Identification

Title

2014 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) biological analyses of Heriot Watt University Loch Creran Serpulid Diver Monitoring Survey

Abstract

This survey work was undertaken by Heriot-Watt University over the winter of 2014/15, chiefly in the form of an undergraduate dissertation. The work aimed to assess the extent and possible cause of reef damage. The video data collected in this 2014 survey was analysed in 2019 under contract from NatureScot (SNH) to assess development of the serpulid reef feature of Loch Creran over time following a repeat site condition monitoring survey of the biogenic sub-features of the loch carried out between 2017-2018 in order to identify any deterioration in the condition of the features and to form a judgement on their current condition.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

GB-SCT-SNH-ME-MRSNH00100000035-CRER

codeSpace

http://www.nature.scot

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

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

Additional information source

Moore, C.G., Harries, D.B., Tulbure, K.W., Cook, R.L., Saunders, G.R., Lyndon, A.R., Kamphausen, L., & James, B. 2020. The current status of serpulid reefs, horse mussel beds and flame shell beds in Loch Creran SAC and MPA. Scottish Natural Heritage Research Report No. 1156.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

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

2011-02-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2011-07-06

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2012-03-16

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2005-04-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.4255

East bounding longitude

-5.2286

North bounding latitude

56.5690

South bounding latitude

56.5078

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-06-18

code identifying the extent

Minches & Western Scotland

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1954-01-01

code identifying the extent

Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

circalittoral

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-01-01

code identifying the extent

infralittoral

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2021-11-15

End position

2014-11-16

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

The video data logged in this survey was collected as part of fieldwork by Heriot-Watt University in 2014. The video data collected in this 2014 survey was analysed in 2019 under contract from NatureScot (SNH) to assess development of the serpulid reef feature of Loch Creran over time.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-01-23

degree

true

explanation

See the referenced specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

This survey recorded no species or biotope occurrences that NatureScot consider as sensitive; all records may therefore be released in response to requests covered by Environmental Information Regulations or Freedom of Information Regulations; additionally its re-use and dissemination is permissible under Open Government Licence terms. Any re-use of this data will acknowledge the copyright owner.

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

No restriction on public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Consultant

organisation name

Colin Moore

email address

c.g.moore84@gmail.com

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

NatureScot Data Manager

organisation name

NatureScot (HQ Inverness)

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

NatureScot Data Manager

organisation name

NatureScot (HQ Inverness)

email address

data_supply@nature.scot

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-02-24

Metadata language