Identification

Title

Marine Phytoplankton Surveys (Biosys)

Alternative title(s)

Abstract

The Environment Agency undertakes freshwater and marine biological monitoring in England. This dataset contains site, sample and taxa information from marine phytoplankton surveys carried out across England from 1993 onwards. Notes: - These survey data are stored in an archive more commonly known as BIOSYS. - Pollution Samples are excluded from the dataset. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=e5596d24-5994-4cc3-bc19-b774c5770d2b&fileName=Marine_phytoplankton_surveys_(Biosys).pdf

protocol: http

name: Marine_phytoplankton_surveys_(Biosys).pdf

description: Marine_phytoplankton_surveys_(Biosys).pdf download on Defra Data Services Platform

https://environment.data.gov.uk/ecology/explorer/

protocol: http

name: ECOLOGY_FISH_DATA_EXPLORER

description: Ecology and Fish data explorer

https://environment.data.gov.uk/ecology/api/v1/index.html

protocol: http

name: ECOLOGY_FISH_API

description: Ecology and Fish API

https://support.environment.data.gov.uk/space/DPK/15827056/Ecology+and+Fish+Data

protocol: http

name: DSP_CUSTOMER_FORUM

description: Guidance and FAQs on the Data Services Platform Customer Forum

Unique resource identifier

code

b9b6924e-3627-4e18-bbf6-eb36d7efbb3a

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

biota

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Biosys

biota

environment

Keyword set

keyword value

marine monitoring

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

biology

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

ecology

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Keyword set

keyword value

phytoplankton

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4

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

1993-05-26

End position

Invalid Date

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2021-02-01

date type

revision

effective date

2022-06-30

Frequency of update

monthly

Quality and validity

Lineage

This dataset is derived from Biosys and contains marine phytoplankton surveys.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Open format | Comma Separated Values file (CSV)

version of format

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

2024-01-02

Metadata language

eng