Butterfly distribution in Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1940 to 1979 Species Groups recorded: insect - butterfly Dataset Status: Records from Michael O'Meara and Ken Bond were removed from the dataset, as their records are already available as separate surveys on the system. Additional Information: The …
Biological records from County Clare Geographic Coverage: The county of Clare Species Groups recorded: insect - true bug (Hemiptera), slime mould, bony fish (Actinopterygii), insect - moth, lichen, insect - beetle (Coleoptera), stonewort, terrestrial mammal, bird, insect - butterfly, crustacean, conifer, marine mammal, flowering plant, reptile, insect - dragonfly (Odonata), …
Bryophytes of Ireland provided by the Biological Records Centre, UK. The dataset comprises the data that is published in the forthcoming Atlas of British & Irish Bryophytes (Blockeel et al. 2014). http://www.brc.ac.uk/biblio/atlas-british-and-irish-bryophytes Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: From 1650 to 2014 Species Groups recorded: crustacean, hornwort, liverwort, moss …
A collated Dataset of sightings of all wild and feral mammal species occurring in Ireland and its offshore waters. Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland and its offshore waters Temporal Coverage: Principally concerned with generating new data from 2010 to 2015, but any old records will also be included to expand …
Irish butterflies. Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 1955 to 2021 Species Groups recorded: insect - butterfly Dataset Status: Complete
A dataset consisting of all known records of the ants in Ireland Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland Species Groups recorded: insect - hymenopteran Dataset Status: Complete
The EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) requires designation of SPAs for: listed rare and vulnerable species; regularly occurring migratory species, such as ducks, geese and waders; wetlands, especially those of international importance, which attract large numbers of migratory birds each year. (Internationally important means that 1% of the population of a …
These are prime wildlife conservation areas in the country, considered to be important on a European as well as Irish level. Most Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are in the countryside, although a few sites reach into town or city landscapes, such as Dublin Bay and Cork Harbour. Detailed conservation …
The designation of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) safeguards vulnerable or unique marine species and habitats of national importance in the Northern Ireland inshore region based on an ecosystem approach. These MCZs fulfill the obligations on The Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 (the "Act") to contribute to an ecologically coherent UK …
Special Protection Areas (SPAs) are designated under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. All European Community member States are required to identify internationally important areas for breeding, over-wintering and migrating birds and designate them as Special Protection Areas (SPAs).