Lower River Shannon SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
686 km²
Municipal District · IRL
Cappamore-Kilmallock
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 598
Observations
19 940
Area
1 035,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 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 Cappamore-Kilmallock : 33 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 79 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 9.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
42
Interactions affichées
79
Connectance
0.092
Patrimoniales
2
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
1 598 distinct species · 19 940 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,5°C
Annual rain
1 191mm
Warmest m°
18,3°C
Coldest m°
2,4°C
Elevation: 131 m on average (min 28 m, max 641 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,5°C
Annual rain
1 191mm
Warmest month
18,3°C
Coldest month
2,4°C
Mean alt.
131m
Min
28m
Max
641m
Std. dev.
95m
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
83,4g/kg
Clay
21,2%
Sand
42,1%
Silt
36,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
112,7g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
42,0%
Silt
37,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
86,2g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
36,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
51,1g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
42,2%
Silt
35,9%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest9.7%
Crops32.2%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)57.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology6 basins · 1 lakes · 27 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
266,6km
Lake surface here
0,64km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
11 773km²
Discharge in basins
39,0m³/s
Mean precip.
1 053mm/an
Mean T°
9,6°C
Moisture idx
0,41
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
811mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
113m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Maiguesub-area2 026,4 km²overlap519.39 km²50%
- Bassin de Mulkearsub-area697,5 km²overlap271.41 km²26%
- Bassin de Funshionsub-area367,3 km²overlap121.78 km²12%
- Bassin de Suirsub-area885,8 km²overlap63.19 km²6%
- Bassin de Shannonsub-area263,2 km²overlap31.49 km²3%
- Bassin de Awbegsub-area347,9 km²overlap28.05 km²3%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (27, ord ≥ 4)
- Loobaghord 2len here39.14 km100%total39 km
- Morning Starord 2len here34.05 km100%total34 km
- Maigueord 4len here30.62 km29%total105 km
- Bilboaord 3len here24.55 km90%total27 km
- Camogeord 3len here24.44 km58%total42 km
- Aherlow Riverord 2len here13.39 km85%total16 km
- Ballynamona Riverord 3len here11.76 km100%total12 km
- Gortnageragh Riverord 2len here10.45 km88%total12 km
- Deadord 3len here10.16 km96%total11 km
- Mulkearord 4len here9.35 km21%total45 km
- Keale Riverord 2len here8.76 km100%total9 km
- Funshionord 3len here8.06 km12%total69 km
15 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Groody Riverord 2len here7.11 km40%total18 km
- Awbegord 3len here5.57 km6%total92 km
- Behanagh Riverord 1len here5.38 km100%total5 km
- River Mahoreord 3len here5.32 km100%total5 km
- Clareord 1len here5.19 km27%total19 km
- Carhernahillaord 1len here3.93 km34%total11 km
- Killeenagarriff Riverord 3len here1.76 km26%total7 km
- Attychraan Riverord 1len here1.72 km78%total2 km
- Mochancress Streamord 1len here1.25 km69%total2 km
- River Ogeenord 2len here1.18 km12%total10 km
- Annagh Riverord 2len here1.14 km59%total2 km
- Aherloword 2len here0.87 km3%total34 km
- Geeragh Riverord 1len here0.74 km91%total1 km
- River Sheepord 2len here0.67 km13%total5 km
- Cauteen Riverord 3len here0.02 km0%total10 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
39,4%
Pesticides
41,8kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas9
IUCN Not Reported · 8IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 1
Slievefelim to Silvermines Mountains SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2007
209 km²
Galtee Mountains SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2020
64 km²
Ballyhoura Mountains SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2021
7 km²
Carrigeenamronety Hill SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2017
1 km²
Grageen Fen And Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area · 2005
0 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Lower River Shannon SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2023686 km²
- Slievefelim to Silvermines Mountains SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2007209 km²
- Galtee Mountains SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202064 km²
- Ballyhoura Mountains SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20217 km²
- Carrigeenamronety Hill SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20171 km²
- Grageen Fen And Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20050 km²
- Glen Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Clare Glen SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Glenstal Wood SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20180 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN