Cumbrian Coast Rocky Shore Ecology Survey, 1993-2013

Annual survey data from 11 representative rocky shore sites along the Cumbrian coast, collected by the North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority. The data provides an overview of shore life and physical features, building a time series to record changes due to natural or human activity. Surveys began in 1993 and were conducted through at least 2013.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term biodiversity trends based on the annual survey time series.
• Assess the impact of anthropogenic activity on rocky shore ecology based on recorded changes.
• Model habitat distribution based on the representative shore types selected for the survey.
• Monitor species population changes over a 20-year period based on the recorded species data.

Strengths

• Time series spanning at least 20 years (1993-2013).
• Data from 11 sites selected to represent different rocky shore ecology types.
• Annual surveys designed to track changes over time.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

North Western Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NWIFCA), via Government Digital Service and eu_open_data.

Collection Method

Annual field surveys of 11 representative rocky shore sites.

Time Range

1993 to 2013

Freshness

Annual surveys; last known data point is from 2013.

Geography

Cumbrian coast, United Kingdom.