Identification

Title

1802 - 2003 Dorset Environmental Records Centre, Dorset, Algal records from Biological Records Centre from various sources.

Abstract

In September 2003 all the Dorset records from the Marine Algae Recording Scheme Database of the British Phycological Society (held at the Biological Records Centre - CEH Monks Wood) were extracted and passed onto Dorset Environmental Records Centre for inclusion in the Dorset Marine Biodiversity Database. The Marine Algae Recording Scheme was launched by the British Phycological Society in conjunction with the Biological Records Centre (BRC) in 1971. The aim of the scheme, organised by Professor T.A. Norton, was to map the distribution of the British seaweeds. It covers all the benthic members of the Chlorophycota, Phaeophycota and Rhodophycota, plus the genus Vaucheria (Xanthophyta). Only attached seaweeds are recorded, drift plants being ignored as their provenance is unknown. A standard recording card was produced at the start of the scheme, and was used for field recording by an enthusiastic group including both professional phycologists and amateur collectors. In addition, records were extracted from the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh and from papers published since 1950. The accumulated record cards were passed over to the Biological Records Centre in 1982 and put onto computer in 1983-4. The following data were included for each record (if provided by the original recorder): site name, grid reference (in full), date of record, code number of recorder and source of record. A Preliminary Atlas of fifteen species was published by the Biological Records Centre in 1978; since then recording has progressed steadily with a Provisional Atlas of 155 taxa published in 1985 and the final atlas published in 2003. Due to the age of some of the records, some of the Latin names have been revised since they were recorded. For those species names that weren't recognised by the current species dictionary the latest synonym has been taken from Hardy, G. and Guiry, M. (2003) A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. A note to this effect has been written in the notes section of the sample screen. N.B. All of the records received from the Biological Records Centre have currently been imported, including those with a vague date or a vague 2 figure grid reference. Where the locality name stated for a record allowed it to be pinpointed to a 4 figure grid reference, this has been done and a note added into the Sample description screen. It is hoped that over the coming years, the original source of most of these records can be identified and any additional information extracted and added to this database to add greater accuracy and value to the records.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

MRLRC0010000054F

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

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2008-01-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2003-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-3.0674

East bounding longitude

-1.6456

North bounding latitude

50.7535

South bounding latitude

50.3084

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Eastern Channel

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Western Channel and Celtic Sea

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

29E6

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

30E6

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

29E7

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

30E7

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

29E8

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-05-01

code identifying the extent

30E8

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

English Channel

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

littoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1802-01-01

End position

1998-02-27

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-02-14

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

In September 2003 all the Dorset records from the Marine Algae Recording Scheme Database of the British Phycological Society (held at the Biological Records Centre - CEH Monks Wood) were extracted and passed onto Dorset Environmental Records Centre for inclusion in the Dorset Marine Biodiversity Database. The Marine Algae Recording Scheme was launched by the British Phycological Society in conjunction with the Biological Records Centre (BRC) in 1971. The aim of the scheme, organised by Professor T.A. Norton, was to map the distribution of the British seaweeds. It covers all the benthic members of the Chlorophycota, Phaeophycota and Rhodophycota, plus the genus Vaucheria (Xanthophyta). Only attached seaweeds are recorded, drift plants being ignored as their provenance is unknown. A standard recording card was produced at the start of the scheme, and was used for field recording by an enthusiastic group including both professional phycologists and amateur collectors. In addition, records were extracted from the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh and from papers published since 1950. The accumulated record cards were passed over to the Biological Records Centre in 1982 and put onto computer in 1983-4. The following data were included for each record (if provided by the original recorder): site name, grid reference (in full), date of record, code number of recorder and source of record. A Preliminary Atlas of fifteen species was published by the Biological Records Centre in 1978; since then recording has progressed steadily with a Provisional Atlas of 155 taxa published in 1985 and the final atlas published in 2003. Due to the age of some of the records, some of the Latin names have been revised since they were recorded. For those species names that weren't recognised by the current species dictionary the latest synonym has been taken from Hardy, G. and Guiry, M. (2003) A Check-list and Atlas of the Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland. A note to this effect has been written in the notes section of the sample screen. N.B. All of the records received from the Biological Records Centre have currently been imported, including those with a vague date or a vague 2 figure grid reference. Where the locality name stated for a record allowed it to be pinpointed to a 4 figure grid reference, this has been done and a note added into the Sample description screen. It is hoped that over the coming years, the original source of most of these records can be identified and any additional information extracted and added to this database to add greater accuracy and value to the records.

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

Data Manager

organisation name

Dorset Environmental Record Centre

email address

enquiries@derc.org.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Record Centre Manager

organisation name

Dorset Environmental Record Centre

email address

c.a.steele@dorsetcc.gov.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