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Between 21st July and 6th August 2016 monitoring was undertaken by SNH and Heriot-Watt University in an area in the north-west of Mousa, within the Mousa SAC (also part of the Mousa to Boddam MPA), to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognized conservation importance. A maerl bed (Priority Marine Feature) was surveyed using diver cores along a single 25m transect. Four diver core samples were collected in total for particle size analysis (PSA) and infaunal identification.
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 5086 |
| 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. | 2016 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Mousa Maerl bed benthic core survey |
| 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. | c8c479c884b3f7863693769155ff8baa |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | GB-SCT-SNH-ME-000307-MRSNH0290000000C-Mousa |
| 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 | 2016-07-21 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2016-08-06 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 5 |
| 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. | Between 21st July and 6th August 2016 monitoring was undertaken by SNH and Heriot-Watt University in an area in the north-west of Mousa, within the Mousa SAC (also part of the Mousa to Boddam MPA), to improve knowledge of the occurrence and distribution of species and habitats of recognized conservation importance. A maerl bed (Priority Marine Feature) was surveyed using diver cores along a single 25m transect. Four diver core samples were collected in total for particle size analysis (PSA) and infaunal identification. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This dataset were collected from a monitoring diver core survey of a maerl bed located in the north-west corner of the Mousa SAC, undertaken by SNH and Heriot-Watt University. Four core samples were collected from a single sampling station at this maerl site between the 21st July and 6th August 2016. Each sample was taken using a 10.3 cm diameter core, collected haphazardly along a 25m transect (station). The 4 cores were analysed separately (not pooled) representing replicates from a single transect 'sample'. Each infaunal sample was passed through a 1mm mesh sieve, and sieve residue was retained and fixed using buffered formalin. A single PSA sample was also collected at the station and stored frozen for subsequent analysis. Laboratory processing of the core samples for species identification was undertaken by experienced staff members and taxonomists at Precision Marine Survey Limited, following the NMBAQC scheme. Measurements (max length) of a maximum of 50 live maerl fragments were also undertaken from a subsample of the four homogenized core samples. PSA analysis was carried out by a combination of dry sieving and laser particle size analysis, following the latest NMBAQC guidance. Prior to PSA analysis, photographs were taken of all samples. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Allen, J.H. 2018. Infaunal and PSA analyses of benthic samples collected from the South of Skye, Southannan Sands SSSI and Mousa SAC / MPA in 2016. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 1037. |
| 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 | 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 taxonomy-related counts | |
| 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 | Habitat extent | |
| 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 | Sediment Type | |
| 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 | Biodiversity | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environment Monitoring | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 60.0008 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.2062 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 60.0008 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.2062 |
| Regional sea | Northern North Sea | |
| 49E8 | ||
| North Sea | ||
| IVa | ||
| circalittoral | ||
| infralittoral | ||
| 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 | Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters | |
| Individual name | Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01463 725000 | |
| Delivery point | Great Glen House, Leachkin Road | |
| Postal code | IV3 8NW | |
| City | Inverness | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01752 633102 | |
| Fax | 01752 633291 | |
| Delivery point | Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill | |
| Postal code | PL1 2PB | |
| City | Plymouth | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Precision Marine Survey Limited | |
| Position name | Data 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 | Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Headquaters | |
| Individual name | Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) | |
| Position name | Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01463 725000 | |
| Delivery point | Great Glen House, Leachkin Road | |
| Postal code | IV3 8NW | |
| City | Inverness | |
| 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 on 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. | This survey recorded no species or biotope occurrences that SNH consider as sensitive; all records may therefore be released in response to requests covered by Environmental Information Regulations or Freedom of Information Regulations; additionally its re-use and dissemination is permissible under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner. |
| 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. | 2018-01-01 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2019-11-22 |
| 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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