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KiEco Freshwater Ecology: Lake Macroinvertebrates - Geospatial
KiECO Ecoleg Dŵr Croyw Macro-infertebratau Llynnoedd

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Freshwater macroinvertebrates are used as an indicator of water quality and Lake flow requirements due to the relative immobility and abundance.


This dataset contains site, sample, metric and taxa information from freshwater Lake macroinvertebrate surveys carried out across Wales by Natural Resources Wales and former Environment Agency Wales since 1997 and onwards. These surveys are conducted as part of on-going monitoring of Lake water quality for legislative requirements and to meet business needs.

Defnyddir macroinfertebrata dŵr croyw fel dangosydd o ansawdd dŵr a gofynion llif y Llyn oherwydd eu disymudedd a'u helaethrwydd cymharol. Mae’r set ddata hon yn cynnwys gwybodaeth am safle, sampl, metrigau a thacsonau o arolygon macroinfertebrata llynnoedd dŵr croyw a gynhaliwyd ledled Cymru gan Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru ac Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd Cymru gynt ers 1997 ac ymlaen. Cynhelir yr arolygon hyn fel rhan o waith monitro parhaus o ansawdd dŵr llynnoedd ar gyfer gofynion deddfwriaethol ac i fodloni ysgogwyr busnes.


Cesglir data infertebratau llynnoedd gan ddefnyddio gwahanol ddulliau samplu. Mae samplau cic creaduriaid infertebratau llyn yn defnyddio'r un dechneg tair munud ag mewn afonydd ac fe'u defnyddir fel rhan o'r broses y Gyfarwyddeb Fframwaith Dŵr i asesu asideiddio mewn llynnoedd. Techneg Cironomid Exuviae (CPET) sy’n asesu poblogaeth Cironomidau yn y llyn i helpu i asesu maetholion ac amodau pH yn y corff dŵr.


Defnyddir methodoleg gaeth wrth samplu am facroinfertebratau llyn. Mae rhwydwaith craidd o safleoedd sy'n cael eu monitro ar raglen dreigl tair blynedd. Mae'r safleoedd hyn wedi'u lleoli lle mae asesiad risg wedi dangos risg sylweddol o fethiant safonau ansawdd ecolegol y Gyfarwyddeb Fframwaith Dŵr. Yn ogystal, gellir samplu safleoedd ar gyfer gwaith ymchwiliol neu ar sail ad hoc. Mae ardaloedd samplu wedi'u lleoli gydag ardal arolwg fwy ac mae'n rhaid iddynt fod yn gynrychioliadol o'r ardal arolwg gyffredinol. Unwaith y bydd samplau wedi'u casglu, byddant yn cael eu hanfon at labordai ecoleg CNC i'w hadnabod gan ddefnyddio methodolegau safonol, gan ddefnyddio gweithdrefn Rheoli Ansawdd Dadansoddol llym.


Unwaith y bydd y data wedi'i goladu yn y gronfa ddata ganolog, mae wedi'i echdynnu a'i sicrhau cyn ei gyhoeddi. Mae'n bwysig nodi y bydd y set ddata hon yn cynnwys rhai digwyddiadau samplu o'r misoedd diwethaf lle mae samplu wedi'i wneud ond nad yw dadansoddiad labordy wedi'i gwblhau, felly ni fydd y cyflenwad llawn o dacsonau ar gyfer y digwyddiad samplu hwnnw'n cael ei lanlwytho eto. Bydd y cofnodion hyn yn cael eu cwblhau wrth lanlwytho data yn y dyfodol o CNC i Atlas y Rhwydwaith Bioamrywiaeth Cenedlaethol. Mae'r set ddata hon hefyd yn cynnwys cofnodion ar gyfer rhai rhywogaethau nad ydynt yn macroinfertebratau, megis adar a physgod, a welwyd neu a gasglwyd yn ystod y samplu. Cafodd unrhyw organebau nad oeddent yn darged a gasglwyd yn ystod y samplu eu dychwelyd ar unwaith i'r llyn.


Golygiadau

Mae rhywfaint o wybodaeth wedi’i golygu i sicrhau bod y data ar gael yn agored. Mae hyn yn cynnwys:


Data trydydd parti

Data a gasglwyd ar gyfer ymchwiliadau parhaus

Arolygon wedi’u canslo neu heb eu cwblhau

Lleoliad rhywogaethau a warchodir lle gallai rhyddhau manylion eu lleoliad gael effaith andwyol ee misglod perlog yr afon.

Amlder Diweddaru

Mae'r data hwn yn cael ei ddiweddaru'n barhaus. Cymerir samplau CPET rhwng mis Ebrill a mis Hydref (4 sampl wedi'u gwasgaru'n gyfartal) a chymerir samplau cic ar y llyn yn y gwanwyn yn unig (Mawrth-Mai). Yn aml, nid yw data o dymhorau arolygon yn cael eu mewnbynnu ar adeg eu cipio a gall fod sawl mis cyn iddo gael ei roi yn y system. Mae’r set ddata allanol yn cael ei diweddaru yn fisol i gynnwys data newydd, a gall hefyd gynnwys cywiriadau i ddata a gyhoeddwyd yn flaenorol oherwydd gwaith sicrhau ansawdd.


Rhybuddion Gwybodaeth

Gwnawn ein gorau i osgoi problemau ansawdd data, ond gan fod y setiau data hyn yn adlewyrchu’r data sydd gennym, gallant gynnwys gwallau.

Darperir y data fel set o dablau data cysylltiedig oherwydd maint a strwythur y data. Tybir bod dealltwriaeth sylfaenol o ecoleg a data perthynol yn bodoli.

Nid yw data sy'n ymwneud ag ymchwiliadau i achosion o lygredd neu wybodaeth am rywogaethau a warchodir yn cael ei ryddhau oherwydd gallai gwybodaeth am leoliad y safleoedd hyn fod yn niweidiol i ymchwiliadau parhaus neu warchod rhywogaethau.

Nid oes gan bob safle ddata sylfaen amgylcheddol wedi'i restru.

Datganiad priodoli

Yn cynnwys gwybodaeth Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru © Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a Hawl Cronfa Ddata. Cedwir pob hawl.

  • Identification
  • Extent
  • Distribution
  • Quality
  • Keywords
  • Spatial Reference System
  • Content
  • Constraints
  • Maintenance
  • Metadata

Identification

Dynodydd
Identifier
NRW_DS161277
Teitl Amgen
Alternative Title
  • KiEco Freshwater Lake Macro-invertebrates Taxa.lyr
  • KiEco Freshwater Lake Macro-invertebrates Site Detail.lyr
  • KiEco Freshwater Lake Macro-invertebrates Sample Metric.lyr
  • Freshwater Lake Macroinvertebrates
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Lake invertebrate data is collected using different sampling methods. Lake invertebrate kick samples use the same 3-minute technique as in rivers and are used as part of the WFD process to assess acidification within lakes. Chironomid Exuviae Technique (CPET) which assesses the population of Chironomids within the lake to help assess nutrient and pH conditions within the waterbody.


A strict methodology is applied when sampling for freshwater Lake 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. 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 being published. 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 Lake.

Dyddiad cyfeirnod y set ddata (Cyhoeddiad)
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2026-10-27

Temporal Extent

Begin date
1997-01-01
 
Categori pwnc
Topic category
  • Biota
    Biota
Perchennog
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Cychwynnwr
Originator
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Cyhoeddwr
Publisher
  natural Resources Wales -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 

Extent

Extent

Hyd
Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
N
W
E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 
 

Distribution

Dosbarthiad
Distribution

Fformat - Math a Disgrifiad
Format Type and Description
  • Geographical Information System ( Unknown )

    Specification

    ESRI Feature Class

  • Delimited ( Unknown )

    Specification

    Original data held on Wiski-Kieco database

Lleolwr Adnoddau
Resource Locator
Download and View Service ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Lleolwr Adnoddau
Resource Locator
WMS ( OGC:WMS )
 

Quality

Ansawdd Data
Data quality

Cwmpas Ansawdd
Quality Scope
Dataset
Dataset
Cydymffurfiad
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
Explanation

This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.

Degree
false
Lineage

Lake invertebrate data is collected using different sampling methods. Lake invertebrate kick samples use the same 3-minute technique as in rivers and are used as part of the WFD process to assess acidification within lakes. Chironomid Exuviae Technique (CPET) which assesses the population of Chironomids within the lake to help assess nutrient and pH conditions within the waterbody.


A strict methodology is applied when sampling for freshwater Lake 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. 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 being published. 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 Lake.

 

Keywords

Allweddair
Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Species distribution
Math
Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Allweddair
Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

  • NBN Atlas
  • biological monitoring
  • biological surveys
  • lake ecology
  • freshwater biology
  • freshwater (fresh water, open water) (see also freshwater ecology) (see also inland waters,rivers,lakes)
Math
Type
Theme
Theme

Dyfyniad
Citation

Dyddiad (Cyhoeddiad)
Date (Publication)
2026-10-30
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
Latitude and Longitude (EPSG::4326)
 

Content

Gwybodaeth Cynnwys
Content Information

Proffil CNC
NRW Profile

Elfennau CNC
Custom Elements

 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Math o Gyfyngiad
Restriction type
Other restrictions
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

Part of this dataset is sensitive, and access may be restricted under relevant legislation. NRW may NOT publish or disseminate the sensitive data. Requests should be referred to NRW's Access to Information Officer. However, there are no access restrictions on non-sensitive data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate a redacted version of the data freely.

 

Use Constraints

Cyfyngiadau Defnyddio
Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CNC/NRW. NRW does NOT grant permission to third parties to re-use or disseminate the full dataset. A redacted version of the 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

Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.

 

Licence

Other constraints
Open Government Licence
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

Dynodydd Ffeil
File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313631323737 XML
Laith Metadata
Metadata Language
English
Parent Identifier
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Ecological Data held in WISKI (KiEco)

NRW_DS122446

Math o adnodd
Resource type
Dataset
Dataset
Dyddiad Metadata
Metadata Date
2026-11-02T14:41:16.102Z
Enw Safonol Metadata
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Fersiwn Metadata
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

Pwynt Cyswllt
pointOfContact
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW) -
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
 
 

Publishing Body

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