Intertidal Monitoring of Muddy Gravel Community (IMX.VsenMtru) in the Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau Special Area of Conservation (SAC) 2004

The results of monitoring the extent and species richness of a distinct area of mixed sediment that lies east of Llanbedrog beach. The muddy gravel community is - IMX.VsenMtru (Venerupis senegalensis and Mya truncata in lower shore or infralittoral muddy gravel), and has a high biodiversity of epifauna, flora and infauna, due to the admixture of cobbles, pebbles, gravel, sand and mud. This provides many different habitat niches. The habitat is located within the Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau Special Area of Conservation (SAC) on the lower shore at Llanbedrog. In fully marine conditions on the lower shore, this habitat can be particularly species rich due to the complex nature of the substratum supporting a high diversity of infauna and epifauna, however many factors affect the habitat, physical disturbance, bait digging, organic enrichment, introduction of non-native species etc. The purpose of this data capture was to map the current extent of muddy gravel, define the character of the muddy gravel for in situ recognition, identify current known species composition and identify location for representative core sampling and Particle Size Analysis.

Identifier: NRW_DS102011

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2004 CCW / IECS Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC muddy gravel community (IMX.VsenMtru) monitoring MRCCW3030000000B
Monitro Cymuned Graean Lleidiog (IMX.VsenMtru) rhynglanwol yn ACA Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau yn 2004

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Survey conducted on foot, working 2 hours either side of low water. The survey team identified and recorded species in situ where possible, samples were taken of any species that could not be immediately identified in the field for further analysis by experienced IECS benthic staff. Representative photos of the habitat were taken throughout the survey. A suitable location (representative of the overall nature of the biotope) was identified, and the position recorded for comparability of future surveys. At this five replicate core samples, each 10 cm diameter (0.0078 m2), and one sample for PSA were taken to establish infaunal biomass and sediment characteristics (January 2005). Distribution of IMX.VsenMtru previously mapped in the area during Phase 1 survey carried out by CCW in 1996.The extent of muddy gravel was mapped by walking around the biotope perimeter recording the boundary position with a portable dGPS. Notes were recorded in situ with respect to sediment characteristics and features of the biotope. Infaunal sample does not coincide with epibiota records. Epibiota recording of moderate confidence. Positional accuaracy of 1-5 m.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2008-12-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2004-07-07

End date: 2005-01-31

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

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Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)

Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

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Hull University. Institute Of Estuarine And Coastal Studies

The University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX

http://www.hull.ac.uk/iecs/

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Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

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Medin Extent Keyword: benthic boundary layer

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[A] Digital versions of the contract report: Microsoft Word document(s); and an equivalent Adobe Portable Document Format version [B] MapInfo GIS layer in MapInfo Native format (Tables): - Polygon defining the boundary of the muddy gravel habitat - Location of the sediment coring station - Translations from the above MapInfo Tables are retained in ESRI Shapefile and MapInfo Interchange formats. [C] Excel spreadsheets of sediment particle size analysis and infauna data. [D] Photographs of the muddy gravel habitat. [E] Marine Recorder file: MRCCW3030000000B

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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: Survey conducted on foot, working 2 hours either side of low water. The survey team identified and recorded species in situ where possible, samples were taken of any species that could not be immediately identified in the field for further analysis by experienced IECS benthic staff. Representative photos of the habitat were taken throughout the survey. A suitable location (representative of the overall nature of the biotope) was identified, and the position recorded for comparability of future surveys. At this five replicate core samples, each 10 cm diameter (0.0078 m2), and one sample for PSA were taken to establish infaunal biomass and sediment characteristics (January 2005). Distribution of IMX.VsenMtru previously mapped in the area during Phase 1 survey carried out by CCW in 1996.The extent of muddy gravel was mapped by walking around the biotope perimeter recording the boundary position with a portable dGPS. Notes were recorded in situ with respect to sediment characteristics and features of the biotope. Infaunal sample does not coincide with epibiota records. Epibiota recording of moderate confidence. Positional accuaracy of 1-5 m.

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Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau SAC
Llanbedrog
marine biology (subtidal biology) (littoral biology) (sublittoral biology)(intertidal biology)(see also seashore)
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) - SAC monitoring
muddy gravel
mixed substrata

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Habitat characterisation
Habitat extent
Seabed photography

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Parent Identifier: Across Wales Intertidal Monitoring Survey
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