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The areas of additional pelagic ecological importance (APEI) data layer was created from several NGO datasets and two data layers provided by JNCC. These provide some information on areas of pelagic biodiversity around the UK, but are by no means the complete picture and there will, no doubt, be other areas that are equally important but are without any data. It is hoped that these data will complement the Marine Biological Association's 'benthic biodiversity hotspot' information. The purpose of this data layer is to provide additional ecological information to be used alongside existing ecological datasets submitted by JNCC and NGOs and is not to be considered a substitute for these data. As the data used for the APEI layer were at a UK resolution, regional datasets will still be vitally important and need to be used alongside this work.
Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)
Restricted to SNCBs/DEFRA/MMO
Other details | ||
Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 5610 |
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. | 2011 Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts UK Areas of Additional Pelagic Ecological Importance |
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. | ec8ca3cae386be17507caac1e90fedb3 |
Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | ISCZ00000001 |
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 | 2011-01-01 |
End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-10-31 |
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'. | continual |
Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The areas of additional pelagic ecological importance (APEI) data layer was created from several NGO datasets and two data layers provided by JNCC. These provide some information on areas of pelagic biodiversity around the UK, but are by no means the complete picture and there will, no doubt, be other areas that are equally important but are without any data. It is hoped that these data will complement the Marine Biological Association's 'benthic biodiversity hotspot' information. The purpose of this data layer is to provide additional ecological information to be used alongside existing ecological datasets submitted by JNCC and NGOs and is not to be considered a substitute for these data. As the data used for the APEI layer were at a UK resolution, regional datasets will still be vitally important and need to be used alongside this work. |
Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Datasets Each of the data layers used were pre-processed into the same resolution grid - thermal front data grid was used as a template due to it having the highest resolution data (thereby preventing this data from losing it's own resolution) - and classified based on JNCC recommended methodology (see table in Appendix 1). These classification scores were then summed to produce the final score for use when presenting the APEI data layer (Figure 1). Table 1: APEI data table. Each data layer that makes up the final APEI layer has a column containing the classification score for that dataset. These scores are then summed to give the AEI score. Field Name Field Description Scoring ID Primary key field for differentiating each grid cell in the layer. N/A TF_Class Thermal front data which indicates percentage of time that a summer frontal system is present within each grid cell. These percentages were then classified. 1/2/3 RSPB_Class Classification score for RSPB foraging radii data 0/1/2/3 WDCS_Class Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society data for important areas for marine mammals. 0/1/2/3 NS_Class Cefas and ICES nursery and spawning data based on plankton surveys. 0/1/2/3 BS_Class Classification score for Marine Conservation Society and Shark Trust basking shark sightings data layer. 0/1/2/3 AEI_Score Total score represented as sum of all other columns (excluding the Grid ID field). |
Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | This information was extracted from ESRIISO metadata (incorporating ISO and FGDC elements) using the EsriIsoToMedin xslt version 1.0;ISO Resource created in environment: Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6002) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 |
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 | Species distribution | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos generic abundance | |
Geographical coverage | ||
North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.9726 |
East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.796 |
South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.7659 |
West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -6.0394 |
Regional sea | Western Channel and Celtic Sea | |
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 | Irish Sea Conservation Zones | |
Individual name | Tom Higginbottom | |
Position name | GIS Officer | |
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 | Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
Individual name | Dr Lissa (The Wildlife Trusts) Batey | |
Position name | Living Seas Officer, Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, The Kiln, Waterside, | |
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 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 | Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
Individual name | Dr Lissa (The Wildlife Trusts) Batey | |
Position name | Living Seas Officer, Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, The Kiln, Waterside, | |
Phone | 01752 633102 | |
Fax | 01752 633291 | |
Delivery point | Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill | |
Postal code | PL1 2PB | |
City | Plymouth | |
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. | Restricted to SNCBs/DEFRA/MMO |
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. | Restricted to SNCBs/DEFRA/MMO |
Available data formats | ||
Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Geographic Information System |
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. | 2010-12-31 |
Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2019-10-04 |
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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