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Species point records from 1978 Smith west Inverness-shire & north Argyll littoral survey

Publisher
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Updated
17 May 2018
Topic
Environment

Summary

The area covered is from Loch Hourn to the Sound of Mull, and up to Loch Linne. Some of the work is patchy and qualitative, being done at an amateur basis. A few sites were surveyed in more detail. Descriptions of the distribution of littoral mollusca on rocky and sedimentary shores, plus data from inshore dredge trawls. Some notes on the impacts of tourism. Stations are described giving main features of habitats and communities, and species lists and photographs of sites are appended. In the discussion, Loch Sunart is considered disappointing, but several other sites were recommended for further investigation: the north side of Loch Nevis between Sandaig and Inverie Bay, Loch nan Ceall, Loch Ailort, Ardnamurchan Point, Camaschoirk, all Sound of Mull stations and Camas Chil-Mhalieu. Records currently considered sensitive have been removed from this dataset.

Data links

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1978-Smith-west-Inverness-shire-north-Argyll-littoral-survey.csv 22/6/2016

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
17 May 2018
Harvest GUID
8928acbe-b2a1-4a05-9c40-d46c1502cfab
Extent (Latitude)
57.13330788° to 56.47168144°
Extent (Longitude)
-6.207052277° to -5.108033689°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2001-08-21
Access constraints
no limitations
Responsible party
Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC (custodian)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng