Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Kentra Bay and Moss SSSI Site Condition Monitoring

The principle purpose of this project is to carry out site condition monitoring (SCM) of the intertidal sediment flats of Kentra Bay and Moss SSSI site. SCM was inaugurated at this SSSI site in 2003, providing a baseline for future SCM surveys. The study approach taken aims to enable re-surveying of 16 relocatable stations along 5 transects that are representative of the biological and environmental diversity of the sediment flats in the SSSI in order to 1) establish a baseline biological dataset to facilitate future assessment; 2) identify any deterioration in the condition of the mudflat feature; and 3) to form a judgement on its current condition.本项目的核心宗旨为对肯特拉湾（Kentra Bay）与莫斯特殊科学价值地点（Site of Special Scientific Interest, SSSI）的潮间带滩涂开展场地状态监测（site condition monitoring, SCM）。该SSSI场地的场地状态监测工作于2003年正式启动，为后续的场地状态监测调查提供了基准参照。本次研究采用的方案旨在对沿5条可代表该SSSI场地内滩涂生物与环境多样性的样带布设的16个可重定位监测站位进行复测，具体研究目标包括：1）建立基准生物数据集，以支撑后续的生态状态评估；2）识别潮滩特征的任何状态退化情况；3）对该场地当前的状态作出科学评判。