Irish Lagoon Surveys 2016 - 2017

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Surveys of aquatic fauna carried out by Geoff Oliver and Eddie McCormack 2016-17 in 39 of the coastal lagoons listed by NPWS

Geographic Coverage: Republic of Ireland

Temporal Coverage: 2016 to 2017

Species Groups recorded: insect - true bug (Hemiptera), bony fish (Actinopterygii), insect - beetle (Coleoptera), insect - caddis fly (Trichopte, flatworm (Turbellaria), echinoderm, sponge (Porifera), insect - true fly (Diptera), crustacean, tunicate (Urochordata), annelid, sea spider (Pycnogonida), mollusc, bryozoan, ribbon worm (Nemertinea), coelenterate (=cnidarian), insect - dragonfly (Odonata), amphibian

Dataset Status: Ongoing

Additional Information: http://www.irishlagoons.com/ Lagoon reports and Inventory on NPWS website https://data.gov.ie/dataset/inventory-of-irish-coastal-lagoons-2007

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Theme Environment
Date released 2020-10-21
Date updated 2020-10-21
Dataset conforms to these standards The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.
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Language English
Landing page http://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/303
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Spatial Reference Systems (SRS) TM75 / Irish Grid (EPSG:29903)
Vertical Extent {"verticalDomainName": "EPSG Projection 5731 - Malin Head height", "minVerticalExtent": "0", "maxVerticalExtent": "0"}
Provenance information Surveys conducted by expert taxonomists Dr Geoff Oliver and Dr Eddie McCormac Data Capture Method: Faunal sampling using sweep nets and sediment cores, supplemented by visual searches. Samples were taken to a laboratory for subsequent sorting and identification. Data Capture Purpose: Part of a survey co-funded by NPWS and EPA to report under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive, 2013 – 2018, and for the purpose of the Water Framework Directive (Aquafact 2018, Volumes I and II). Original Format: Excel file
Period of time covered (begin) 2016-01-01
Period of time covered (end) 2017-12-31