Change in saltmarsh extent for six regions across Great Britain (1846-2016)

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• Last updated: 03 May 2023
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Data are presented showing change in saltmarsh extent along 25 estuaries/embayments in six regions across Great Britain, between 1846 and 2016. Data were captured from maps and aerial photographs. Marsh extent was delineated a scale of 1:7,500 by placing vertices every 5 m along the marsh edge. Error introduced from: (i) inaccuracies in the basemap used to georeference maps and aerial photographs; (ii) the georeferencing procedure itself; (iii) the interpreter when placing vertices on the marsh edge; and (iv) map and photo distortions that occurred prior to digitisation were calculated and used to estimate the root mean square error (RMSE) in areal extent of each marsh complex. Measures of marsh extent were only recorded if maps and aerial photographs were available for the entire estuary/embayment. Data was collected as part of a study on the large-scale, long-term trends and causes of lateral saltmarsh change. The data was used in the analysis for Ladd et al. (2019). C. Ladd and M.F. Duggan-Edwards carried out the collection and processing of the saltmarsh extent data. All authors contributed to the interpretation of the data. The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/03b62fd0-41e2-4355-9a06-1697117f0717

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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2023-04-27T19:03:59
• Access contraints: © Bangor University
• Harvest GUID: 03b62fd0-41e2-4355-9a06-1697117f0717
• Extent: Latitude: 55.298° to 49.807°
• Extent: Longitude: -5.747° to 2.032°
• Dataset reference date: 2019-09-18 (publication)
• Dataset reference date: 2019-05-15 (creation)
• Frequency of update: notPlanned
• Responsible party: Bangor University (pointOfContact, author); Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (author); Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes (author); NERC Environmental Information Data Centre (publisher); NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre (custodian)
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• Metadata language: eng
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