Lough Ree SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
144 km²
Municipal District · IRL
Ballymahon
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 384
Observations
12 592
Area
506,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Ballymahon : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 92 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 16.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
92
Connectance
0.164
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 384 distinct species · 12 592 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,8°C
Annual rain
1 034mm
Warmest m°
18,5°C
Coldest m°
2,6°C
Elevation: 62 m on average (min 33 m, max 159 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,8°C
Annual rain
1 034mm
Warmest month
18,5°C
Coldest month
2,6°C
Mean alt.
62m
Min
33m
Max
159m
Std. dev.
22m
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
114,2g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
39,1%
Silt
38,3%
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
5,7
Org. C
157,7g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
38,2%
Silt
39,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
119,4g/kg
Clay
22,8%
Sand
37,8%
Silt
39,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
65,4g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
41,4%
Silt
36,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.8%
Crops28.3%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil3.6%
Other (grassland, water…)56.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 4 lakes · 15 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
119,7km
Lake surface here
34,49km²
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
3 122km²
Discharge in basins
27,4m³/s
Mean precip.
981mm/an
Mean T°
8,9°C
Moisture idx
0,37
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
561mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
72m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (15, ord ≥ 4)
- Innyord 4len here43.07 km31%total138 km
- Shannonord 6len here19.76 km6%total343 km
- Fallan Riverord 2len here17.29 km73%total24 km
- Royal Canal (Longford branch)ord 1len here8.38 km61%total14 km
- Canal Overfloword 4len here7.06 km100%total7 km
- Black Riverord 3len here6.48 km11%total60 km
- Rath Riverord 1len here5.71 km34%total17 km
- Tang Riverord 2len here4.34 km88%total5 km
- River Blackord 1len here2.91 km100%total3 km
- Commoge Riverord 2len here1.85 km57%total3 km
- Clooneighord 2len here1.43 km7%total22 km
- Lecarrow Canalord 4len here0.72 km9%total8 km
3 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,3nW
Built-up
33,1%
Pesticides
8,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Not Reported · 5IUCN IV · 3
Lough Ree SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1995
124 km²
Mount Jessop Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area · 2003
1 km²
Forthill Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area · 2003
1 km²
Glen Lough SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1995
1 km²
Lough Glen
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996
1 km²
Complete list8 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
- Mount Jessop Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20031 km²
- Forthill Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20031 km²
- Glen Lough SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19951 km²
- Lough GlenWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV19961 km²
- Mount Jessop Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20221 km²
- Fortwilliam Turlough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20171 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN