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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Land Promoting Good Water QualityEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the contribution of land to the maintenance of high water quality, though natural filtration of sediment. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for a set of services...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Areas of land contributing to terrestrial food pr...EnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the contribution of land to terrestrial food provision. This includes agricultural crops and livestock, as well as harvesting of wild food. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map - Ecosystem Service Stock Map: Soil CarbonEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the contribution of land to the regulation of greenhouse gases (carbon) through carbon sequestration associated with the soil. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for a...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Supporting Ecosystem Service Information: Contrib...EnvironmentA raster dataset showing areas' contributing to the woodland network, including how important the area is for the network (based on habitat type and proximity to the next core area). This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Marine areas contributing to marine food provisionEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the contribution of marine areas to marine food provision. This includes everything taken from the sea for human consumption, including fish (marine and diadromous), shellfish, crustaceans, and algae, both from wild harvest and from...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystems Services Map – Terrestrial BiodiversityEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the approximate biodiversity stock of terrestrial areas This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for a set of services prioritised through stakeholder consultation and any...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Land Temporarily Storing WaterEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the contribution of land to flood control, through its ability to temporarily store water. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for a set of services prioritised through...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Marine BiodiversityEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the approximate biodiversity stock of marine areas. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale) for a set of services prioritised through stakeholder consultation and any...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map – Supporting Ecosystem Service Information: Contrib...EnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster dataset showing areas' contributing to the grassland network, including how important the area is for the network (based on habitat type and proximity to the next core area). This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem...
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National Ecosystem and Ecosystem Services Map - Ecosystem Service Stock Map: Vegetation CarbonEnvironmentThis dataset contains a raster file showing the contribution of land to the regulation of greenhouse gases (carbon) through carbon sequestration associated with the vegetation. This dataset is part of a dataset series that establishes an ecosystem service maps (national scale)...
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EnvironmentCTD, plankton net and deployment of neuston net biogeochemical survey in the North Atlantic Ocean. A Biogeochemical sampling programme which aims to quantify and qualify a comprehensive range of water column characteristics including optical, chemical and biological properties...
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Europe's Lost Frontiers Project successfully identified the earliest contact between mainland Europe and Great Britain based on a large-scale programme of sub-surface mapping and coring in the region known as Doggerland, located off the east coast of Britain. Recent...
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EnvironmentThis 13 day survey, led by National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) took place on board the Marine Institute's R.V. Celtic Expolerer in May"June 2017 in the North East Atlantic. The survey was conducted to collect large Porifera and Cnidaria, groups with...
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Records of earthworm distribution on the island of Ireland. Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland. Temporal Coverage: 16/06/1892 to 24/05/2013 Species Groups recorded: annelid Dataset Status: Complete in terms of historical records. Additional Information: Citation:...
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Summary tabular data relating to Natura 2000 SAC sites in Ireland, providing Natura 2000 site-related details, including lists of the habitats and species listed in Annex I and Annex II of the Habitats Directive for which each Natura 2000 site is selected. Data is accurate up...
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Records of various taxonomic groups, which have been submitted to the National Biodiversity Data Centre as part of projects related to the Community Foundation for Ireland Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland Temporal Coverage: 2020-present Species Groups recorded:...
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Register of Protected Areas - Nutrient Sensitive Rivers (WFD RBMP Cycle 2)EnvironmentThis dataset represents a snapshot taken in September 2016 for the purpose of the WFD RBMP Cycle 2. These nutrient sensitive areas are those river waters listed in accordance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment (UWWT) Directive 91/271/EEC on Urban Waste Water Treatment and...
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This data delineates areas with an indication of increased potential risk to groundwater supplies from DWWTS. This is based on interpreting mapped geological information to determine areas where there is increased likelihood of inadequate treatment of the waste water by the...
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National Parks and Wildlife Service - Site Specific Conservation Objectives for EU Annex 11 Speci...EnvironmentConservation objectives for Natura 2000 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs) have to be set for the habitats and species for which the sites are selected. These objectives are used when carrying out appropriate assessments for plans and...
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EnvironmentThese 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...