Ontologia

Municipal District · IRL

Dundalk

Ireland

CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)

Species observed

2 288

Observations

34 660

Area

320,3km²

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 Dundalk : 30 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 91 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 11.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
40
Interactions affichées
91
Connectance
0.117
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

2 288 distinct species · 34 660 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

34 660 obs · 10 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 12 016
12 016–12 015
3 221–12 015
1 823–3 220
< 1 823

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

9,8°C

Annual rain

1 093mm

Warmest m°

18,0°C

Coldest m°

2,5°C

Elevation: 77 m on average (min -38 m, max 371 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,8°C
Annual rain
1 093mm
Warmest month
18,0°C
Coldest month
2,5°C
Mean alt.
77m
Min
-38m
Max
371m
Std. dev.
93m
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

128,9g/kg

Clay

20,4%

Sand

44,9%

Silt

34,7%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: paGLiM

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
168,7g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
44,2%
Silt
35,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
122,9g/kg
Clay
20,4%
Sand
43,5%
Silt
36,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
95,2g/kg
Clay
20,2%
Sand
47,0%
Silt
32,8%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest9.3%
Crops38.9%
Built-up1.3%
Bare soil0.7%
Other (grassland, water…)49.9%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology4 basins · 0 lakes · 16 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

78,9km

Basins crossed

4

Max stream order

4

Max drainage

2 373km²

Discharge in basins

2,4m³/s

Mean precip.

1 008mm/an

Mean T°

8,7°C

Moisture idx

0,40

Max snow

17%

Mean runoff

722mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

91m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

2,6nW

Built-up

125,7%

Pesticides

41,6kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas10

IUCN Not Reported · 9IUCN IV · 1🌊 Marine · 8

Ring of Gullion

IUCN Not Reported

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty · 1991

153 km²

Dundalk Bay SPA

IUCN Not Reported

Special Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 1994

132 km²

Dundalk Bay

IUCN Not Reported

Marine Protected Area (OSPAR) · 2009

52 km²

Dundalk Bay SAC

IUCN Not Reported

Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2019

52 km²

Dundalk Bay

IUCN IV

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1996

48 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN