Lower River Shannon SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive) · 2023
686 km²
County · irl
Tipperary
Ireland
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
4 024
Observations
93 385
Area
4 305km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 29 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 : 18 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 76 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 15.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 14 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
32
Interactions affichées
76
Connectance
0.153
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
4 024 distinct species · 93 385 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
9,5°C
Annual rain
1 195mm
Warmest m°
18,4°C
Coldest m°
2,3°C
Elevation: 131 m on average (min 16 m, max 633 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
9,5°C
Annual rain
1 195mm
Warmest month
18,4°C
Coldest month
2,3°C
Mean alt.
131m
Min
16m
Max
633m
Std. dev.
88m
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
5,8
Org. C
85,3g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
43,0%
Silt
36,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
114,8g/kg
Clay
20,1%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
37,2%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
88,0g/kg
Clay
20,5%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
36,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,8
Org. C
53,1g/kg
Clay
21,0%
Sand
43,6%
Silt
35,5%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.6%
Crops35.6%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.5%
Other (grassland, water…)52.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology23 basins · 4 lakes · 80 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
1 015,7km
Lake surface here
48,31km²
Basins crossed
23
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
10 812km²
Discharge in basins
560,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 024mm/an
Mean T°
9,2°C
Moisture idx
0,38
Max snow
19%
Mean runoff
692mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
130m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Suirsub-area885,8 km²overlap826.09 km²19%
- Bassin de Annersub-area419,8 km²overlap415.98 km²10%
- Bassin de Mulkearsub-area697,5 km²overlap394.34 km²9%
- Bassin de Ollatrimsub-area339,9 km²overlap333.41 km²8%
- Bassin de Suirsub-area258,1 km²overlap251.05 km²6%
- Bassin de Clodiaghsub-area242,6 km²overlap243.59 km²6%
- Bassin de Tarsub-area238,4 km²overlap230.89 km²5%
- Bassin de Ballyfinboy Riversub-area398,5 km²overlap212.27 km²5%
- Bassin de Noresub-area2 474,2 km²overlap204.90 km²5%
14 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Black Riversub-area213,9 km²overlap203.33 km²5%
- Bassin de Little Brosnasub-area556,8 km²overlap166.71 km²4%
- Bassin de Shannonsub-area304,6 km²overlap163.42 km²4%
- Bassin de Shannonsub-area251,3 km²overlap152.72 km²4%
- Bassin de Suirsub-area910,2 km²overlap148.08 km²3%
- Bassin de Suirsub-area257,5 km²overlap94.71 km²2%
- Bassin de Suirsub-area86,3 km²overlap86.67 km²2%
- Bassin de Newtownsub-area105,2 km²overlap77.63 km²2%
- Bassin de Maiguesub-area2 026,4 km²overlap52.54 km²1%
- Bassin de Blackwatersub-area548,4 km²overlap35.62 km²1%
- Bassin de Funshionsub-area367,3 km²overlap10.71 km²0%
- Bassin de Graneysub-area323,3 km²overlap0.25 km²0%
- Bassin de Kilcrowsub-area415 km²overlap0.02 km²0%
- Bassin de Shannonsub-area149 km²overlap0.00 km²0%
Lakes (4, top by area)
Rivers / streams (80, ord ≥ 4)
- Suirord 4len here171.17 km76%total225 km
- Annerord 3len here43.60 km100%total44 km
- Multeenord 2len here39.18 km100%total39 km
- Clashawleyord 3len here38.41 km100%total38 km
- Clodiaghord 4len here36.39 km55%total66 km
- Ballyfinboy Riverord 3len here34.33 km100%total34 km
- Aherloword 2len here33.50 km98%total34 km
- Black Riverord 2len here32.73 km100%total33 km
- Araord 2len here32.52 km100%total32 km
- Ollatrimord 3len here32.25 km93%total35 km
- Nenagh Riverord 3len here30.71 km99%total31 km
- Shannonord 6len here30.09 km9%total343 km
68 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Tarord 3len here28.03 km100%total28 km
- Mulkearord 4len here25.14 km56%total45 km
- Moyleord 3len here24.38 km100%total24 km
- King's Riverord 3len here21.23 km54%total39 km
- Thonnoge Riverord 2len here21.12 km100%total21 km
- Killmastulla Riverord 2len here17.94 km99%total18 km
- Little Brosnaord 4len here17.88 km24%total74 km
- River Duagord 2len here16.67 km99%total17 km
- Lingaun Riverord 4len here14.75 km52%total28 km
- Clareord 1len here14.33 km74%total19 km
- Newtownord 2len here12.16 km97%total13 km
- Noreord 4len here10.68 km8%total141 km
- Owenbegord 2len here10.46 km100%total10 km
- Cauteen Riverord 3len here9.83 km100%total10 km
- Ballintotty Riverord 1len here9.75 km100%total10 km
- Glengarra Riverord 2len here9.58 km100%total10 km
- Multeenord 2len here9.21 km100%total9 km
- Bunow Riverord 1len here8.68 km56%total16 km
- Claghrane Riverord 2len here8.11 km100%total8 km
- Ballyfinboy Streamord 2len here7.92 km46%total17 km
- Drish Riverord 3len here7.75 km100%total8 km
- Carhernahillaord 1len here7.58 km66%total11 km
- Shanbally Riverord 2len here7.44 km100%total7 km
- Ballybeg Riverord 1len here7.29 km100%total7 km
- Mulleen Riverord 2len here7.17 km100%total7 km
- Kilmastulla Riverord 1len here6.75 km100%total7 km
- Munster Riverord 2len here6.63 km49%total14 km
