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2012 University of Plymouth Falmouth towed underwater video maerl and associated epifauna survey
Citation
University of Plymouth (2021): 2012 University of Plymouth Falmouth towed underwater video maerl and associated epifauna survey. v1.0. Marine Biological Association. Dataset/Samplingevent https://doi.org/10.17031/10.17031/1711
Contact: The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (MBA-DASSH), more ;
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Availability: Creative Commons License This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Description
Survey to establish the location and assess the extent, distribution and species composition of maerl bed habitats and quantify the abundance of associated epifauna communities in Falmouth Harbour, UK using a high definition towed underwater video system. Surveys were conducted in response to proposed dredging activities to deepen the shipping channel. The surveys took place in February 2012 and transects were approximately 200 x 0.5 metres. more

This data set is part of the series/project titled '2011-2013 University of Plymouth Falmouth towed underwater video maerl and associated epifauna survey' with DASSH series code 'DASSHSE00000058'.
Scope
Themes:
Biology > Benthos
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Dredging, ANE, British Isles, England, Cornwall, Fal estuary, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, Actinopterygii, Anthozoa, Asteroidea, Gastropoda, Holothuroidea, Hydrozoa, Malacostraca, Polychaeta
Geographical coverage
ANE, British Isles, England, Cornwall, Fal estuary [Marine Regions]
EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations
Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -5,048; MinLat: 50,153 - MaxLong: -5,0393; MaxLat: 50,1571 [WGS84]
Temporal coverage
2012
Taxonomic coverage
Actinopterygii [WoRMS]
Anthozoa [WoRMS]
Asteroidea [WoRMS]
Gastropoda [WoRMS]
Holothuroidea [WoRMS]
Hydrozoa [WoRMS]
Malacostraca [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]
Parameters

Abundance of biological entity specified elsewhere per unit area of the bed [BODC]
Depth (spatial coordinate) of sampling event end relative to water surface in the water body [BODC]
Depth (spatial coordinate) of sampling event start relative to water surface in the water body [BODC]
Length of sampling track [BODC]
Speed of measurement platform relative to ground surface {speed over ground} by unspecified GPS system [BODC]
Contributors
University of Plymouth (UOP), more, data creator
Marine Biological Association of the UK; The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH), more
Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Species composition and sediment properties of maerl beds habitats in Falmouth Harbour, UK using towed underwater video and diver cores (2011 - 2013), more
Published in:
EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2021-04-27
Information last updated: 2022-08-16
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