2003 Kentra Bay Intertidal Sediment Flats Baseline Condition Survey

Scottish Natural Heritage initiated a 2003 site condition monitoring survey to establish a baseline biological dataset for the intertidal sediment flats of Kentra Bay and Moss SSSI. The study established 16 relocatable stations along 5 transects to represent the biological and environmental diversity of the area. This dataset was aggregated by the Government Digital Service on the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Establishing a baseline for assessing future habitat condition change based on the described monitoring objectives.
• Evaluating current habitat condition for conservation management based on the survey's stated purpose.
• Analyzing spatial biological diversity across identifiable zones based on the transect and station methodology.
• Supporting site condition monitoring (SCM) protocols for intertidal sediment flats as described in the study purpose.

Strengths

• Designed for a specific, documented purpose: establishing a baseline for site condition monitoring.
• Survey methodology is described, involving 16 stations across 5 transects to capture diversity.
• Focuses on a defined geographic area: the Kentra Bay and Moss SSSI in Lochaber, Scotland.

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

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), aggregated by Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Site condition monitoring survey using relocatable stations along transects.

Time Range

2003

Freshness

Data is from a 2003 survey; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

Kentra Bay and Moss SSSI, Lochaber, Scotland.