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Species point records from 1987 Heriot-Watt University Loch Moidart littoral survey1987-Heriot-Watt-University-Loch-Moidart-littoral-survey.csv

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RecordKey	SurveyKey	SurveyName	SampleKey	StartDate	EndDate	DateType	LocationName	DataType	Latitude	Longitude	Projection	AphiaId	Species	Uncertain	Abundance_SACFORN	Abundance_Count	IsDead	SampleComment
JNCCMNCR10203848	JNCCMNCR10000095	1987 Heriot-Watt University Loch Moidart littoral survey	JNCCMNCR10008736	1987-07-28	1987-07-28	D	North Channel (Loch Moidart)	Point	56.8013792713413	-5.82767266813482	WGS84	144937	Elachista fucicola	FALSE	Not set	Not set	FALSE	Algal populations outwith the large pool were broadly similar on either side of the ford. On the seaward side the red alga Hildenbrandia rubra was occasionally found in the small pools between the mud hummocks, and films of blue-green algae including Microcoleus sp., Oscillatoria sp. and Rivularia sp. were also found on the mud surface. Nearer the banks there was a heavy covering of fucoids. In descending order of occurrence on the shore these were principally Pelvetia canaliculata, Fucus spiralis, Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosis. Ascophyllum nodosum appeared in two forms normal, and also as Ascophyllum nodosum mackii. The extensive beds of Ascophyllum nodosum mackii were a notable feature of this site. Also notable was the bright yellow, as opposed to the normal brown-yellow, colouration of many plants of all fucoid species. Several algae were found loose-lying in pools: Chorda filum, Ceramium rubrum, Polysiphonia lanosa and filamentous brown algae. Colpomenia peregrina was found. Drift mussel shells supported well-developed growths of shell-boring algae. Small banks of Mytilus edulis were found on boulders, many with Balanus balanoides as an epizooid. Some barnacles were epiphytised by a crust of Hildenbrandia rubra. Patella vulgata and Littorina littorea were also present, as was Spirorbis species. Cerastoderma edule was found on the surface of the mud. In the large tide pool sponges were relatively abundant, as were small prawns. Worm casts, probably Arenicola marina, were abundant on the mud surface. Empty Turritella communis shells were abundant on the mud surface. An outcrop at the western end of the north bank had a dense coverage of fucoids and also mats Cladophora rupestris, Ulva lactuca and Enteromorpha intestinalis, as well as turfs of red algae. Pools here contained, in addition to species already found, Polyides rotundus, Furcellaria lumbricalis, and Cladophora rupestris. NOTE: Substratum % data are converted from the original substratum 1-3 scoring system.
JNCCMNCR10203350	JNCCMNCR10000095	1987 Heriot-Watt University Loch Moidart littoral survey	JNCCMNCR10008715	1987-07-28	1987-07-28	D	Mid loch (disused jetty) (Loch Moidart)	Point	56.7912925451915	-5.78109680237402	WGS84	144937	Elachista fucicola	FALSE	Not set	Not set	FALSE	On the jetty, in descending order, Pelvetia canaliculata gave way to Fucus spiralis, Fucus vesiculosis, Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus serratus. The red alga Catenella caespitosa was found at the same height as Fucus spiralis, and Hildenbrandia rubra was found on pebbles low on the shore. Brown epiphytic algae were found on the fucoids. Prasiola stpitata was present higher up on the rock outcrop. Once again the algae were frequently yellow in colour. NOTE: Substratum % data are converted from the original substratum 1-3 scoring system.