Identification

Title

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

Abstract

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.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

MRLRC00100000556

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

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

creation

effective date

2011-02-16

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

revision

effective date

2009-11-16

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.1879

East bounding longitude

-1.7567

North bounding latitude

50.7028

South bounding latitude

50.5785

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

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2003-01-01

End position

2003-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-01-25

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

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

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Not to be quoted or reproduced without prior permission of the author.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Not to be quoted or reproduced without prior permission of the author.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

British Petroleum, Environmental Division

organisation name

National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton

email address

kjc@noc.soton.ac.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

British Petroleum, Environmental Division

organisation name

National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton

email address

kjc@noc.soton.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Living Seas Manager

organisation name

Dorset Wildlife Trust

email address

Enquiries@derc.org.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-05-05

Metadata language