Marine Nature Conservation Review Intertidal Survey of Rhos Point to New Brighton

The results of intertidal surveys carried out on the flora and fauna of sixteen sites within a survey area along the southern coast of Liverpool Bay. The shores within the survey area were mainly sediment shores however at some sites rocky substratum was present. The purpose of this data capture was to describe a representative range of intertidal habitats and their associated flora and fauna from locations on the open coast distributed throughout the survey area. The survey was part of the Marine Nature Conservation Review which had the aims of extending our knowledge of British marine ecosystems, identifying sites of nature conservation importance and providing information to support more general measures required to minimise adverse effects of development and pollution. The sampling area extends from Rhos-on-Sea in the west to New Brighton in the east, (approximately 50 km) and comprises of the majority of the southern coast of Liverpool Bay. All sites were surveyed between the 23rd - 25th of May 1990, and some sites were subject to additional visits on the 17th and 18th of September 1990.

Identifier: NRW_DS111158

Alternative Title

1990 MNCR Rhos Point to New Brighton littoral survey JNCCMNCR10000240
Arolwg Rhynglanwol yr Adolygiad Cadwraeth Natur Morol, Pwynt Rhos i New Brighton

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Sites were chosen to provide a representative range of intertidal habitats. At soft sediment sites macrofauna was sampled using four cores of 0.01m2, to a depth of 15 cm. Hand-digging of approximately 1m2 at each site and observations of cast, tubes etc gave information on the larger more sparsely distributed species. Sediment was also taken from each station for granulometric analysis. The survey methods for the hard substrata sites involved taking samples of barnacles from different locations at all sites to check their identity and scrapes of mud encrusting rocky surfaces were also taken in order to identify their flora and fauna. The biological interest and conservation importance in terms of sites, habitats, communities and species was then assessed. This field survey contributed to the Marine Nature Conservation Review of Great Britain which commenced in 1987.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 1991-01-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 1990-05-23

End date: 1990-09-18

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Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

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

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

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Nature Conservancy Council (NCC)

c/o Natural Resources Wales, Maes Y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, LL57 2DW, Wales

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

Originator

Dove Marine Laboratory

School of Marine Science and Technology, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/

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Geographic Extent: England (ENG)

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

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Medin Extent Keyword: benthic boundary layer

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[A] Paper copy of survey report (includes site map, results of granulometric analysis and species lists) [B] Data on JNCC copy of Marine Recorder (Survey No. JNCCMNCR10000240). Part of All Wales Snapshot.

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Quality Scope: Dataset

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Lineage: Sites were chosen to provide a representative range of intertidal habitats. At soft sediment sites macrofauna was sampled using four cores of 0.01m2, to a depth of 15 cm. Hand-digging of approximately 1m2 at each site and observations of cast, tubes etc gave information on the larger more sparsely distributed species. Sediment was also taken from each station for granulometric analysis. The survey methods for the hard substrata sites involved taking samples of barnacles from different locations at all sites to check their identity and scrapes of mud encrusting rocky surfaces were also taken in order to identify their flora and fauna. The biological interest and conservation importance in terms of sites, habitats, communities and species was then assessed. This field survey contributed to the Marine Nature Conservation Review of Great Britain which commenced in 1987.

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Marine Nature Conservation Review (MNCR)
marine surveys (intertidal & subtidal surveys) (littoral survey) (sublittoral surveys) (bathymetric survey) (see also marine monitoring and MNCR)
intertidal
Rhos Point
Liverpool Bay
New Brighton

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SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

Sediment grain size parameters
Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance
Zoobenthos generic abundance

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Date (Revision): 2021-01-06

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Other constraints: © CNC/NRW 1991 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.

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File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313131313538 XML

Metadata Language: English

Parent Identifier: Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Marine Benthic Species and Habitat Collation Held in Marine Recorder
NRW_DS114501

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:39:43.293Z

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

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

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