KiEco Marine Phytoplankton - Geospatial
This data collates all the Phytoplankton samples collected within Wales from 2007 onwards by Natural Resources Wales and former Environment Agency Wales that are held within NRWs KiEco Database. This methodology is based on the principle that additional nutrients (especially nitrogen) can alter the amount of phytoplankton in transitional and coastal waters. Persistent and high counts of phytoplankton taxa are also seen as a measure of disturbance in the phytoplankton community. These surveys are conducted as part of on-going monitoring for legislative requirements and to meet organisational drivers. In addition, sites may be sampled for investigative work, or on an ad hoc basis.
Phytoplankton samples are taken in situ and are usually sent to a specialist marine contractor for Species Identity and abundance (two labs have been used in this time period; CEFAS 2007 – 2009 & APEM 2010 – onwards). Phytoplankton samples are analysed (identified and counted) using the Utermöhl method. Further information is available from the UK-TAG WFD website.
For many of our marine survey techniques we record an NGR at the site because this acts as a central/representative location around which we collect lots of samples. An NGR is then also recorded against each of the samples to give a more accurate sampling location.
A Darwin Core version of this data which is published to the NBN Atlas is available in NRW_DS161379.
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- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS124916
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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Surveys are carried out by a range of survey methods, the data from one survey is not necessarily directly comparable to another. The user is recommended to check the survey method used in the data provided.
We do our best to avoid data quality problems, but as these datasets reflect the data we hold, they may contain errors
The data is provided as a set of related data tables due to the quantity and structure of the data. A basic understanding of relational data is assumed.
The change in analytical lab in 2010 resulted in the new laboratory reporting increased abundances of species because of the more high-powered microscopes available. There were also inconsistencies in recording Phaeocystis as either cell counts or colony counts.
- Additional Information
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https://www.wfduk.org/resources/tags/transitional-coastal-water-159/tags/phytoplankton-68
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2026-11-03
Temporal Extent
- Begin date
- 2007-01-03
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
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water column boundary layer
Distribution
Distribution
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Documents
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Unknown
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Excel spreadsheets with species data
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ESRI Feature Class
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Documents
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Unknown
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- Resource Locator
- View and Download Service ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- Resource Locator
- Web Mapping Service ( OGC:WMS )
- Resource Locator
- DASSH ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Quality
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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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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- false
- Lineage
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Surveys are carried out by a range of survey methods, the data from one survey is not necessarily directly comparable to another. The user is recommended to check the survey method used in the data provided.
We do our best to avoid data quality problems, but as these datasets reflect the data we hold, they may contain errors
The data is provided as a set of related data tables due to the quantity and structure of the data. A basic understanding of relational data is assumed.
The change in analytical lab in 2010 resulted in the new laboratory reporting increased abundances of species because of the more high-powered microscopes available. There were also inconsistencies in recording Phaeocystis as either cell counts or colony counts.
Keywords
Keywords
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- phytoplankton
- Water Framework Directive (WFD)
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2026-10-30
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-19
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
- Use constraints type
- Other restrictions
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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
- Other constraints
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
Licence
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313234393136 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2026-11-05T10:21:05.367Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0