Lough Ree SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
144 km²
Municipal District · IRL
Athlone
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 855
Observations
17 005
Area
695,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Athlone : 15 espèces reliées par 95 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 23.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
95
Connectance
0.234
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 855 distinct species · 17 005 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,9°C
Annual rain
1 047mm
Warmest m°
18,5°C
Coldest m°
2,7°C
Elevation: 58 m on average (min 33 m, max 130 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,9°C
Annual rain
1 047mm
Warmest month
18,5°C
Coldest month
2,7°C
Mean alt.
58m
Min
33m
Max
130m
Std. dev.
17m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
121,0g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
39,8%
Silt
38,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
160,3g/kg
Clay
21,5%
Sand
38,9%
Silt
39,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
132,1g/kg
Clay
21,9%
Sand
38,4%
Silt
39,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
70,6g/kg
Clay
21,1%
Sand
42,0%
Silt
36,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.4%
Crops29.8%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil2.1%
Other (grassland, water…)59.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology4 basins · 24 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
152,7km
Lake surface here
36,34km²
Basins crossed
4
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
4 967km²
Discharge in basins
62,4m³/s
Mean precip.
998mm/an
Mean T°
9,0°C
Moisture idx
0,37
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
610mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
63m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (24, top by area)
- Reearea103,3 km²avg depth5.8 m
- Lough Funshinagharea3,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lake #64149area1,3 km²avg depth0.7 m
- Lac 1323360area0,9 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1324533area0,4 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1323799area0,4 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1323786area0,4 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1324255area0,4 km²avg depth1.5 m
- Lac 1323544area0,4 km²avg depth2.7 m
15 more lakes
- Lac 1323678area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1324146area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1323909area0,3 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1323681area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1323388area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1323805area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1323417area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1323467area0,2 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1323298area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1323883area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1324044area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1323430area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1323318area0,1 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1324491area0,1 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 1323394area0,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Suckord 5len here73.33 km41%total177 km
- Shannonord 6len here29.79 km9%total343 km
- Cross Riverord 2len here16.11 km100%total16 km
- Killeglan Riverord 2len here11.73 km100%total12 km
- Ballyglass Riverord 1len here8.67 km88%total10 km
- Lecarrow Canalord 4len here7.06 km91%total8 km
- Derryhippoo Riverord 2len here5.26 km97%total5 km
- Innyord 4len here0.48 km0%total138 km
- Cloonasoragh Riverord 2len here0.20 km1%total13 km
- Athlone Canalord 5len here0.12 km12%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
36,5%
Pesticides
37,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas17
IUCN Not Reported · 15IUCN IV · 2
Lough Ree SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1995
124 km²
River Shannon Callows SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2021
58 km²
Middle Shannon Callows SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1996
58 km²
Suck River Callows NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area · 2005
34 km²
River Suck Callows SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1996
32 km²
Complete list17 protected areas
- Lough Ree SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2023144 km²
- Lough Ree SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported1995124 km²
- River Shannon Callows SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202158 km²
- Middle Shannon Callows SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199658 km²
- Suck River Callows NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV200534 km²
- River Suck Callows SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199632 km²
- Carrickynaghtan Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20036 km²
- Lough Funshinagh SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20194 km²
- Ballynamona Bog and Corkip Lough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20212 km²
- Lough Croan Turlough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20172 km²
- Ballinturly Turlough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20162 km²
- Lough Croan Turlough SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20102 km²
- Castlesampson Esker SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20181 km²
- Four Roads Turlough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20171 km²
- Four Roads Turlough SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20101 km²
- Lisduff Turlough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20161 km²
- Killeglan Grassland SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20161 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN