WFD Rocky Shore Macroalgal Species
Summary
This record is for Approval for Access product AfA129. Information regarding the presence of macroalgal species on rocky shores monitored for the Water Framework Directive ecological assessment of transitional and coastal waters of England and Wales. Monitoring follows the Reduced Species List method outlined in the UK Technical Advisory Group method statement. Data are from intertidal rocky shores. The shore is searched for a set time period and the presence of identified algae, from the WFD Reduced Species List, recorded. Rocky Shore Macroalgal Species data were updated as new monitoring data were made available. Monitoring occured June to September with records being updated after the sampling season. The extracted data is a subset of the full dataset and only includes data collected/owned by the Environment Agency.
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Use limitation statement
There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.
Licence
Open Government LicenceAttribution statement
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2014. All rights reserved.
Technical information
Update frequency
notPlanned
Lineage
Data collected by contractor to provide data required to carry out WFD classification of macroalgae on intertidal rocky shores.
Spatial information
Coordinate reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700Geographic extent
- Latitude from: 49.943 to 55.816
- Longitude from: -6.236 to 2.072
Metadata information
Language
English
Metadata identifier
786ad44f-d465-11e4-8be2-f0def148f590
Published by
Environment Agency
Contact publisher
Defra Data Services ForumDataset reference dates
Creation date
01 January 2007
Revision date
N/A
Publication date
N/A
Period
- N/A
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Data and Supporting Information
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WFD_Rocky_Shore_Macroalgal_Species.zip | ZIP | Download |