Sound of Harris - Biotopes

The Sound of Harris is a topographically complex marine area situated between North Uist and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. Very little is known of the marine biota of the area but it is likely to be largely unmodified by anthropogenic influences. An increased knowledge of the marine biotope distribution in the Sound of Harris is desirable in order to assess the potential impacts of any proposed future developments in the area. Specifically, proposals to build access causeways linking Hebridean Islands are increasingly under consideration. Such developments have the potential to radically modify environmental conditions in neighbouring marine habitats. This study utilised satellite imagery, underwater acoustic sensing techniques and biological ground surveys to develop a biotope distribution map of the area and relate this distribution to prevailing environmental conditions.

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GB000945
Alternate title

GB000945_biotope_map_region.shp
Date (Publication)
2007-06-01
Edition date
2007-06-01
Credit

Malthus, T.J., Harries, D.B., Karpouzli, E., Moore, C.G., Lyndon, A.R., Mair, J.M., Foster-Smith, B., Sotheran, I. and Foster-Smith, D. (2006). Biotope mapping of the Sound of Harris, Scotland. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 212 (ROAME No. F01AC401/2).

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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Scottish Natural Heritage

James Dargie

James.Dargie@snh.gov.uk

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  • Habitats
Place

  • Minches & West Scotland
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None - Available under the Open Government License
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Vector
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Topic category
  • Oceans
Begin date
2005-08-09
End date
2005-08-14
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Scottish Natural Heritage| Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Group, Inverness

Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Group

Dylan Todd

dylan.todd@snh.gov.uk

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WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

 		https://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/access-data/launch-map-viewer/?zoom=12&center=-7.02603,57.69602&layerIds=501&baseLayerId=1&activeFilters=NobwRANghgngpgJwJIBMwC4CsAGAjAGjADMBLCAF0VQwBYB2Q0ixAGQHs2BrAVwAdUAzhmABdRmUoIAKnAAe5DGADiAIWzqAnDUxgAviKA

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gb000945

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 		https://files.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/data/EMODnetSBHsurvey_GB000945.zip

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Dataset
Statement

Survey technique(s): Diver video ; Drop camera ; Satellite imagery ; Diver survey ; AGDS ; Grabs
Description

Classification scheme: MNCR
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Mapping method: Supervised classification

Metadata

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Character set
UTF8
Parent identifier
GB000651; GB000944

GB000651; GB000944
Date stamp
2020-01-15T12:04:06
Metadata standard name

ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version

1.0
Metadata author
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Scottish Natural Heritage

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Habitats


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