2012 Intertidal Species Abundance and Habitat Survey of Tong Saltings SSSI

A 2012 baseline survey of the Tong Saltings SSSI collected in-situ species abundance and habitat descriptor data. The survey aimed to provide information for site condition assessment and establish a baseline for future monitoring. The data was aggregated by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Assessing site condition for conservation management based on species abundance and habitat data.
• Establishing ecological baselines for long-term monitoring programs based on the survey's stated purpose.
• Analyzing relationships between intertidal infauna/epibiota and habitat descriptors collected in-situ.
• Modeling biodiversity changes in protected coastal sites using the baseline data.

Strengths

• Data was collected in-situ, suggesting direct field observations.
• Survey had a clear stated purpose for site condition assessment and baseline monitoring.

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

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Data is from a 2012 survey; last update is unknown.

Geography

Tong Saltings SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), an intertidal area.