Intertidal Monitoring of the Biotope SLR.FserX.T in Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) 2004
The Habitats Directive establishes that the management of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) should aim to achieve the favourable conservation status of habitat and species features listed within its Annex I and Annex II. For SACs in Wales, the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) is therefore required to report on a regular basis on whether features are in favourable conservation status.
SLR.FserX.T is a tide-swept algal biotope typically found on sheltered lower shore boulder, cobble and pebbles on muddy sediments that are subject to enhanced tidal water movement. It is considered nationally uncommon. This dataset contains the presence/absence of the biotope SLR.FserX.T (Fucus serratus with sponges, ascidians and red seaweeds on tide-swept eulittoral mixed substrata).
The purpose of this data capture was to determine the presence/absence of SLR.FserX.T biotope previously identified at Whiteford Point during a CCW Phase 1 survey and to ascertain the condition of the habitat.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS102003
- Metadata Language
- English
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Previously mapped area was located and a search for the biotope was made at low water by looking for characteristic species. A transect was walked along the tide line at low water within the area with checks made every 10 to 20m along the mapped transect. Mapping was carried out using portable dGPS. The tide-swept algal biotope SLR.FserX.T had previously been identified by CCW during a Phase 1 survey of Whiteford Point.
- Additional Information
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Boyes, S. 2008 Intertidal Monitoring of the biotope SLR.FserX.T in Carmarthen Bay and
Estuaries SAC. CCW Marine Monitoring report No 38.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2008-12-31
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- SIR GAERFYRDDIN - CARMARTHENSHIRE
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Vertical Extent
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benthic boundary layer
Distribution
Distribution
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Documents
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.doc and .pdf
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[A] Digital versions of the contract report: Microsoft Word document(s); and an equivalent Adobe Portable Document Format version.
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Geographic Information System
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.tab and .shp
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[B] MapInfo GIS layer in MapInfo Native format (Tables): - Position of the survey area at Whiteford Point. - Translations from the above MapInfo Tables are retained in ESRI Shapefile and MapInfo Interchange formats.
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[C] Photographs of the survey sites and quadrats.
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Documents
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.doc and .pdf
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Quality
Data quality
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- 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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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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Previously mapped area was located and a search for the biotope was made at low water by looking for characteristic species. A transect was walked along the tide line at low water within the area with checks made every 10 to 20m along the mapped transect. Mapping was carried out using portable dGPS. The tide-swept algal biotope SLR.FserX.T had previously been identified by CCW during a Phase 1 survey of Whiteford Point.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
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NRW Thesaurus
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- Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries SAC
- biotopes
- Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) - SAC monitoring
- Whiteford Point
- toothed wrack (serrated wrack)
- marine biology (subtidal biology) (littoral biology) (sublittoral biology)(intertidal biology)(see also seashore)
- fucus serratus
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2026-03-02
Keywords
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Citation
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- 2024-06-19
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Intertidal monitoring of the biotope SLR.FserX.T in Carmarthen Bay and estuaries SAC in 2004
Constraints
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- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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© CNC/NRW 2008. There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source.
Attribution Statement
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
Metadata
Metadata
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- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313032303033 XML
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- English
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Marine Benthic Species and Habitat Collation Held in Marine Recorder
NRW_DS114501
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- Metadata Date
- 2026-03-04T15:59:39.455Z
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- NRW
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1.0