Intertidal survey for fauna around the Barnhill sewage outfall, Tay estuary, east coast of Scotland (1992)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Stirling Office |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | 1992 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | 21 sites around the Dundee Barnhill sewer (1 mile east of Broughty Ferry) |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts |
| Instruments | Unconsolidated sediment corers |
| Description | |
| Summary | Two inter-tidal transects and one low water mark transect were established, consisting of a total of 21 sites. Two cores (10cm diameter to 20cm depth) were taken at each site. The samples were sieved (1mm mesh) in the laboratory before faunal analysis. |
| Originators | Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Stirling Office |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Stirling Office |
| Availability | Moratorium |
| Contact | Enquiries Officer |
| Address | Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Stirling Office |
| Telephone | 01786 457700 |
| info@sepa.org.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1098004 |
| Global identifier | 885 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
