Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
765 km²
Municipal District · IRL
Macroom
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
1 818
Observations
31 714
Area
1 196,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 35 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 Macroom : 26 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 81 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 12.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
37
Interactions affichées
81
Connectance
0.122
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
1 818 distinct species · 31 714 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,4°C
Annual rain
1 692mm
Warmest m°
17,9°C
Coldest m°
2,7°C
Elevation: 180 m on average (min 27 m, max 571 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,4°C
Annual rain
1 692mm
Warmest month
17,9°C
Coldest month
2,7°C
Mean alt.
180m
Min
27m
Max
571m
Std. dev.
89m
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
84,0g/kg
Clay
20,0%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
37,4%
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
5,6
Org. C
111,1g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
42,4%
Silt
38,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
90,8g/kg
Clay
19,9%
Sand
42,3%
Silt
37,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
50,0g/kg
Clay
20,7%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
36,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest14.1%
Crops31.3%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)53.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology8 basins · 5 lakes · 35 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
380,8km
Lake surface here
6,89km²
Basins crossed
8
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 239km²
Discharge in basins
44,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 202mm/an
Mean T°
9,6°C
Moisture idx
0,49
Max snow
16%
Mean runoff
1 085mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
165m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Leesub-area1 264,9 km²overlap1033.50 km²86%
- Bassin de Blackwatersub-area475,7 km²overlap115.10 km²10%
- Bassin de Bandonsub-area601,9 km²overlap21.24 km²2%
- Bassin de Launesub-area824,7 km²overlap10.75 km²1%
- Bassin de Blackwatersub-area527,2 km²overlap10.74 km²1%
- Bassin de Owenabuesub-area397,2 km²overlap3.58 km²0%
- Bassin de Ilensub-area2 239 km²overlap1.05 km²0%
- Bassin de Roughtysub-area334,8 km²overlap0.32 km²0%
Lakes (5, top by area)
Rivers / streams (35, ord ≥ 4)
- Leeord 4len here83.84 km87%total97 km
- Sullaneord 3len here40.34 km100%total40 km
- Laneyord 2len here26.34 km100%total26 km
- Foherish Riverord 2len here26.14 km100%total26 km
- Dripsey Riverord 3len here23.02 km100%total23 km
- Finnow Riverord 3len here21.43 km100%total21 km
- Brouen Riverord 2len here13.98 km100%total14 km
- Brideord 2len here12.26 km100%total12 km
- Lyradane Streamord 2len here11.60 km90%total13 km
- Owennagearagh Riverord 2len here11.57 km88%total13 km
- Duingea Riverord 2len here9.62 km100%total10 km
- Delehinagh Riverord 2len here9.58 km100%total10 km
23 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- River Toonord 1len here9.21 km100%total9 km
- Shournaghord 3len here8.74 km45%total19 km
- Blackwaterord 4len here8.43 km4%total209 km
- Sruhaunphadern Streamord 1len here7.01 km100%total7 km
- Glashagarriff Riverord 1len here6.73 km100%total7 km
- Bohill Riverord 2len here5.79 km100%total6 km
- Rathcoola Riverord 1len here4.73 km86%total6 km
- River Brideord 2len here4.68 km41%total11 km
- Kame Riverord 1len here4.07 km100%total4 km
- Tuough Riverord 2len here3.96 km45%total9 km
- Awboyord 1len here3.86 km100%total4 km
- Cusloura Riverord 2len here3.73 km100%total4 km
- Martinord 2len here3.38 km48%total7 km
- River Martinord 2len here3.18 km43%total7 km
- Bardinch Riverord 1len here3.13 km100%total3 km
- Owengarve Riverord 1len here3.10 km100%total3 km
- Sullane Beg Riverord 1len here2.87 km100%total3 km
- Clydaghord 2len here1.32 km6%total21 km
- Ahadallaneord 1len here1.23 km22%total6 km
- Curragheen Riverord 2len here1.22 km23%total5 km
- Maglin Riverord 2len here0.70 km15%total5 km
- Blarney Riverord 1len here0.01 km0%total6 km
- River Blackwaterord 2len here≈ tangenttotal18 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
36,4%
Pesticides
43,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas11
IUCN Not Reported · 7IUCN IV · 4🌊 Marine · 2
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
101 km²
Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2007
50 km²
The Gearagh SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2019
6 km²
Conigar Bog NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area · 2005
4 km²
Boggeragh Mountains NHA
IUCN IVNatural Heritage Area · 2005
4 km²
Complete list11 protected areas
- Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2023765 km²
- Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported101 km²
- Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported200750 km²
- The Gearagh SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20196 km²
- Conigar Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20054 km²
- Boggeragh Mountains NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20054 km²
- Gearagh, TheWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)IUCN IV19903 km²
- The Gearagh SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported19963 km²
- Sillahertane Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20053 km²
- Mullaghanish Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20191 km²
- St. Gobnet's Wood SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN