Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · GBR
North Uist Machair and Islands
- Area
- 47 km²
- IUCN cat.
- Not Reported
- Year
- 1999
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- Established
- 1999
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
658 distinct species · 6 572 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
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).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de North Uist Machair and Islands : 22 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 106 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 15.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 16 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology1 basins · 3 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,63km²
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
1 123km²
Discharge in basins
0,7m³/s
Mean precip.
1 237mm/an
Mean T°
8,0°C
Moisture idx
0,63
Max snow
17%
Mean runoff
1 573mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
30m
Watersheds crossing here
Lakes (3, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Location
Fond cartographique : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Géométrie : nos sources (GADM/HydroBASINS/HydroLAKES/HydroRIVERS/WDPA)
- Centroid
- 57.76981, -7.23120
- Open in maps
- OpenStreetMap → · Satellite →
Species observed (Phase 2)
Listing species observed within this protected area requires the GBIF v2 partition × WDPA spatial overlay matview. Computing infrastructure pending.