Loch Leven monitoring data (water quality, chemistry, crustacean zooplankton), 2019
This dataset contains weather conditions, water quality, water chemistry and crustacean zooplankton counts sampled at Loch Leven throughout the year 2019. Loch Leven is a lowland lake in Scotland, United Kingdom. The data were collected as part of a long-term monitoring programme, which began in 1968 and is still underway. Sampling occurs roughly every 2 weeks with laboratory analysis and data processing being performed at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Edinburgh site. The sampling and processing was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability.
Publication date: 2021-03-02
Where/When
- Study area
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- Temporal extent
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2019-01-03 to 2019-12-17
Provenance & quality
This dataset comprises sampled data from Loch Leven using a boat. Samples were collected and processed in a laboratory in Edinburgh. These data were then input into a database and put through a quality assurance process.
All these stages are explained in detail in the associated metadata document.
All these stages are explained in detail in the associated metadata document.
Related
This dataset is included in the following collections
Correspondence/contact details
Taylor, P.J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bush Estate
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0QB
UNITED KINGDOM
enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0QB
UNITED KINGDOM
Other contacts
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Rights Holder
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrologyenquiries@ceh.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- Inland Waters , Biota , Environment
- Keywords
- Crustacean zooplankton, Lakes, Loch Leven, Scotland, Taxa, UK, UK-SCAPE, Water chemistry, Water quality
- INSPIRE Theme
- Environmental Monitoring Facilities
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/R016429/1
- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
- Last updated
- 18 May 2022 12:29