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Metadata: 1996-1999 EC Study Contract Clyde Sea BIOMAERL
Abstract:
A project investigating biomaerl biodiversity, functional structure and related anthropogenic impacts was funded by the European Commission under MASTS-3. The three year project involved collaboration between five laboratories from the UK, France, Spain and Malta. The project aimed to examine western European maerl-bed biodiversity and to establish the functional roles performed by key elements of the biota. The impacts of a variety on anthropogenic disturbances was investigated. The project set out to compile an inventory of NE Atlantic and Mediterranean maerl-bed biota and to develop management guidelines and conservation strategies for European maerl beds. Several publications have resulted from BIOMAERL.
Data holder:
University Marine Biological Station (UMBS), Millport
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Use constraints:
DASSH terms and conditions apply
Other details | ||
Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 4384 |
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. | 1996-1999 EC Study Contract Clyde Sea BIOMAERL |
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. | 9961b55bf9b7fcb2f63791bf8d2d18e4 |
Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | MAS3-CT95-0020 |
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 | 1996-02-01 |
End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 1999-02-01 |
Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
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. | A project investigating biomaerl biodiversity, functional structure and related anthropogenic impacts was funded by the European Commission under MASTS-3. The three year project involved collaboration between five laboratories from the UK, France, Spain and Malta. The project aimed to examine western European maerl-bed biodiversity and to establish the functional roles performed by key elements of the biota. The impacts of a variety on anthropogenic disturbances was investigated. The project set out to compile an inventory of NE Atlantic and Mediterranean maerl-bed biota and to develop management guidelines and conservation strategies for European maerl beds. Several publications have resulted from BIOMAERL. |
Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Within the Clyde Sea area, fieldwork was carried out by UMBSM. Sampling was conducted using two UMBSM-owned research vessels, RV Aplysia and RV Aora. Equipment deployed included a Valeport current meter, N.I.O. water sampler, van Veen grab, Secchi disc and ring dredge. Maerl beds sites within the Clyde Sea were -6 to -15m CD. Eighty five SCUBA dives were conducted at Stravanan Bay, Bute and 57 were completed at Creag Gobhainn, Loch Fyne. Fifty cruises were undertaken to investigate Clyde Sea maerl grounds. The following equipment and sampling techniques were adopted within Clyde Sea maerl bed sampling: beam trawl, scallop dredge, Naturalist's dredge, ring drdge, bucket dredge, van Veen grab, Day grab, Jonasson and Olausson box corer, Senckenberg box corer, hand-held cores, air-lifting, resin cast cores, resin cast burrows, video from a ROV, 1m squared quadrats and transect swims using SCUBA. A beam trawl and three scallop dredges were used to capture larger species. An assessment into the damaged caused to non-target species while fishing for scallops was conducted. Video analysis and diver observations were utilised to observe the distribution abundance behaviour and identity of larger species inhabitants of small maerl deposits. Small dredges were used to collect burrowing fauna which could not be sampled by grabs or cores. A 75cm ring dredge was used regularly. Grab sampling was utilised for the collection of small surface (maerl) living organisms. 0.1m squared van Veen grabs were used. Hand-held 0.08m squared circular cores were used for sampling small (less than 1mm) near surface maerl fauna. A combination of air-lifting, Senkenberg box cores and resin-cast burrows was used to collect deep-burrowing megafauna. A seasonal sampling programme of three replicate van Veen samples (100 sieved), three hand-held core samples (1mm sieved), ten sediment-surface quadrats on one ring dredge sample (2mm sieved) was established per site to determine an inventory of the mega.macrobiota of maerl systems and to deliberate disturbance. In addition 8 complete resin-cast thalassinid burrows, nine 1m squared air-lift samples and four Limaria hians nests were collected by SCUBA for further laboratory analysis. Video footage and photographs were obtained of storm and dredge disturbance and benthos associated with Scottish maerl beds. Water samples were taken to monitor the range and timing of fluctuations of salinity, temperature and turbidity. Suspended seston was measured over one year at each site. Data of benthic current field was determined by a Valeport current meter. Changes in sediment macro-topography was measured using a specially designed gauge. |
Related keywords | ||
Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
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 | Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies | |
General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Macroalgae and seagrass infection and damage | |
Geographical coverage | ||
North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 56.167 |
East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.0208 |
South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.4165 |
West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -5.4602 |
Regional sea | Irish Sea | |
Minches & Western Scotland | ||
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 | University Marine Biological Station (UMBS), Millport | |
Individual name | Carly Cassidy | |
Postal code | KA28 0EG | |
City | Millport | |
Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
Organisation name | Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH) | |
Position name | Data Manager | |
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 | University Marine Biological Station (UMBS), Millport | |
Individual name | P.G. Moore | |
Postal code | KA28 0EG | |
City | Millport | |
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 | University Marine Biological Station (UMBS), Millport | |
Individual name | Kathryn Stevenson | |
Postal code | KA28 0EG | |
City | Millport | |
Dataset constraints | ||
20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | otherRestrictions | |
20 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data and uses free text. | DASSH terms and conditions apply |
21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Restrictions apply. |
Available data formats | ||
Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents |
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. | 1999-01-01 |
Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2024-04-14 |
Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2019-11-04 |
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 | 2.3.8 |