Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Sabellaria alveolata Honeycomb Worm

Sabellaria alveolata reefs are formed by the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata, a polychaete which constructs tubes in tightly packed masses with a distinctive honeycomb-like appearance. These reefs can be up to 30 or even 50 cm thick and take the form of hummocks, sheets or more massive formations. Reefs are mainly found on the bottom third of the shore, but may reach mean high water of neap tides and extend into the shallow subtidal in places. This is a spatial dataset made up of known locations of the Sabellaria alveolata Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) habitats across Wales. The data are derived from the Countryside Council for Wales' (CCWs) intertidal Phase 1 survey, data held by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) from the Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR) project and from ad-hoc records by individuals. The aim of this data capture digitally is to represent the distribution of the BAP habitat across wales.

Identifier: NRW_DS100241

Alternative Title

NERC Honeycomb Worm Sabellaria alveolata Reef poly.LYR
NERC Honeycomb Worm Sabellaria alveolata Reef Point.LYR
CGB Sabellaria alveolata
Sabellaria alveolata

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Field survey and manual digitising from hand drawn maps and sourced from scientific papers, the confidence is high. Data key Red points indicate records from 1979 to 1997 (PH2) ; Yellow points represent records from 1933.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2005-12-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 1933-01-01

End date: 2005-12-31

Topic category

Oceans
Biota
Environment

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Countryside Council for Wales (CCW). Phase 1 Intertidal Team

Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword: benthic boundary layer

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ARCMAP format

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Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: 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
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Lineage: Field survey and manual digitising from hand drawn maps and sourced from scientific papers, the confidence is high. Data key Red points indicate records from 1979 to 1997 (PH2) ; Yellow points represent records from 1933.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Habitats and biotopes

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

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NRW Thesaurus

geographical information systems (GIS)
marine (maritime)
sabellaria alveolata
habitats (see also specific types of habitats)
marine surveys (intertidal & subtidal surveys) (littoral survey) (sublittoral surveys) (bathymetric survey) (see also marine monitoring and MNCR)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

Habitat characterisation

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2021-01-06

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.rdf+xml

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

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NRW Profile

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File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313030323431 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:31:43.203Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

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Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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