2013 Natural England Verification Survey of Torbay rMCZ-Intertidal Sediment.

A Natural England commissioned verification survey of intertidal sediment within the Torbay rMCZ. Phase I Biotope mapping was carried out across the rMCZ for broad scale habitats. Phase II Infaunal sampling was carried out to provide information on the benthic infaunal assemblages and particle size distribution of the study sites by means of core sampling. Sediment surface scrapes were obtained for heavy metals and organic contaminants analysis. The data was used to produce a EUNIS Level 3 boradscale habitat map of the Torbay rMCZ.本数据集为英国自然环境署（Natural England）委托开展的托贝潮间带管理区（rMCZ）潮间带沉积物验证调查。第一阶段针对该rMCZ开展全域生境制图，以明确大范围栖息生境类型；第二阶段通过柱状采样法开展底栖内栖生物采样，获取研究站位的底栖内栖生物群落组成与沉积物粒径分布相关数据；同时采集沉积物表层刮取样本，用于重金属与有机污染物含量分析。所有采集数据最终用于绘制托贝rMCZ的欧洲自然信息系统（EUNIS）三级大范围生境分布图。