Lower River Shannon SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
686 km²
Municipal District · IRL
Tipperary-Cahir-Cashel
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
2 670
Observations
29 196
Area
1 317,8km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 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 Tipperary-Cahir-Cashel : 21 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 82 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 14.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
82
Connectance
0.146
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
2 670 distinct species · 29 196 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,4°C
Annual rain
1 257mm
Warmest m°
18,3°C
Coldest m°
2,2°C
Elevation: 146 m on average (min 34 m, max 633 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,4°C
Annual rain
1 257mm
Warmest month
18,3°C
Coldest month
2,2°C
Mean alt.
146m
Min
34m
Max
633m
Std. dev.
109m
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
87,6g/kg
Clay
19,5%
Sand
44,0%
Silt
36,4%
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
116,5g/kg
Clay
19,2%
Sand
43,7%
Silt
37,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
93,8g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
43,9%
Silt
36,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
52,4g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
35,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest11.3%
Crops35.8%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)52.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology10 basins · 1 lakes · 30 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
333,5km
Lake surface here
0,19km²
Basins crossed
10
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
2 683km²
Discharge in basins
58,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 083mm/an
Mean T°
9,3°C
Moisture idx
0,43
Max snow
15%
Mean runoff
743mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
149m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Suirsub-area885,8 km²overlap739.99 km²56%
- Bassin de Tarsub-area238,4 km²overlap230.89 km²18%
- Bassin de Mulkearsub-area697,5 km²overlap183.16 km²14%
- Bassin de Maiguesub-area2 026,4 km²overlap52.53 km²4%
- Bassin de Suirsub-area257,5 km²overlap48.22 km²4%
- Bassin de Blackwatersub-area548,4 km²overlap35.62 km²3%
- Bassin de Clodiaghsub-area242,6 km²overlap15.94 km²1%
- Bassin de Funshionsub-area367,3 km²overlap10.71 km²1%
- Bassin de Suirsub-area86,3 km²overlap0.70 km²0%
1 more basinssorted by overlap
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (30, ord ≥ 4)
- Suirord 4len here78.20 km35%total225 km
- Aherloword 2len here33.50 km98%total34 km
- Araord 2len here32.52 km100%total32 km
- Multeenord 2len here30.28 km77%total39 km
- Tarord 3len here28.03 km100%total28 km
- Thonnoge Riverord 2len here21.12 km100%total21 km
- River Duagord 2len here16.67 km99%total17 km
- Cauteen Riverord 3len here9.83 km100%total10 km
- Glengarra Riverord 2len here9.58 km100%total10 km
- Multeenord 2len here9.21 km100%total9 km
- Carhernahillaord 1len here7.58 km66%total11 km
- Shanbally Riverord 2len here7.44 km100%total7 km
18 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Mulleen Riverord 2len here7.17 km100%total7 km
- Glenny Riverord 1len here5.96 km100%total6 km
- Aughnaglanny Riverord 1len here5.85 km100%total6 km
- Araglinord 3len here4.46 km14%total31 km
- Mill Streamord 2len here4.31 km100%total4 km
- Funshionord 3len here3.90 km6%total69 km
- Shaneruhaun Riverord 3len here3.34 km80%total4 km
- Camogeord 3len here2.92 km7%total42 km
- Aherlow Riverord 2len here2.31 km15%total16 km
- Cuteen Riverord 2len here1.91 km100%total2 km
- Glengalla Riverord 1len here1.79 km100%total2 km
- Clodiaghord 4len here1.75 km3%total66 km
- Gortnageragh Riverord 2len here1.44 km12%total12 km
- River Nireord 2len here0.82 km4%total20 km
- Attychraan Riverord 1len here0.50 km23%total2 km
- Deadord 3len here0.44 km4%total11 km
- Marlow Riverord 1len here0.43 km11%total4 km
- Bilboaord 3len here0.23 km1%total27 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
39,5%
Pesticides
40,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Not Reported · 8🌊 Marine · 3
Slievefelim to Silvermines Mountains SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2007
209 km²
Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
101 km²
Lower River Suir SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
71 km²
Galtee Mountains SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2020
64 km²
Moanour Mountain SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2016
0 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Lower River Shannon SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported2023686 km²
- Slievefelim to Silvermines Mountains SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2007209 km²
- Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported101 km²
- Lower River Suir SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported71 km²
- Galtee Mountains SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202064 km²
- Moanour Mountain SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Anglesey Road SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Philipston Marsh SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN