Identification

Title

WFD Cycle 2 TraC angiosperm classification

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

The dataset is a subset of “WFD Classification Status Cycle 2” and contains classification data for the Angiosperm biological element in transitional and coastal bodies. Angiosperms are flowering plants and include seagrasses and saltmarshes within the marine community. Separate assessment tools for seagrass and saltmarsh are used to measure metrics of composition and abundance. Each tool compares actual (observed) metric scores against reference conditions (reflecting a water body in pristine condition). The comparison of the observed to expected scores is known as an Ecological Quality Ratio (EQR). The EQR score from the tool assessments are used to produce the Angiosperm classification (High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad) of the water body for Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015. All rights reserved.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.gov.uk/dataset/wfd-classification-status-cycle-2

protocol: http

name:

description: External version on Defra Data Services Platform

Unique resource identifier

code

39d2279a-ae83-4b6d-a567-dfc41e634fcc

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

environment

Keyword set

keyword value

EC directive

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

water quality

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-6.236

East bounding longitude

2.072

North bounding latitude

55.816

South bounding latitude

49.943

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-12-02

End position

2099-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-07

Frequency of update

annually

Quality and validity

Lineage

The Water Framework Directive classification system is risk based and focuses on where there is likely to be a problem. It uses a principle known as "one out, all out", which means the poorest individual results drive the overall classification for a water body. It reports on over 30 quality elements, grouped into ecological status and chemical status. Ecological status includes physico-chem (e.g. nutrients, pH, dissolved oxygen, ammonia) , biological elements (e.g. phytoplankton, macroalgae, fish, invertebrates) , specific pollutants (e.g. metals and compounds, organic compounds) , hydromorphology (e.g. depth, width, flow, structure). Chemical status is assessed using priority substances, priority hazardous substances and other pollutants that present a significant risk to the water environment.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Proprietary format | MS Excel (XLS)

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Constraint set

Use constraints

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

web address

https://environment.data.gov.uk/support

description: Defra Data Services Forum

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environment Agency

email address

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-01-05

Metadata language