23670f66-69a9-4eec-ba7e-b5409a97681b
eng
dataset
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC
data@jncc.gov.uk
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2018-05-17
Habitat point records from 1980 OPRU Lundy littoral rock & caves survey
2001-08-29
2001-08-29
23670f66-69a9-4eec-ba7e-b5409a97681b
Field studies carried out in 1980 provide records of shore communities from five open-shore sites and six caves or pairs of caves at Lundy. The species present are listed with notes on their distribution and abundance and a broad description is given of the habitats and communities present. Two main features of Lundy shores are pointed to as of high scientific interest: the very wide range of habitats and therefore species present along a short length of coastline, and the exceptional richness of slate shores in the region of Rat Island. Lundy also has a large number of intertidal caves and these are an unusual habitat with distinctive communities present. Although the communities on Lundy shores are subject to considerable enviromental stress and therefore recovery potential after damage is probably high, some species and habitats including lower-shore organisms and some cave communities are probably susceptable to long-term damage from disturbance. Care should be taken that inappropriate development or purposeful disturbance does not affect the area of Rat Island. The south-west part of the Landing Bay, The Gates, Lametry Beach and Gannets Bay should be especially protected from oil pollution. Studies of boulder shores, caves and rock pools should be carried out in a systematic comparative manner in the future. There is a need for a very general survey and associated photographic record of Lundy shores to at least assess how adequate our description of shore habitats and communities is, and to provide a basis for recording gross change.
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC
data@jncc.gov.uk
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Marine
Marine Recorder
JNCCMNCR10000179
Habitat
MNCR
Open Government Licence v3.0
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no limitations
eng
oceans
-4.689750851
-4.635690135
51.15529236
51.21048805
1980-01-01
1980-12-31
Hiscock (1982) Lundy Marine Nature Reserve management plan. Supplement 1. Information file on the littoral ecology of Lundy.
Comma Separated Values
Unknown
http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/23670f66-69a9-4eec-ba7e-b5409a97681b-1980-OPRU-Lundy-littoral-rock-caves-survey.csv
1980-OPRU-Lundy-littoral-rock-caves-survey.csv
This survey was extracted from a Marine Recorder snapshot.