INSPIRE Geoportal
MSFD Descriptor 1: Phytoplankton Habitat Condition
The information gathered is part of Descriptor 1 of Commission Decision 2017/848/EU: specifically D1C6 (pelagic habitats). Phytoplankton communities constitute an important component of such water column habitats, forming the base of marine foodwebs. The composition of these communities can provide a good indication of the status of pelagic ecosystems, also because plankton responds to anthropogenic pressures, in particular nutrient enrichment. Surface chlorophyll-a levels can also be used to characterise pelagic habitats in oceanic waters of the Mediterranean Sea, on the basis of the importance of productivity in describing marine ecosystems and food availability. This dataset includes quantitative information including the density of phytoplankton in cells/l, chlorophyll-a in ug/l and the diatom/dinoflagellate ratio.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2023-06-01
- Date (Revision)
- 2024-11-18
- Date (Creation)
- 2023-06-01
- Citation identifier
- haleconnect.com/09df1bfb-a4e1-4164-9c66-9711d25bf006
- Point of contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Environment and Resources Authority
Environment and Resources Authority
Point of contact
- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- no limitations to public access
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- no conditions to access and use
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Language
- English
- Topic category
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- Biota
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- Unique resource identifier
- ETRS89 / ETRS-TM33
- Distribution format
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Name Version onLine
1.0
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://haleconnect.com/ows/services/org.1261.22dfadc9-6574-41ab-b113-d65e8b2ff6c7_wfs?SERVICE=WFS&Request=GetCapabilities
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://haleconnect.com/ows/services/org.1261.22dfadc9-6574-41ab-b113-d65e8b2ff6c7_wms?SERVICE=WMS&Request=GetCapabilities
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Other
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dataset
Domain consistency
- Measure identification
- INSPIRE Data Specification on Environmental Monitoring Facilities - Technical Guidelines
Conformance result
- Title
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INSPIRE Data Specification on Environmental Monitoring Facilities - Technical Guidelines
- Date (Publication)
- 2013-12-10
- Explanation
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See the referenced specification
- Pass
- Yes
Domain consistency
- Measure identification
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Conformance result
- Statement
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The data used emanates from the EU funded project EMFF 8.3.1 under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014-2020 with a total cost of €1.6 million in public eligible EMFF funds (75% EU 25% MT). The ultimate goals of this European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF 2014-2020) project are to devise a holistic approach towards marine monitoring and develop a comprehensive database of data collected about the Maltese waters. The copyright of such data is the property of the project in line with the provisions of CT 3031/2016 and will remain vested in the project in question. The overall quality of the dataset is good. Chlorophyll-a at the sampling stations was measured at both surface and sub-surface depths using an in situ fluorescence sensor. Phytoplankton sampling included: 2.5L Niskin bottles for the collection of water samples at surface and subsurface depths (1-5m).
Metadata
- File identifier
- ec32b7b3-0585-4f59-9665-02c288c072bd XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Hierarchy level name
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Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2024-11-18
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115
- Metadata standard version
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2003
- Metadata author
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Environment and Resources Authority
Environment and Resources Authority
Point of contact