- Mill Raceord 4len here6.39 km35%total18 km
- Noreord 1len here6.10 km100%total6 km
- Youghal Riverord 1len here6.10 km100%total6 km
- Glenny Riverord 1len here5.96 km100%total6 km
- Aughnaglanny Riverord 1len here5.85 km100%total6 km
- River Dollaord 1len here5.76 km100%total6 km
- Palas Riverord 1len here5.49 km100%total5 km
- Doonane Riverord 1len here4.60 km100%total5 km
- Smalt Riverord 1len here4.56 km100%total5 km
- Araglinord 3len here4.46 km14%total31 km
- Bilboa Riverord 2len here4.42 km100%total4 km
- Mill Streamord 2len here4.31 km100%total4 km
- Shaneruhaun Riverord 3len here4.21 km100%total4 km
- Farneybridgeord 1len here4.11 km100%total4 km
- Funshionord 3len here3.90 km6%total69 km
- Marlow Riverord 1len here3.85 km100%total4 km
- Cromoge Riverord 2len here3.56 km100%total4 km
- Newport Riverord 2len here3.30 km94%total4 km
- Toberadora Streamord 1len here2.92 km100%total3 km
- Camogeord 3len here2.92 km7%total42 km
- Bilboaord 3len here2.64 km10%total27 km
- Aherlow Riverord 2len here2.31 km15%total16 km
- Cuteen Riverord 2len here1.91 km100%total2 km
- Fishmoyne Riverord 2len here1.91 km100%total2 km
- Glengalla Riverord 1len here1.79 km100%total2 km
- Kilbride Riverord 2len here1.50 km20%total8 km
- Gortnageragh Riverord 2len here1.44 km12%total12 km
- Ballyteige Riverord 6len here1.36 km23%total6 km
- Aughboy Riverord 2len here0.82 km101%total1 km
- River Nireord 2len here0.82 km4%total20 km
- Glasha Riverord 4len here0.70 km10%total7 km
- Annagh Riverord 2len here0.54 km28%total2 km
- Attychraan Riverord 1len here0.50 km23%total2 km
- Deadord 3len here0.44 km4%total11 km
- Goulord 2len here0.42 km1%total39 km
- Annacarriga Riverord 1len here0.41 km10%total4 km
- Woodford Riverord 1len here0.04 km0%total16 km
- Camcorord 3len here0.01 km0%total27 km
- Erkinaord 3len here≈ tangenttotal40 km
- Cappaghord 4len here≈ tangenttotal35 km
- Black Riverord 3len here≈ tangenttotal60 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
44,6%
Pesticides
41,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas40
IUCN Not Reported · 28IUCN IV · 12🌊 Marine · 4
Slievefelim to Silvermines Mountains SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2007
209 km²
Lough Derg (Shannon) SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive) · 2019
127 km²
River Barrow and River Nore SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
123 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
Complete list40 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
- Lough Derg (Shannon) SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported2019127 km²
- River Barrow and River Nore SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported123 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
- River Shannon Callows SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported202158 km²
- Middle Shannon Callows SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199658 km²
- Lough Derg, North-east Shore SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported201837 km²
- Slievenamon Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV200518 km²
- River Little Brosna Callows NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV200313 km²
- River Little Brosna Callows SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported199611 km²
- Kilcarren-Firville Bog SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported7 km²
- Silvermines Mountains West SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20176 km²
- Redwood Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20215 km²
- Keeper Hill SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported4 km²
- Arragh More Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20034 km²
- Scohaboy Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20054 km²
- Monaincha Bog/Ballaghmore Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20053 km²
- Nore Valley Bogs NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20033 km²
- Ballyduff/Clonfinane Bog SACSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported3 km²
- Sharavogue Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20172 km²
- Killeen Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20032 km²
- Bolingbrook Hill SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20172 km²
- Bleanbeg Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20051 km²
- Kilduff, Devilsbit Mountain SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20171 km²
- Mauherslieve Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20051 km²
- Cangort Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20031 km²
- Dovegrove Callows SPASpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)IUCN Not Reported20021 km²
- Ballymacegan Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20031 km²
- Arragh More (Derrybreen) Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20221 km²
- Lorrha Bog NHANatural Heritage AreaIUCN IV20031 km²
- Scohaboy (Sopwell) Bog SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20221 km²
- Moanour Mountain SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Liskeenan Fen SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Anglesey Road SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20160 km²
- Silvermine Mountains SACSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)IUCN Not Reported20170 km²
- Clare Glen 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