Distribution of intertidal Zostera beds around Northern Ireland 2012

Surveys undertaken in Lough Foyle (Aug 2009), Carlingford Lough (Aug-Sep 2012), Strangford Lough (Aug-Sep 2012) and Dundrum Bay (Jul 2012). These surveys are done primarily as part of a rolling 6 year programme for the EU Water Framework Directive.

These polygons were mapped and merged to collate inter-tidal seagrass surveys originally assessed as part of the Water Framework Directives suite of Biological Quality Element tools. The data collected can also be used to inform the habitat map as it corresponds to the Eunis code 'A2.611-Mainland Atlantic Zostera noltii or Zostera angustifolia meadows'.

Surveys undertaken by Quercus at Queen's University, Belfast on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland (DOE).

Subsequently translated into EUNIS habitat classification scheme.

Alternate title: GB003010

Date (Publication): 2015-08-21

Date (Creation): 2012-09-30

Purpose: Nature Conservation

Status: Completed

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Peterborough Office	Graeme Duncan	graeme.duncan@jncc.gov graeme.duncan@jncc.gov.uk	Custodian
Department of the Environment (DoE)		MarineDivision.InfoRequests@doeni.gov MarineDivision.InfoRequests@doeni.gov.uk	Owner

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Language: English

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Biota

Begin date: 2013-03-17T00:00:00

End date: 2013-03-18T00:00:00

Geographic identifier: Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland
International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01

Geographic identifier: Irish Sea and St. George's Channel
International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01

Geographic identifier: littoral
SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01

Geographic identifier: VIIa
ICES Statistical Areas 2014-05-16

Geographic identifier: VIa
ICES Statistical Areas 2014-05-16

Supplemental Information: http://data.gov.uk/harvest/gemini-object/dae1dd6b-6e66-4f89-81bd-eff02e740255

Reference system identifier: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Department of the Environment (DoE)		MarineDivision.InfoRequests@doeni.gov MarineDivision.InfoRequests@doeni.gov.uk	Distributor

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OGC:WMS	https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_view_maplibrary/wms?	gb003010
OGC:WFS	https://ows.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/geoserver/emodnet_open_maplibrary/wfs?	gb003010
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://files.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/data/EMODnetSBHsurvey_GB003010.zip	EMODnet Seabed Habitats download

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	https://files.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/data/EMODnetSBHsurvey_GB003010.zip	EMODnet Seabed Habitats download

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Statement: The polygons represent the distribution and extent of inter-tidal seagrass (eelgrass) beds around Northern Ireland. The outer limits of all beds were mapped to an accuracy of less than 1m using differential Global Positioning System (DGPS; Trimble Pro XR) by Quercus, Queen's University, Belfast. The precise delineation of Zostera beds can be problematic in that the edge of a bed may or may not be distinct. It should be noted that the bed may not be continuous, but may be comprised of a fragmented series of patches or as a mosaic of habitats for which detailed, individual mapping would be unrealistic.

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Metadata language: English

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2020-01-15T12:11:25

Metadata standard name: MEDIN Discovery metadata standard

Metadata standard version: 2.3.8

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Peterborough Office	Graeme Duncan	graeme.duncan@jncc.gov graeme.duncan@jncc.gov.uk	Point of contact

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