Results of a Study into the Use of Transects to Identify the Broad-Scale Attributes of the Mawddach Estuary (1999 CCW Marine Monitoring Trials)
The purpose of this data capture was to investigate the feasibility of using a transect based methodology to determine the proportion of muddy communities and the zonation of muddy communities from upper to lower shore. The Mawddach is one of the best examples of a small, drying, bar-built estuary in Britain and, with its mountainous catchment area it has some of the lowest nutrient inputs in Wales.
In order to be able to report on the condition of the estuary a number of attributes have been identified which require monitoring. The aims of this project was to investigate the feasibility of using a transect based methodology to determine the proportion of muddy communities and the zonation of muddy communities from upper to lower shore.
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- NRW_DS111144
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- The potential use of transects to provide an index of the borad-scale attributes of the Mawddach Estuary
- 1999 CCW Mawddach estuary littoral monitoring trial (JNCCMNCR40000795)
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Four transects were established to cover the majority of saltmarsh and intertidal biotopes present. Groups of core samples were collected at 25 m intervals along the transect. At each sample point sediment surface features and profile were described and photographed and the conspicuous species and morphological characteristics noted. The eight cores collected from each sample station were pooled and the infauna subsequently processed. The fauna present, identified to species level, were recorded on a spreadsheet as were the results of analysis of particle size characteristics of the granulomatric sample. The infaunal and granulometric data were then processed to identify the biotopes.
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Sanderson, Holt, Kay, Wyn, McMath (2001) The establishment of a programme of surveillance and monitoring for judging the condition of the features of Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau cSAC: 1 Progress to March 2001
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- 2001-04-30
Temporal Extent
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- 1999-09-25
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- 1999-09-29
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- Biota
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- GWYNEDD - GWYNEDD
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- Wales (WLS)
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- benthic boundary layer
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Marine Recorder Online - Version 2.09.02
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Marine Recorder
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Marine Recorder Online - Version 2.09.02
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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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Four transects were established to cover the majority of saltmarsh and intertidal biotopes present. Groups of core samples were collected at 25 m intervals along the transect. At each sample point sediment surface features and profile were described and photographed and the conspicuous species and morphological characteristics noted. The eight cores collected from each sample station were pooled and the infauna subsequently processed. The fauna present, identified to species level, were recorded on a spreadsheet as were the results of analysis of particle size characteristics of the granulomatric sample. The infaunal and granulometric data were then processed to identify the biotopes.
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- 2008-06-01
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- Marine Recorder
- monitoring trials
- Mawddach Estuary
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- 2026-08-27
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- 2024-06-19
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The establishment of a programme of surveillance and monitoring for judging the condition of the features of Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau cSAC : 1. Progress to March 2001
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
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© 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.
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
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Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Marine Benthic Species and Habitat Collation Held in Marine Recorder
NRW_DS114501
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- 2026-10-19T08:18:38.133Z
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