Lower River Shannon SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
686 km²
County · irl
Clare
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
6 364
Observations
249 094
Area
3 449,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 Clare : 24 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 82 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 13.8%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
35
Interactions affichées
82
Connectance
0.138
Patrimoniales
4
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
6 364 distinct species · 249 094 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
10,0°C
Annual rain
1 353mm
Warmest m°
17,9°C
Coldest m°
3,4°C
Elevation: 72 m on average (min -55 m, max 407 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
10,0°C
Annual rain
1 353mm
Warmest month
17,9°C
Coldest month
3,4°C
Mean alt.
72m
Min
-55m
Max
407m
Std. dev.
68m
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
5,6
Org. C
102,6g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
41,9%
Silt
37,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
128,0g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
38,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
111,6g/kg
Clay
20,9%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
37,6%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,7
Org. C
68,2g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
42,5%
Silt
36,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest15.5%
Crops25.7%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil1.3%
Other (grassland, water…)57.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 50 lakes · 58 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
562,7km
Lake surface here
73,90km²
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
11 773km²
Discharge in basins
274,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 102mm/an
Mean T°
9,8°C
Moisture idx
0,43
Max snow
19%
Mean runoff
903mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
72m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Doonbegsub-area1 025,3 km²overlap995.53 km²29%
- Bassin de Fergussub-area836,6 km²overlap798.58 km²23%
- Bassin de Ahaclaresub-area368,1 km²overlap369.20 km²11%
- Bassin de Graneysub-area323,3 km²overlap304.74 km²9%
- Bassin de Aille Riversub-area437,3 km²overlap278.38 km²8%
- Bassin de Inaghsub-area249,6 km²overlap250.52 km²7%
- Bassin de Shannonsub-area304,6 km²overlap117.74 km²3%
- Bassin de Shannonsub-area263,2 km²overlap104.63 km²3%
- Bassin de Ballyfinboy Riversub-area398,5 km²overlap33.25 km²1%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lough Dergarea113,9 km²avg depth15.4 m
- Lough Graneyarea3,6 km²avg depth6.4 m
- Doo Lougharea1,5 km²avg depth5.2 m
- Lough Cullaunyheedaarea1,5 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lough Atedaunarea1,4 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Inchicronan Lougharea1,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Inchiquin Lougharea1,1 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Muckanagh Lougharea1,1 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Rosroe Lougharea1 km²avg depth1.7 m
41 more lakes
- Lac 1326587area0,9 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1326926area0,8 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1326264area0,8 km²avg depth3.9 m
- Lac 1326266area0,8 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1326248area0,8 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1326558area0,8 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac 1327055area0,7 km²avg depth3.7 m
- Lac 1327494area0,6 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1327317area0,6 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1326800area0,6 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1326389area0,5 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1327334area0,5 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1326499area0,5 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1326204area0,4 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1326801area0,4 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1327299area0,4 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1326647area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1326448area0,4 km²avg depth2.2 m
- Lac 1326038area0,4 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1326398area0,3 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 1327521area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1327180area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1327715area0,3 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 1327842area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 1326980area0,3 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 1326081area0,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 1326491area0,3 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1326996area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1326234area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 1326551area0,2 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 1327086area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1327014area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 1327506area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 1326824area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 1326893area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1327466area0,2 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 1327085area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1327328area0,2 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 1327052area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 1327547area0,2 km²avg depth2.8 m
- Lac 1326845area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
Rivers / streams (58, ord ≥ 4)
- Fergusord 4len here88.68 km100%total89 km
- Shannonord 6len here38.55 km11%total343 km
- Inaghord 3len here29.58 km100%total29 km
- Graneyord 2len here27.27 km100%total27 km
- Ahaclareord 3len here24.70 km100%total25 km
- Doonbegord 3len here22.12 km100%total22 km
- Annageeraghord 2len here21.28 km100%total21 km
- Ballyduneen Riverord 2len here20.91 km100%total21 km
- Skivileenord 2len here15.21 km100%total15 km
- Rine Riverord 3len here14.32 km100%total14 km
- Scarrifford 2len here14.02 km100%total14 km
- Blackwater Riverord 6len here12.24 km72%total17 km
46 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Aille Riverord 2len here11.86 km100%total12 km
- Crompaun Riverord 2len here11.20 km100%total11 km
- Owengarneyord 3len here10.39 km100%total10 km
- Millbrook Riverord 1len here9.76 km100%total10 km
- Claureen Riverord 4len here9.01 km100%total9 km
- Annagh Riverord 2len here8.73 km100%total9 km
- Broadford Riverord 1len here8.43 km100%total8 km
- Glendine Riverord 2len here8.00 km100%total8 km
- Cloghaunord 1len here7.95 km100%total8 km
- Caher Riverord 1len here7.40 km100%total7 km
- Cloonord 2len here7.01 km100%total7 km
- Ballymacravan Riverord 1len here6.77 km100%total7 km
- Craggaunboy Riverord 1len here6.75 km100%total7 km
- Black Riverord 3len here6.56 km11%total60 km
- Mill Raceord 1len here6.52 km100%total7 km
