Spatial Analysis of Intertidal and Subtidal Biotopes in Welsh Waters

Maps depicting the distribution of marine biotopes are now available for the whole of the Welsh intertidal and most of the seabed in Welsh Territorial Waters. The former Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) now part of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Phase 1 intertidal database provides the former; and the CCW HABMAP database provides the latter. Using those databases, while taking account of their limitations, CCW wish to know the proportions of each major biotope group that lies within protected areas - i.e. Sites of Special Scientific Importance (SSSIs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). This report provides a spatial analysis of those biotope data. Various data issues mean that these are only very rough calculations; the percentages are not definitive values.

Identifier: NRW_DS110082

Alternative Title

Dadansoddiad gofodol o fioteipiau rhynglanwol ac islanwol yn nyfroedd Cymru

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: For intertidal habitats, the Phase 1 intertidal survey data was used and the percentages of different biotopes at level 2 and level 3 of the 1997 biotope classification within SSSIs and SACs was calculated. For subtidal habitats, the HABMAP project data was used to calculate percentages of different biotopes at levels 2 and 3 of the 2004 biotope classification in SACs. Project uses data from CCW Phase 1 intertidal survey and the HABMAP dataset.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2008-09-11

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2008-01-01

End date: 2008-09-30

Topic category

Biota

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

Originator

Coastal Assessment Liaison and Monitoring (CALM)

Ti Cara, Point Lane, Cosheston, Pembrokeshire, SA72 4UN, Wales

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Vertical Extent

Medin Extent Keyword: benthic boundary layer

Format Type and Description

Database Database ()

Specification

[A] MapInfo files- complete set of layers and workspaces used to create the biotope areas output to Access. [B] Access file- tables and queries used to calculate the data output to Excel [C] Excel spreadsheet with tabulated statistics [D] Electronic version of report in Word and PDF format

Data quality

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: For intertidal habitats, the Phase 1 intertidal survey data was used and the percentages of different biotopes at level 2 and level 3 of the 1997 biotope classification within SSSIs and SACs was calculated. For subtidal habitats, the HABMAP project data was used to calculate percentages of different biotopes at levels 2 and 3 of the 2004 biotope classification in SACs. Project uses data from CCW Phase 1 intertidal survey and the HABMAP dataset.

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

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

intertidal
marine biology (subtidal biology) (littoral biology) (sublittoral biology)(intertidal biology)(see also seashore)
marine surveys (intertidal & subtidal surveys) (littoral survey) (sublittoral surveys) (bathymetric survey) (see also marine monitoring and MNCR)
Subtidal
spatial analysis
biotopes
Phase 1 Survey (Phase I)
marine and freshwater inventory

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2023-12-31

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

Keywords

SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

Habitat extent
Habitat characterisation

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Revision): 2021-01-06

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

Code: Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326)

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

NRW Related Title: Summary spatial analysis of intertidal and subtidal biotopes in welsh waters

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © 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.

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130303832 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:22:32.612Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

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Spatial Analysis of Intertidal and Subtidal Biotopes in Welsh Waters

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