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Species point records from 1984 Bunker/Hiscock Skomer sublittoral survey1984-Bunker-Hiscock-Skomer-sublittoral-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
JNCCMNCR10247865	JNCCMNCR10000161	1984 Bunker/Hiscock Skomer sublittoral survey	JNCCMNCR10010570	1984-08-06	1984-08-06	D	Lantern Southern Inlet (Skomer Marine Reserve)	Point	51.735062001872	-5.27015993912588	WGS84	140167	Lacuna crassior	FALSE	R	Not set	FALSE	The survey concentrated on the western side of the inlet from head to mouth. A bedrock cliff extended from the shore to 0.7m, where there was a overhang and the cliff was slightly undercut. From 0.7m the cliff descended to 2.7m at the gully head and 6.7m at its mouth. The gully walls bore many recesses some of which formed caverns going up to 1.5m into the cliff. The floor of the gully at 2.7m sloped slightly to moderately and was predominantly large boulders. Some medium boulders and a few angular stones, rounded pebbles and patches of clean shell gravel were present. At 6.7m, the gully floor sloped slightly and was composed of medium boulders, angular stones and rounded pebbles, with one or two large boulders. There was no silt on the gully walls. The gully floor had little silt in places at 2.7m and little to moderate silt at 6.7m. Systematic animal surveys were undertaken. Plant community descriptions are based on notes of conspicuous species. Sublittoral Fringe (MSD +2.3m) Encrusting coralline algae were abundant and Alaria esculenta, Laminaria digitata and Laminaria hyperborea, were all recorded as frequent to common. Patella sp. was recorded as common. Upper Infralittoral (MSD 0.7m) The majority of observations at this depth were on the cliff beneath the dense kelp, under a slight overhang. Dense Laminaria hyperborea dominated rock surfaces between 0.7m and 2.3m. At this level Corallina sp. and Meredithia microphylla were recorded as abundant, Cryptopleura ramosa and encrusting coralline algae as common and Desmarestia aculeata was occasional. Crisiidae were common and amongst the turf Corynactis viridis and ?Salmacina dysteri/Filograna implexa were also common. Of note was the presence of Asterina phylactica (common). The sponges Stelligera rigida and Dysidea fragilis were frequent. Also frequent were Caryophyllia smithii, Balanus crenatus and Polyclinidae. NOTE: Substratum % data are converted from the original substratum 1-3 scoring system.