Long-term Rocky Shores Data Set: English Channel to the Isle of Wight, West Coast to Anglesey, Isle of Man (1950-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Liverpool, Port Erin Marine Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1950 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | English Channel to the Isle of Wight, West Coast to Anglesey, Isle of Man (1950-) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Zoobenthos taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed |
| Instruments | Benthos samplers; manual biota samplers |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data sets comprise: 1. Counts of fixed areas at Port St. Mary Ledges on the Isle of Man, from 1977 onwards, by S.J. Hawkins and co-workers. 2. Counts of limpets and other biota on over 140 sites in England, Wales and France between 1980 and 1993. Repeat visits are made annually to Porthleven, Cornwall, and every 2-3 years to sites at Bude, Woolacoombe, Hartland Quay, Lynmouth and Swanage (less frequently). 3. Notebooks with counts of barnacles and other biota at various sites in south west England (1950-1988), and also Celler Beach to Plymouth (1993) (A.J. Southward, visiting Professor at the University of Liverpool, based at the Marine Biological Association (MBA), Plymouth). |
| Originators | University of Liverpool, Port Erin Marine Laboratory |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool, Port Erin Marine Laboratory |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Dr. J.R. Allen |
| Address | University of Liverpool, Port Erin Marine Laboratory |
| Telephone | +44 1624 832027 |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1014003 |
| Global identifier | 259 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-30 |
