2003 The National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOC), Poole Bay, Swanage and Kimmeridge, Dorset. Dive survey of Maerl, worm reefs, bream nests, sea fans and brittlestars
These records all relate to 'Collins, K. (2003) Dorset marine habitat surveys: Maerl, worm reefs, bream nests, sea fans and brittlestars. 2003 survey results'. A copy of the report is held at Dorset Environmental Records Centre. This report is the third in a series describing marine biodiversity habitats in Dorset surveyed during 2001-3. The report includes survey work documented in previous reports by the same author. However, to avoid duplication, only the survey work undertaken since January 2003 (when the second report was published) has been entered here. The distribution and density of live maerl (Phymatolithon calcareum) was resurveyed in western Poole Bay, finding no significant change over the period 2000 - 2003. Two other habitats have been further mapped: biogenic worm reefs (Sabellaria spinulosa) off Swanage and brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis) beds off Kimmeridge. Bream nests and a specimen of the pink seafan Eunicella verrucosa were discovered whilst investigating a patch reef in Poole Bay and are also reported here. The survey data entered into this database has been supplied electronically by Dr. Ken Collins.
dataset
MRLRC00100000556
eng
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
biota
revision
2008-01-06
creation
2011-02-16
creation
2003-01-01
revision
2009-11-16
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50.7028
50.5785
creation
2009-06-18
Eastern Channel
creation
2009-06-18
Western Channel and Celtic Sea
creation
2009-05-01
29E6
creation
2009-05-01
30E6
creation
2009-05-01
29E7
creation
2009-05-01
30E7
creation
2009-05-01
29E8
creation
2009-05-01
30E8
2003-01-01
2003-12-31
publication
2013-01-25
notPlanned
These records all relate to 'Collins, K. (2003) Dorset marine habitat surveys: Maerl, worm reefs, bream nests, sea fans and brittlestars. 2003 survey results'. A copy of the report is held at Dorset Environmental Records Centre. This report is the third in a series describing marine biodiversity habitats in Dorset surveyed during 2001-3. The report includes survey work documented in previous reports by the same author. However, to avoid duplication, only the survey work undertaken since January 2003 (when the second report was published) has been entered here. The distribution and density of live maerl (Phymatolithon calcareum) was resurveyed in western Poole Bay, finding no significant change over the period 2000 - 2003. Two other habitats have been further mapped: biogenic worm reefs (Sabellaria spinulosa) off Swanage and brittlestar (Ophiothrix fragilis) beds off Kimmeridge. Bream nests and a specimen of the pink seafan Eunicella verrucosa were discovered whilst investigating a patch reef in Poole Bay and are also reported here. The survey data entered into this database has been supplied electronically by Dr. Ken Collins
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British Petroleum, Environmental Division
National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton
originator
British Petroleum, Environmental Division
National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton
custodian
Living Seas Manager
Dorset Wildlife Trust
pointOfContact
2021-05-05