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Distribution of Coastal Habitats in Ireland 2013-2018

This data describes the distribution of specific habitats identified in the EU Directive on the Conservation of Habitats, Flora and Fauna, also known as the Habitats Directive.

The data is presented in the Habitats Directive Article 17 2019 report called The Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland, available here https://www.npws.ie/publications/article-17-reports . This distribution of estuaries, salt marshes, sand dunes, sea cliffs and subtidal sandbanks were mapped over a time period inclusive of 1983 to 2018 by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and its associated entities.


A detailed desk study was carried out to catalogue all sea cliff sites in Ireland using 2005 OSI aerial photographs and images of the Irish coastline captured in 2003. A conservation assessment and survey technique were developed (based on the pilot survey completed in 2009) and field surveys and assessments were carried out at 32 cliff sites around Ireland. This work was completed by January 21 2011.


The saltmarsh data is used as part of the monitoring of four Annex I saltmarsh habitats Article 17 reporting under the Habitats Directive. A field survey was carried out visiting 86 sites, of which 85 were assessed using data collected in the field from January 1982 to September 2018.


The subtidal sandbanks data was prepared as part of Ireland's third 6-yearly report to the EU, for the period 2013 to 2018, on the conservation status of all habitats and species referred to in Article 2 of the Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the Habitats Directive). The Distribution for the habitat was generated by intersecting the full 10km grid of 2000 grid cells with all known polygon locations for the Annex I Habitat Sandbanks (1110). see NPWS, 2019*, Section 5.15, p.7 for details.


Further information:

https://www.npws.ie/maps-and-data/habitat-and-species-data/article-17/2019/habitats/coastal-habitats

The data represent the best-known distribution of these Annex habitats based on available mapped data, and these annexe habitat distributions may be a subset of Sea Cliffs or Sandbanks or Saltmarsh nationally, other features not meeting the criteria of the given Annex habitat – https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/habitatsdirective/docs/Int_Manual_EU28.pdf and https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/A%20Guide%20to%20Habitats%20in%20Ireland%20-%20Fossitt.pdf

Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic coasts (EU Code 1230)

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/article-17/2019/habitats/1230/1230VegetatedSeaCliffs.zip

Sandbanks which are slightly covered by seawater all the time (EU Code 1110)

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/article-17/2019/habitats/1110/1110Sandbanks.zip

For ‘Saltmarsh’ there are 4 Annex 1 saltmarsh habitats, namely;

• Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand (1310)

• Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) (1330)

• Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) (1410)

• Mediterranean & thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) (1420)

The metadata link from the Atlas metadata acknowledges the 4 annexe habitats, but it is not clear if the single-layer represents all four (ie if MI have created a composite version). However, to note there are actually multiple points and poly files for each of the 4 saltmarsh Annex habitats – see downloads

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/article-17/2019/habitats/1310/1310Salicorniamud.zip

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/article-17/2019/habitats/1330/1330AtlanticSaltMeadows.zip

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/article-17/2019/habitats/1410/1410MediterraneanSaltMeadows.zip

https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/article-17/2019/habitats/1420/1420HalophilousScrub.zip

 
Citation proposal
(2019) . Distribution of Coastal Habitats in Ireland 2013-2018. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/ie.marine.data:dataset.3993

Simple

Alternate title

Sand Dunes, Sea Cliffs, Saltmarsh and Subtidal Sandbanks

Date ( Publication )
2019-11-15
Date ( Revision )
2021-04-08
Date ( Creation )
1982-01-01
Identifier

ie.marine.data:dataset.3993

Identifier

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  Originator

National Parks and Wildlife Service  

90 King Street North

Dublin

Dublin 7

D07 N7CV

Ireland


Website
National Parks and Wildlife Service home page  
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
BODC Parameter Usage Vocabulary
  • Latitude north , Longitude east
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
  • Horizontal spatial co-ordinates
SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups
  • Administration and dimensions
International Standards Organisation ISO19115 Topic Categories
  • location
SeaDataNet Parameter Disciplines
  • Administration and dimensions
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Geographical grid systems
Marine Institute Calendar Concept Scheme ( Temporal )
  • January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August , September , October , November , December , January , February , March , April , May , June , July , August
MEDIN metadata record availability ( service )
  • Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
Marine Institute Dataset Communities
  • Dataset
Use limitation

Consult license for use limitations

Use limitation
CC-By 4.0 cc-by4.0
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Spatial representation type
grid Grid
Metadata language
eng English
Topic category
  • Location
N
S
E
W


Unique resource identifier
Codespace

INSPIRE RS registry

Distribution format
  • Shapefile

    ()

  • Web Map Service

    ()

OnLine resource
Shapefile  
OnLine resource
Web Map Service  
OnLine resource
https://www.npws.ie/contact-us  
OnLine resource
Habitats Directive, Article 17 Report - The Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland  
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Pass
true
Statement

Data supplied by National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Metadata

File identifier
ie.marine.data:dataset.3993   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-04-08
Metadata standard name

ISDI Metadata Profile

Metadata standard version

1.2

  Point of contact

Marine Institute  

Rinville

Oranmore

Galway

H91 R673

Ireland


 
 

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