Broadscale mapping of sublittoral habitats in the Sound of Barra: south east of South Uist
This map covers the area in the north of The Sound of Barra, at the south-eastern end of South Uist. The Sound of Barrahas been selected as a possible Special Area of Conservation (pSAC) on the basis of the nationally important colony of common seals, Phoca vitulina, and also for the wide variety of habitats associated with shallow âsandbanks which are slightly covered by seawater all the timeâ. A number of the sandbank habitats are of considerable conservation value, most notably the extensive beds of the eelgrass Zostera marina and tide-swept maerl beds composed of the coralline red alga Phymatolithon calcareum. A comprehensive biotope mapping survey of the sublittoral habitats within the Sound was undertaken in August 2001, by a collaborative research group from the University of St Andrews, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh University and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). This information supplemented the existing knowledge on the distribution of marine communities within the Sound of Barra pSAC and all this information was synthesised into a series of biotope classification maps. Additional information source: Bates, C. R., Moore, C. G., Malthus, T., Harries, D. B., Austin, W., Mair, J. M. and Karpouzli, E. (2004). Broad scale mapping of sublittoral habitats in The Sound of Barra, Scotland. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 005 (ROAME No. F01AA4
dataset
http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/98311840-4c91-4939-bb92-699dc53cbf57-GB000359.zip
name: GB000359.zip
98311840-4c91-4939-bb92-699dc53cbf57
eng
Bates, C. R., Moore, C. G., Malthus, T., Harries, D. B., Austin, W., Mair, J. M. and Karpouzli, E. (2004). Broad scale mapping of sublittoral habitats in The Sound of Barra, Scotland. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 005 (ROAME No. F01AA4
biota
Marine
Seabed Habitats and Geology
GB000359
Corpulent
Local
R3301
Show on webGIS
Nature Conservation
Research
AGDS
Cores
Diver survey
Grabs
Satellite imagery
-7.267718
-7.216968
57.097752
57.074756
2001-08-09
2001-08-17
publication
2003-12-31
Classification system details: Classified according to 5 substrate types and 3 biological descriptions. Associated datasets: GB000360; GB000423
Geospatial (vector polygon)
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