Ecological survey: North Morecambe Bay, west coast of England (1991-1998)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1991 to 1998 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Southern Cumbria |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Habitat characterisation; Habitat extent; Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Bird counts |
| Instruments | Benthos samplers; manual biota samplers; observers |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data set comprises an inter-tidal survey and subsequent establishment of monitoring sites on the foreshore, Zostera beds and saltmarsh. A bird census was also carried out. |
| Originators | Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum |
| Data web site | http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Keeper of Zoology |
| Address | Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum |
| Telephone | +44 20 7942 5275 |
| psr@nhm.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1039004 |
| Global identifier | 597 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
