on passing east down the Fleet; Z. noltii thrives best along the northern coves whilst Z. angustifolia dominates along the shore in the shadow of Chesil and in the main body of the Fleet.
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Other details | ||
Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 2438 |
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. | 1991 Alconbury Environmental Consultants, The Fleet, Dorset, quadrat survey of Zostera and Ruppia |
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. | 1608fdb8f723c12b3ffdf70c5282a523 |
Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | MRLRC00100000546 |
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 | 1991-08-09 |
End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1991-08-10 |
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. | Survey run by N.T.H. Holmes for English Nature (Peterborough). All these records relate to "Holmes (1991) The Distribution of Zostera and Ruppia in the Fleet 1991". A copy of the report is held at English Nature (Dorset Team). This is the third of three surveys by the author which aim to determine the abundance and distribution of two Zostera species (Z. nolti and Z. angustifolia) and two Ruppia species (R. cirrhosa and R. maritima) in the Fleet, Dorset. Fieldwork was carried out on August 9th and 10th 1991. Results are compared with two previous surveys by the author in 1983 and 1985. At each site a quadrat of approximately 100 square metres was surveyed and the percentage cover of the individual plant species estimated. For the purpose of this survey, cover from non-attached algae was considered separately from that which was rooted; therefore a total cover of more than 100% was possible if algae were deposited on top of eel-grass. In total 151 quadrats were surveyed. The author notes that it is impossible to be precise about where each of the quadrats were located, but the report provides a detailed map comparing the sites surveyed in the three different survey years. A grid reference has therefore been allocated to each quadrat using the map from the report. The report confirms the west-east and north-south zonation of species reported from previous surveys. Ruppia cirrhosa is very dominant west of Rodden Hive Point but then gives way gradually to Zostera on passing east down the Fleet; Z. noltii thrives best along the northern coves whilst Z. angustifolia dominates along the shore in the shadow of Chesil and in the main body of the Fleet. |
Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Survey run by NTH Holmes of Alconbury Environmental Consultants on behalf of English Nature (Peterborough). All these records realte to "Holmes (1991) The Distribution of Zostera and Ruppia in the Fleet 1991". A copy of the report is held at English Nature (Dorset Team). This is the third of three surveys by the author which aim to determine the abundance and distribution of two Zostera species (Z. nolti and Z. angustifolia) and two Ruppia species (R. cirrhosa and R. maritima) in the Fleet, Dorset. Fieldwork was carried out on August 9th and 10th 1991. Results are compared with two previous surveys by the author in 1983 and 1985. At each site a quadrat of approximately 100 square metres was surveyed and the percentage cover of the individual plant species estimated. For the purpose of this survey, cover from non-attached algae was considered separately from that which was rooted; therefore a total cover of more than 100% was possible if algae were deposited on top of eel-grass. In total 151 quadrats were surveyed. The author notes that it is impossible to be precise about where each of the quadrats were located, but the report provides a detailed map comparing the sites surveyed in the three different survey years. A grid reference has therefore been allocated to each quadrat using the map from the report. The report confirms the west-east and north-south zonation of species reported from previous surveys. Ruppia cirrhosa is very dominant west of Rodden Hive Point but then gives way gradually to Zostera on passing east down the Fleet; Z. noltii thrives best along the northern coves whilst Z. angustifolia dominates along the shore in the shadow of Chesil and in the main body of the Fleet. |
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 | Species distribution |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Biodiversity | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | |
Geographical coverage | ||
North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.6569 |
East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.4683 |
South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.5762 |
West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.6102 |
Regional sea | Eastern Channel | |
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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 | Dorset Wildlife Trust | |
Individual name | Peter Tinsley | |
Position name | Living Seas Manager | |
Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
Organisation name | Natural England | |
Position name | Data Manager | |
Phone | +44 (0)300 060 3900 | |
Fax | +44 (0)300 060 2356 | |
Delivery point | Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green | |
Postal code | YO1 7PX | |
City | York | |
Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
Organisation name | Alconbury Environmental Consultants | |
Individual name | Nigel Holmes | |
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 England | |
Position name | Data Manager | |
Phone | +44 (0)300 060 3900 | |
Fax | +44 (0)300 060 2356 | |
Delivery point | Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green | |
Postal code | YO1 7PX | |
City | York | |
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. | No restrictions to public access |
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. | Data is freely available for research or commercial use providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced. |
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. | 2013-02-14 |
Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2013-02-14 |
Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 1991-08-10 |
Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2021-03-25 |
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 | 2.3.8 |
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