Callaway, Ruth; Fairley, Iain; Horrillo-Caraballo, Jose (2020): Benthic fauna and fish, wave and tidal currents, sediment, anthropogenic impact from Swansea Bay, Wales, UK, 2014 [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.923124
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Published: 2020-09-28 • DOI registered: 2021-04-07
Abstract:
This data was collated for a study where benthic fauna and fish community data were linked with modelled wave and tidal current data, sediment characteristics and anthropogenic impact like dredge spoil disposal and wastewater discharge. The aim of this study was to provide a holistic understanding of the relative importance of anthropogenic and natural variables for macroinfauna, epifauna and fish in a heavily modified waterbody (HMWB) designated under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). The study area, Swansea Bay (Wales, UK), had two regularly dredged industrial ports, three estuaries, a wastewater discharge point and a dredge-spoil disposal site. Wave and tidal current models were constructed, and environmental data were gathered by field studies. Biota were assessed by grab sampling and dredging. The study highlighted that ecosystems driven by a strong hydrodynamic regime can be relatively resistant to human activities.
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Callaway, Ruth; Fairley, Iain; Horrillo-Caraballo, Jose (2020): Natural dynamics overshadow anthropogenic impact on marine fauna at an urbanised coastal embayment. Science of the Total Environment, 716, 137009, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137009
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Callaway, Ruth; Bertelli, Chiara; Mendzil, Anouska; Lock, Gill (2016): Benthic subtidal infauna and sediment particle-size distribution in the Swansea Bay, Wales, UK, 2014 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867478
Further details:
Callaway, Ruth (2016): Historical data reveal 30-year persistence of benthic fauna associations in heavily modified waterbody. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00141
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Median Latitude: 51.562175 * Median Longitude: -3.888312 * South-bound Latitude: 51.528183 * West-bound Longitude: -3.982567 * North-bound Latitude: 51.601950 * East-bound Longitude: -3.778500
Date/Time Start: 2014-05-12T13:25:00 * Date/Time End: 2014-08-04T00:00:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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- Callaway, R; Fairley, I; Horrillo-Caraballo, J (2020): Wave and tidal currents, sediment and anthropogenic impact from Swansea Bay, Wales, UK, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.923122
- Callaway, R; Fairley, I; Horrillo-Caraballo, J (2020): Benthic fauna and fish from Swansea Bay, Wales, UK, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.923123