METRIC: Testing the IQI (Invertebrate Quality Index) for macroinvertebrate ecological quality element classification.
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This study used historical and newly generated datasets to investigate the suitability of the Ire-UK MBTT (Marine Benthic Task Team) tools to determine Ecological Status of the benthic community. This tool takes into account the abundance, diversity and the presence of disturbance sensitive and indicator taxa in the benthic community and that bases assigns an Ecological status..
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| SAFER-Data Display URL | https://eparesearch.epa.ie/safer/iso19115/display?isoID=39 |
| Resource Keywords | METRIC Marine Plants phytoplankton chlorophyll Invertebrate macroinvertebrate Quality |
| EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Code | 2005-W-MS-36-M1 |
| EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Theme | Water Quality |
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| Limitations on the use of this Resource | The citation information below should be used. When the data is made available permission for use must be sought from the data owners (described in the responsible parties) |
| Number of Attached Files (Publicly and Openly Available for Download): | 0 |
| Project Start Date | Monday 20th February 2006 (20-02-2006) |
| Earliest Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects | Monday 30th June 1997 (30-06-1997) |
| Most Recent Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects | Friday 2nd June 2006 (02-06-2006) |
| Published on SAFER | Thursday 4th October 2007 (04-10-2007) |
| Date of Last Edit | Monday 8th October 2007 at 11:09:34 (08-10-2007) |
| Datasets or Files Updated On | Thursday 4th October 2007 at 14:14:35 (04-10-2007) |
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Mulroy Bay, Dundalk Bay, Dublin Bay, Kinsale Harbour, Kenmare River, Galway Bay, Greatman?s Bay, Kilkiernan Bay, Killary Harbour, and Clew Bay
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| Other parties responsible for the creation of this resource:
Marine Harvest Ireland, Fanad, Kindrum, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. Eli Lilly S. A., Kinsale, Co. Cork Dr. Robert Kennedy, NUI Galway National Parks & Wildlife Service, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2. Tim O?Higgins, Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 Paramters measured: Total benthic invetebrate macro-fauna identified to species and enumerated. Bottom Temperature (ºC), Bottom Oxygen saturation (%, mL/L), Bottom Salinity (%o), pH, Redox (mmV), Particle size (mm). Benthic Infaunal distribution. |
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