Pearl Mussel Distribution for Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) Reporting under Article 17.
Natural Resources Wales
Description
This dataset comprises of a collation of records of pearl mussels from Welsh rivers.
This dataset is a compilation of numerous records from different sources complied for Habitats Directive Article 17 reporting, related to freshwater pearl mussels Margaritifera margaritifera. Every six years, Member States of the European Union are required (by Article 17 of the Directive) to report on implementation of the Habitats Directive. The reporting format set by the European Commission requires a separate analysis for each species and each habitat in each biogeographic region which that country covers. This dataset comprises of Environment Agency and Countryside Council for Wales surveys.
Geographic Description
The majority of records in this dataset are collated with six or eight figure grid-references, although where surveys have reported on individual river sections then four-figure references may have been used. The dataset represents the distribution of the pearl mussel across Wales during this period
Purpose
The aim of this collation has been to ensure that the 10 km distribution maps on the NBN accurately reflect the known position of this species. Records have been compiled with this in mind and hence no attempt has been made to collate every single record for each 10km square within the designated time period.
Data quality
Most have an exact date but some are in the following format MM-YYYY or YYYY only.
Citation
Natural Resources Wales. ([Insert year of download]) Pearl Mussel Distribution for Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC) Reporting under Article 17. Occurrence dataset accessed through the NBNAtlas
Rights
© CNC/NRW
Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
Attribution statement: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
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