Identification

Title

Species point records from 1978-79 SWBSS Lundy sublittoral survey

Abstract

This report describes the results of surveys carried out around Lundy in 1978 and 1979. 50 sites were surveyed off the 13 km of coastline. Data collected in some surveys previous to 1978 have also been used in compiling this report. Lists of species present and the main habitats observed are presented. The distribution of species on rock in relation to depth is described and the main features noted. The distribution of habitats and species around Lundy is brought about by mainly by the influence of wave action and tidal streams which vary widely around the island. 29 species present around Lundy are listed as rare or unusual in the context of the sublittoral ecosystems in the British Isles. Many of these species were present in large numbers at some locations around Lundy. Within the context of the SWBSS, Lundy is considered to be the richest and most scientifically interesting area studied. It is suggested that further work on sublittoral ecosystems at Lundy should be mainly concerned with data consolidation for the wide range of studies carried out in recent years. However, a programme of work aimed at establishing sites surveillance of change and initiating a programme of recording is suggested as the next stage of work. Records currently considered sensitive have been removed from this dataset.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://data.jncc.gov.uk/data/c6b8cc7d-db13-45c3-97b6-5abef86a1683-1978-79-SWBSS-Lundy-sublittoral-survey.csv

name: 1978-79-SWBSS-Lundy-sublittoral-survey.csv

Unique resource identifier

code

c6b8cc7d-db13-45c3-97b6-5abef86a1683

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

Hiscock (1981) South-West Britain Sublittoral Survey. Field surveys of sublittoral habitats and species around Lundy.

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

oceans

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Marine

Marine Recorder

JNCCMNCR10000074

MNCR

Species

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-4.689228408

East bounding longitude

-4.635690135

North bounding latitude

51.21048805

South bounding latitude

51.14631013

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1978-06-14

End position

1979-08-13

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2007-04-25

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

This survey was extracted from a Marine Recorder snapshot.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Comma Separated Values

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence v3.0

Limitations on public access

no limitations

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC

email address

data@jncc.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2018-05-17

Metadata language

eng