Identification

Title

1993 - 1994 School of Biological Sciences, Swansea University, Sedimentary Shores in Poole Harbour, Box core sampling survey

Abstract

All these records relate to "Dyrynda, Lewis (1994) Sedimentary shores in Poole Harbour: Bait harvesting and other human impacts" A copy of the report is held at English Nature (Dorset Team). Poole Harbour is known to support substantial populations of bait species. The aims of this study, commissioned by the South-West Region of English Nature, are to assess the ecological status of the northern shores of Poole Harbour in terms of the invertebrate infauna, with particular emphasis on the larger species used for fishing bait. Nine shore locations were selected for detailed evaluation, 7 within the north-east sector of the Harbour, and 2 to the north-west. The shores selected represented a range of sedimentary types and all experience significant levels of bait digging. Box core samples of 0.05 m sq were taken at a range of levels at 50m intervals along a downshore transect at each site. Two randomly located samples were taken at each site (0.05m sq box core was pushed into the sediment to a depth of 0.15m), this was sieved through a 1mm mesh. Infaunal samples were identified in the lab. All species densities are expressed as numbers per metre sq of shore. Fieldwork was undertaken between November 1993 - February 1994.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

MRLRC00100000540

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

UNESCO

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2003-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.0835

East bounding longitude

-1.9164

North bounding latitude

50.7360

South bounding latitude

50.6614

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Eastern Channel

Extent group

authority code

title

ICES Rectangles

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

30E7

Extent group

authority code

title

ICES Rectangles

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

30E8

Extent group

authority code

title

International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

English Channel

Extent group

authority code

title

SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

littoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1993-11-01

End position

1994-02-28

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-02-14

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Survey run by Peter Dyrynda (University of Wales, Swansea) for English Nature (Peterborough). All these records relate to "Dyrynda, Lewis (1994) Sedimentary shores in Poole Harbour: Bait harvesting and other human impacts" A copy of the report is held at English Nature (Dorset Team). Poole Harbour is known to support substantial populations of bait species. The aims of this study, commissioned by the South-West Region of English Nature, are to assess the ecological status of the northern shores of Poole Harbour in terms of the invertebrate infauna, with particular emphasis on the larger species used for fishing bait. Nine shore locations were selected for detailed evaluation, 7 within the north-east sector of the Harbour, and 2 to the north-west. The shores selected represented a range of sedimentary types and all experience significant levels of bait digging. Box core samples of 0.05 m sq were taken at a range of levels at 50m intervals along a downshore transect at each site. Two randomly located samples were taken at each site (0.05m sq box core was pushed into the sediment to a depth of 0.15m), this was sieved through a 1mm mesh. Infaunal samples were identified in the lab. All species densities are expressed as numbers per metre sq of shore. Fieldwork was undertaken between November 1993 - February 1994.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Data is freely available for research or commercial use providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

No restrictions to public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Marine Ecologist (retired)

organisation name

University of Wales Swansea, Natural Sciences

full postal address

Singleton Park

Swansea

SA2 8PP

email address

biosciences@swansea.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Natural England

full postal address

Northminster House

Peterborough

PE1 1UA

telephone number

+44 (0)845 600 3078

facsimile number

+44 (0)1733 455103

email address

enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Marine Survey and Data Officer

organisation name

Dorset Wildlife Trust

email address

CBolton@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2016-11-15

Metadata language

eng