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LR.LLR.F.Fspi Fucus spiralis on sheltered upper eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Sheltered upper eulittoral bedrock is typically characterised by a band of the spiral wrack Fucus spiralis overlying the black lichen Verrucaria maura. Underneath the fronds of F. spiralis and the occ...
LR.HLR.FR.Fdis Fucus distichus and Fucus spiralis f. nana on extremely exposed upper shore rock
Published date 2015-03Extremely exposed gently or steeply sloping upper shore bedrock which supports a mixture of the wracks Fucus distichus and Fucus spiralis f. nana, the latter often at the top of the zone. On some site...
SS.SSa.CMuSa.AalbNuc Abra alba and Nucula nitidosa in circalittoral muddy sand or slightly mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Non-cohesive muddy sands or slightly shelly/gravelly muddy sand characterised by the bivalves Abra alba and Nucula nitidosa. Other important taxa include Nephtys spp., Chaetozone setosa and Spiophanes...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.Pcri Loose-lying mats of Phyllophora crispa on infralittoral muddy sediment
Published date 2015-03Infralittoral muddy sand and sandy mud, sometimes with some shells or pebbles, and a dense, loose-lying cover of Phyllophora crispa. This biotope occurs in very sheltered conditions such as those foun...
M.AtUB.Sa.SurOph Surface dwelling ophiuroid community on Atlantic upper bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This broad community consisting of assemblages characterised by brittle stars (ophiuroids) which lie on the surface of the seabed. They can occur in isolation or be overlain onto other broad communiti...
Reducing Pollution Through Partnership
Published date 2023-06-16Environmental pollution is one of the most serious global challenges that affects the natural environment and human health worldwide.The Environmental Pollution Programme is a UK Official Development ...
Welsh globaI impacts report published
Published date 2023-08-30Our recently published research (JNCC Report 743), undertaken on behalf of Welsh Government, aims to improve understanding of the global environmental footprint and impacts of commodities that are con...
MEPCA indicator
Published date 2023-07-14The Management Effectiveness of Protected and Conserved Areas (MEPCA) Indicator is listed as a complementary indicator under Target 3 of the Monitoring Framework that will be used to monitor progress ...
Dolphin Head and North East of Farnes Deep Offshore Survey (Blog #2): BRUV (Baited Remote Underwater Video) footage
Published date 2023-09-26Find out the latest from our offshore survey team. In their second blog post on their survey to the Dolphin Head and North east of Farnes Deep HPMAs, being undertaken in collaboration with colleagues ...
Professor Rhys Jones
Published date 2023-07-31Role: Board member of Natural Resource WalesDate appointed: July 2023ProfileRhys Jones, FLSW FAcSS, is a Professor of Human Geography and former Head of Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at A...