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This dataset contains information on infaunal abundance and biomass from sediment grabs in Red Bay, Co. Antrim in 2004 on the RV Lough Foyle. The data from this survey was used to help support the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) site designation for Red Bay, Co. Antrim. A day grab was used to collect the samples, in total there were 20 samples taken and analysed. Particle Size Analysis (PSA) and Carbon and Nitrogen analysis was carried out on the sediments from the grab. The presence and absence of Maerl (alive or dead) was also recorded. The most abundant species found was Calcarea sp. and the most frequently recorded was the polychaete Glycera lapidium.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 4124 |
| 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. | Infaunal abundance and biomass data from surveys of the East Antrim Maerl bed in 2004 |
| 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. | 89ad08d93d73ad040fe2f9353e037fa0 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | DASSHDT00000401 |
| 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 | 2004-05-20 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2004-05-20 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 50 |
| 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. | This dataset contains information on infaunal abundance and biomass from sediment grabs in Red Bay, Co. Antrim in 2004 on the RV Lough Foyle. The data from this survey was used to help support the Special Area of Conservation (SAC) site designation for Red Bay, Co. Antrim. A day grab was used to collect the samples, in total there were 20 samples taken and analysed. Particle Size Analysis (PSA) and Carbon and Nitrogen analysis was carried out on the sediments from the grab. The presence and absence of Maerl (alive or dead) was also recorded. The most abundant species found was Calcarea sp. and the most frequently recorded was the polychaete Glycera lapidium. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This dataset contains information on infaunal abundance and biomass from sediment grabs carried out in Red Bay, Co. Antrim. The main aim of this survey was to collect data that could be used to support a potential site designation for Red Bay SAC. Also to investigate the infaunal communities associated with Maerl beds. Red Bay has been designated as an SAC since 2009. It contains EU Habitats Directive Annex 1 Sandbanks slightly covered by seawater at all times, which are dominated by maerl and sub-fossil maerl. The Red Bay SAC covers an Area of 9.65km2 in the north of the bay. The grab samples were collected on 2004-05-20 on board the RV Lough Foyle using a day grab. The methodology for using a day grab is detailed below. â?¢ A 0.1m2 day grab was used to take a sample of the sediment and associated infaunal communities. â?¢ When the sample reaches the deck, a 250ml sample is taken for PSA and a further 25ml is taken for C and N analysis. The rest of the sample is carefully sieved to reveal any infauna. â?¢ Fixed Formalin (4 percent buffered formaldehyde) is added to the remains of the sample and these are placed in labelled buckets. â?¢ The samples are sent to accredited taxonomic laboratories were they are identified to as high a level as possible and weighed. |
| 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 | Habitats and biotopes | |
| 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 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 | Habitats and biotopes | |
| 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 | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.1075 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.3551 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.8087 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.9333 |
| Regional sea | Irish Sea | |
| 38E4 | ||
| 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 | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | |
| Position name | Project manager | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | |
| Position name | Project manager | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | |
| Position name | Project manager | |
| 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 | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | |
| Position name | Project manager | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://doi.org/10.17031/mu7fpl |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | DOI Link |
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | http://https://www.dassh.ac.uk/ |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | DASSH website |
| 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. | Open 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. | Open access; CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Delimited |
| 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. | 2019-01-08 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2021-11-10 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2004-05-20 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2021-11-11 |
| 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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