KiECO Ecoleg Dŵr Croyw Macroinfertebratau afonydd
Freshwater macroinvertebrates are used as an indicator of water quality and river flow requirements due to the relative immobility and abundance. This dataset is made up of the species abundance values from the freshwater river macroinvertebrates surveys conducted across Wales by Natural Resources Wales and former Environment Agency Wales. These surveys are conducted as part of on-going monitoring of river water quality for legislative requirements and to meet business drivers.
A geospatial version of this data is available in NRW_DS161278.
- Dull adnabod
 - Rhychwant
 - Dosbarthiad
 - Ansawdd
 - Allweddeiriau
 - System Cyfeirio Gofodol
 - Cynnwys
 - Cyfyngiadau
 - Cynnal a chadw
 - Metadata
 
Dull adnabod
- Dynodydd
 - NRW_DS122460
 
- Teitl Amgen
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- Freshwater River Macroinvertebrates
 
 
- Laith Metadata
 - English
 
- Datganiad
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A strict methodology is applied when sampling for freshwater river macroinvertebrates. There is a core network of sites which are monitored on a three-yearly rolling programme. These sites are located where risk assessment has shown significant risk of failure of WFD ecological quality standards. In addition sites may be sampled for investigative work, or on an ad hoc basis. Sampling areas are located with a larger survey area and must be representative of the overall survey area. A three-minute kick-sample is the most commonly used sampling method, although where necessary alternative methods are used, for example in deeper water or for investigative work. Once samples are collected they are sent NRW ecology laboratories for identification using standard methodologies, employing a strict Analytical Quality Control (AQC) procedure.
Once the data is collated in the central database, it has then been extracted and QA'd before going onto the NBN Atlas. It is important to note that this dataset will include some sampling events from recent months where sampling has been undertaken but laboratory analysis has not been completed, therefore the full complement of taxa for that sampling event will not yet be uploaded. These records will be completed in future data uploads from NRW to the NBN Atlas. This dataset also includes records for some non-macroinvertebrate species, such as birds and fish, that were either observed or collected during sampling. Any non-target organisms collected during sampling were immediately returned to the river.
 
- Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Creu)
 - 2019-03-13
 
- Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad)
 - 2025-09-02
 
Ystod amser
- Dyddiad cychwyn
 - 1978-04-07
 
- Dyddiad gorffen
 - 2025-09-02
 
- Categori pwnc
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- Biota
 
 
Rhychwant
Rhychwant
- Hyd
 - Wales (WLS)
 
                        Dosbarthiad
Dosbarthiad
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Data can be downloaded from NBN Atlas in .csv format
 
 
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- Lleolwr Adnoddau
 - View and Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
 
Ansawdd
Ansawdd Data
- Cwmpas Ansawdd
 - Dataset
 
- Cydymffurfiad
 - 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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- Datganiad
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A strict methodology is applied when sampling for freshwater river macroinvertebrates. There is a core network of sites which are monitored on a three-yearly rolling programme. These sites are located where risk assessment has shown significant risk of failure of WFD ecological quality standards. In addition sites may be sampled for investigative work, or on an ad hoc basis. Sampling areas are located with a larger survey area and must be representative of the overall survey area. A three-minute kick-sample is the most commonly used sampling method, although where necessary alternative methods are used, for example in deeper water or for investigative work. Once samples are collected they are sent NRW ecology laboratories for identification using standard methodologies, employing a strict Analytical Quality Control (AQC) procedure.
Once the data is collated in the central database, it has then been extracted and QA'd before going onto the NBN Atlas. It is important to note that this dataset will include some sampling events from recent months where sampling has been undertaken but laboratory analysis has not been completed, therefore the full complement of taxa for that sampling event will not yet be uploaded. These records will be completed in future data uploads from NRW to the NBN Atlas. This dataset also includes records for some non-macroinvertebrate species, such as birds and fish, that were either observed or collected during sampling. Any non-target organisms collected during sampling were immediately returned to the river.
 
Allweddeiriau
Allweddair
- Math
 - Theme
 
Dyfyniad
- Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
 - 2008-06-01
 
Allweddair
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NRW Thesaurus
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- freshwater biology
 - freshwater invertebrate
 - freshwater (fresh water, open water) (see also freshwater ecology) (see also inland waters,rivers,lakes)
 - biological monitoring
 - biological surveys
 - NBN Atlas
 
 
- Math
 - Theme
 
Dyfyniad
- Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
 - 2025-01-08
 
System Cyfeirio Gofodol
Cynnwys
Gwybodaeth Cynnwys
Proffil CNC
Elfennau CNC
Cyfyngiadau
Cyfyngiadau
Cyfyngiadau ar Fynediad a Defnydd Cyhoeddus
- Math o Gyfyngiad
 - Other restrictions
 
Cyfarwyddeb Cyfyngiadau Mynediad
- Cyfyngiadau
 - no limitations
 
Testun cyfyngiadau mynediad
- Cyfyngiadau eraill
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
 
Defnyddiwch gyfyngiadau
- Cyfyngiadau Defnyddio
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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. Attribution statement: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
 
Datganiad Priodoli
- Cyfyngiadau eraill
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
 
Metadata
Metadata
- Dynodydd Ffeil
 - 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313232343630 XML
 
- Laith Metadata
 - English
 
- Dynodydd Rhiant
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                                Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Ecological Data held in WISKI (KiEco)
                              
                              
                              
NRW_DS122446
 
- Math o adnodd
 - Dataset
 
- Dyddiad Metadata
 - 2025-11-03T17:05:00.486Z
 
- Enw Safonol Metadata
 - NRW
 
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