Cree Estuary Intertidal Species and Habitat Survey for Site Condition Monitoring

Intertidal sediment infauna and epibiota species abundance data and associated habitat descriptors from a baseline survey of the Cree Estuary SSSI. The survey was conducted in 2012 by Scottish Natural Heritage to provide information for site condition assessment and establish a baseline for future monitoring. Data was collected in-situ, and similar methods were used for six other marine sediment SSSIs under the same contract.

Use Cases

• Assess site condition for conservation management based on species abundance and habitat data.
• Establish a baseline for future ecological monitoring based on the survey's stated purpose.
• Analyze intertidal community composition based on infauna and epibiota species records.
• Compare habitat descriptors across surveyed sites within the SSSI network.

Strengths

• Data was collected in-situ, suggesting direct field measurements.
• Survey was designed to provide a baseline for future condition monitoring.
• Methods were consistent across six other surveyed SSSIs under the same contract.

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Species abundance and habitat data collected in-situ during a baseline survey.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Survey conducted in 2012; last update date unknown.

Geography

Cree Estuary SSSI, Scotland.