NRW_DS161514 eng dataset Natural Resources Wales Maes y Ffynnon Bangor LL57 2DW Wales opendata@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-22T14:10:32 MEDIN 3.1.2 wel utf8 eng utf8 WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) 1987-1988 NCC Rostron - Skomer Marine Nature Reserve animal communities on stones monitoring 1987-1988 NCC Rostron - Skomer Marine Nature Reserve animal communities on stones monitoring 3ca63b42-2ed0-40a5-898a-384d838ed27b 2026-04-09 creation 2026-04-22 publication 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313631353134 Baseline studies of seasonal changes in animal communities have been carried out over a 1 year period near to Garland Stone, North East Skomer. Visits to the site were made at 2 monthly intervals and in situ, photographic and sample collection methods were carried out. Two replicate 25cm x 25cm samples of substratum were carefully collected, returned to the lab and preserved in formaldehyde. All taxa were identified to the highest level possible. This data may be related to the survey '1987 Rostron PMSA -Skomer MNR subtidal monitoring project (MR5 Identifier MRCCW10000000056)' although they cover different time periods and were digitised separately. Baseline studies of seasonal changes in animal communities have been carried out over a 1 year period near to Garland Stone, North East Skomer. Visits to the site were made at 2 monthly intervals and in situ, photographic and sample collection methods were carried out. Two replicate 25cm x 25cm samples of substratum were carefully collected, returned to the lab and preserved in formaldehyde. All taxa were identified to the highest level possible. This data may be related to the survey '1987 Rostron PMSA -Skomer MNR subtidal monitoring project (MR5 Identifier MRCCW10000000056)' although they cover different time periods and were digitised separately. Rostron Sub-Sea Survey, 13-14 Merlins Cross, Lower Lamphey Road, Pembroke, SA71 4AG unknown <!__ Nowebsite __!> originator Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en owner Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en distributor Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en custodian notPlanned Species distribution theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme Skomer MNR marine surveys (intertidal & subtidal surveys) (littoral survey) (sublittoral surveys) (bathymetric survey) (see also marine monitoring and MNCR) Skomer Marine Nature Reserve marine monitoring (see also marine surveys) theme NRW Thesaurus 2026-03-04 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance Zoobenthos generic abundance theme SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2024-06-19 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml otherRestrictions There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. noLimitations otherRestrictions © CNC/NRW. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Open Government Licence vector eng utf8 biota NRW Geographic Identifiers Collection 2024-01-01 publication Wales (WLS) -5.3398 -5.2413 51.7151 51.7543 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2013-02-05 creation benthic boundary layer NRW Geographic Identifiers Collection 2024-01-01 publication SIR BENFRO - PEMBROKESHIRE 1987-03-01 1988-01-31 Rostron, D.M. (1988) Skomer Marine Reserve subtidal monitoring project: animal communities on stones March 1987 to January 1988 Documents Unknown [A] Paper copy of report containing species lists and their percentage occurrences or number of individuals, description of animal communities, surface seawater temperature data etc. [B] Data entered into Marine Recorder Online. https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp122 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link View and Download Data information dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation. false Samples were obtained from an area close to the Garland Stone on the North side of Skomer, where there was an extensive plain of small cobbles and pebbles, with shell gravel and muddy sand beneath. This site was chosen because the area had been previously used for similar work describing seasonal changes in the algal community and a marker buoy was already in position. The presence near Skomer of a suitably large area of apparently homogeneous habitat meant that sample material could be regularly removed from the site for detailed analysis without causing disturbance to the community overall. Each survey event for this site represents the data from 2 pooled replicate samples, taken from this site at two monthly intervals over the period of 1 year, from March 1987 until January 1988. In addition, there is a further survey event for conspicuous species recorded during fieldwork. Samples were obtained from an area close to the Garland Stone on the North side of Skomer, where there was an extensive plain of small cobbles and pebbles, with shell gravel and muddy sand beneath. This site was chosen because the area had been previously used for similar work describing seasonal changes in the algal community and a marker buoy was already in position. The presence near Skomer of a suitably large area of apparently homogeneous habitat meant that sample material could be regularly removed from the site for detailed analysis without causing disturbance to the community overall. Each survey event for this site represents the data from 2 pooled replicate samples, taken from this site at two monthly intervals over the period of 1 year, from March 1987 until January 1988. In addition, there is a further survey event for conspicuous species recorded during fieldwork.