- Moyrhee Riverord 2len here6.50 km100%total6 km
- Ballygriffy Riverord 1len here6.19 km100%total6 km
- Ballycorick Creekord 2len here5.85 km100%total6 km
- Coos Riverord 2len here5.73 km38%total15 km
- The Creekord 2len here5.58 km100%total6 km
- Bleach Riverord 2len here5.54 km100%total6 km
- Carheeny Riverord 2len here5.49 km65%total8 km
- Cleedagh Riverord 1len here5.38 km100%total5 km
- Clareen Riverord 2len here5.33 km100%total5 km
- Knocknaskeagh Riverord 2len here5.11 km100%total5 km
- Bow Riverord 1len here4.83 km100%total5 km
- Poulacarry Riverord 2len here4.65 km100%total5 km
- Ballyteige Riverord 6len here4.62 km77%total6 km
- Kildeema Riverord 1len here4.59 km100%total5 km
- Cloghaunord 2len here4.29 km100%total4 km
- Moyarta Riverord 1len here4.07 km100%total4 km
- Lisheen Riverord 1len here3.63 km97%total4 km
- Annacarriga Riverord 1len here3.58 km90%total4 km
- Ballynacally Creekord 1len here3.46 km100%total3 km
- Rathborney Riverord 1len here3.16 km100%total3 km
- Carrowkeel Riverord 2len here3.02 km100%total3 km
- Ballyalla Riverord 1len here2.71 km100%total3 km
- Errina Canalord 1len here1.24 km100%total1 km
- Castlelodge Riverord 1len here0.88 km15%total6 km
- Fordord 1len here0.81 km101%total1 km
- Newtownord 2len here0.42 km3%total13 km
- Nenagh Riverord 3len here0.28 km1%total31 km
- Groody Riverord 2len here0.21 km1%total18 km
- Mulkearord 4len here0.14 km0%total45 km
- Killmastulla Riverord 2len here0.13 km1%total18 km
- Owendalulleeghord 2len here≈ tangenttotal25 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
37,4%
Pesticides
34,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas68
IUCN Not Reported · 49IUCN IV · 18IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 16
Slieve Aughty Mountains SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2007
595 km²
River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2019
322 km²
East Burren Complex SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
187 km²
Galway Bay Complex
IUCN Not ReportedMarine Protected Area (OSPAR) · 2009
144 km²
Galway Bay Complex SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2021
144 km²
Complete list68 protected areas
- Lower River Shannon SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2023686 km²
- Slieve Aughty Mountains SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2007595 km²
- River Shannon and River Fergus Estuaries SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2019322 km²
- East Burren Complex SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2023187 km²
- Galway Bay ComplexMarine Protected Area (OSPAR)IUCN Not Reported2009144 km²
- Galway Bay Complex SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2021144 km²
- Inner Galway BayWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV1996133 km²
- Inner Galway Bay SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2019133 km²
- Lough Derg (Shannon) SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2019127 km²
- Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202178 km²
- Moneen Mountain SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202161 km²
- Mid-Clare Coast SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200446 km²
- Carrowmore Point to Spanish Point and Islands SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202142 km²
- Lough Derg, North-east Shore SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201837 km²
- Kilkee Reefs SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201829 km²
- Burren National ParkNational ParkIUCN II199121 km²
- Slieve Bernagh Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202219 km²
- Slieve Aughty Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV200511 km²
- Derryoober Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV200510 km²
- Loughatorick South Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20199 km²
- Cliffs of Moher SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19869 km²
- Dromore Woods and Loughs SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20209 km²
- Corofin Wetlands SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20106 km²
- Doon Lough NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20056 km²
- Lough Acrow Bogs NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20055 km²
- Moyree River System SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20195 km²
- Tullaher Lough and Bog SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported5 km²
- Carrowmore Dunes SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20195 km²
- Oysterman'S Marsh NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20054 km²
- Inagh River Estuary SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20184 km²
- Loop Head SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20094 km²
- Ballyogan Lough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20214 km²
- Glendree Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20193 km²
- Ballyallia LoughWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV19963 km²
- Woodcock Hill Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20052 km²
- Termon Lough SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2 km²
- Cragnashingaun Bogs NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20052 km²
- Lough Atorick District Bogs NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20052 km²
- Ballycullinan Lake SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20162 km²
- Ballyallia Lake SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20182 km²
- Maghera Mountain Bogs NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20052 km²
- Cloonloom More Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20032 km²
- Ballyallia Lough SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19951 km²
- Gortacullin Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20051 km²
- Newhall and Edenvale Complex SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20171 km²
- Lough Naminna Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20051 km²
- Loughanilloon Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20031 km²
- Slievecallan Mountain Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20051 km²
- Ayle Lower Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20031 km²
- Pollagoona Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20191 km²
- Glenomra Wood SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20161 km²
- Newgrove House SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Illaunonearaun NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20050 km²
- Illaunonearaun SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20090 km²
- Danes Hole, Poulnalecka SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Lough Gash Turlough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20180 km²
- Old Domestic Buildings, Rylane SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Ballyvaughan Turlough SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20190 km²
- Ballyteige (Clare) SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Ballycullinan, Old Domestic Building SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
+ 8 protected areas (top 60 shown)
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN