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The distribution of Sabellaria alveolata in Britain is restricted to the littoral zone of the south and west coasts. It is notably absent from the western end of the major peninsulas (S.W. Cornwall, Pembrokeshire and the Lleyn) and the Isle of Man despite the existence of suitable shores. This is one of the few single species studies commissioned by NCC on marine invertebrates. Reasons for initiating this particular investigation include reports of the species vanishing from some areas due to 'pollution', the presence of the species is easy to determine through the conspicuous reefs, an expert was on hand who could do the work and had a proven ability to be able to extract information from other workers. The report documents records of Sabellaria in Great Britain between 1918 and 1984. This survey was collated and digitised by MarLIN from Cunningham, Hawkins, Jones, Burrows (1984) as part of a contract to find information on the distribution of species and habitats in the Irish Sea as part of the Irish Sea Pilot project.
Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)
Released under DASSH terms and conditions
Other details | ||
Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 3227 |
Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 1918-1984 England, Wales and Scotland geographical distribution of Sabellaria alveolata |
File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 49e9c7354f00dba8013f25bfe358ba5e |
Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | MRMLN00200000007 |
Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1918-01-01 |
End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1984-12-31 |
Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 100 |
Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/gmxUom.xml#m |
Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The distribution of Sabellaria alveolata in Britain is restricted to the littoral zone of the south and west coasts. It is notably absent from the western end of the major peninsulas (S.W. Cornwall, Pembrokeshire and the Lleyn) and the Isle of Man despite the existence of suitable shores. This is one of the few single species studies commissioned by NCC on marine invertebrates. Reasons for initiating this particular investigation include reports of the species vanishing from some areas due to 'pollution', the presence of the species is easy to determine through the conspicuous reefs, an expert was on hand who could do the work and had a proven ability to be able to extract information from other workers. The report documents records of Sabellaria in Great Britain between 1918 and 1984. This survey was collated and digitised by MarLIN from Cunningham, Hawkins, Jones, Burrows (1984) as part of a contract to find information on the distribution of species and habitats in the Irish Sea as part of the Irish Sea Pilot project. |
Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Distribution of Sabellaria alveolata in the British Isles. Abundance follow scale listed in Appendix I. p indicates present but abundance unknown, abundances in brackets are estimated from data source, underlined abundances are those obtrained using the abundance scale given in Appendix I. (r) indicates reference made in publication, (c) indicates data obtained through correspondence and (p) indicates personal observation by P.N. Cunningham, S.J. Hawkins, H.D. Jones or M.T. Burrows. Three methods were used to assess the biogeographical distribution of Sabellaria alveolata in the British Isles, Literature research, correspondence and shore surveys. Appendix I Sabellaria alveolata Scale of abundance N Absent R Rare, less than 10 found in 30 minutes search O Occasional, scattered individuals, no patches F Frequent, many scattered individuals and small patches C Common, large sheets or patches at some shore levels (not forming large hummocks) A Abundant, large colonies, forming hummocks over 1 ft across - more than 20 percent cover overall at shore levels of peak abundance S.A. Super-abundant, massive reefs - colonies 2-3 ft thick greater than 50 percent cover at level of maximum abundance |
Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Cunningham, Hawkins, Jones, Burrows (1984) The geographical distribution of Sabellaria alveolata (L.) in England, Wales and Scotland, with investigations into the community structure of, and the effects of trampling on Sabellaria alveolata colonies; Parr, J. and Ager, O.E.D., 2003. Collation of data on distribution of species and habitats in the Irish Sea. Report from the Marine Biological Association to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, JNCC Contract: F90-01-592. (Reports:Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 -consultation). |
Related keywords | ||
Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | NDGO0001 |
Keyword title | NERC OAI Harvesting | |
Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance | |
Geographical coverage | ||
North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 56.284 |
East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -2.843 |
South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.4023 |
West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.9549 |
Regional sea | Western Channel & Celtic Sea | |
Irish Sea | ||
Bristol Channel | ||
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland | ||
Irish Sea and St. George's Channel | ||
North Sea | ||
soil and sediment | ||
Responsible organisations | ||
Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
Organisation name | Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
Individual name | Mitchell Neilly | |
Phone | 01752 633102 | |
Fax | 01752 633291 | |
Delivery point | Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill | |
Postal code | PL1 2PB | |
City | Plymouth | |
Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
Organisation name | Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
Individual name | Dan Lear | |
Phone | 01752 633102 | |
Fax | 01752 633291 | |
Delivery point | Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill | |
Postal code | PL1 2PB | |
City | Plymouth | |
Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
Organisation name | DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data | |
Individual name | P.N. Cunningham | |
Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
Organisation name | Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
Individual name | Becky Seeley | |
Phone | 01752 633102 | |
Fax | 01752 633291 | |
Delivery point | Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill | |
Postal code | PL1 2PB | |
City | Plymouth | |
Resource locators | ||
Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | http://dassh.ac.uk |
Dataset constraints | ||
20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | ISO restriction code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | otherRestrictions |
20 Limitations on Public Access – Other constraints | Any restriction on the use of the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | Released under DASSH terms and conditions |
21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | Released under DASSH terms and conditions |
Available data formats | ||
Data format name | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Database |
Version info | ||
Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 1984-12-31 |
Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 1984-12-31 |
Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 1918-01-01 |
Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2016-11-15 |
Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery metadata standard |
Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 2.3.4 |
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