Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · gbr
South Uist Machair & Lochs
- Area
- 50 km²
- IUCN cat.
- IV
- Year
- 1976
Overview
- Designation
- Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
- IUCN category
- IV · Aire d'habitats / espèces
Gestion active pour maintenir habitats / espèces particuliers
- Established
- 1976
- Managing authority
- Not Reported
Source : WDPA (UNEP-WCMC, World Database on Protected Areas).
Species present
1 826 distinct species · 21 029 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 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 South Uist Machair & Lochs : 27 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 110 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 13.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 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 · 15 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,6km
Lake surface here
11,13km²
Basins crossed
1
Max stream order
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 (15, top by area)
- Loch Biarea5,3 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Loch Biarea2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Loch Druidibeagarea1,6 km²avg depth3.4 m
- Lac 1304813area0,5 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1304856area0,4 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 1304337area0,4 km²avg depth1.6 m
- Lac 1304655area0,4 km²avg depth2.0 m
- Lac 1304394area0,3 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 1304388area0,3 km²avg depth1.6 m
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
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
- 57.36276, -7.37431
- 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.