Dataset Details - River Biologists' Database (EPA)
Riverine flora and fauna
28/06/2011
31/01/2023
Assessment of river biological quality
Data collected as part of the river monitoring programme undertaken by the Environmental Protection Agency
Republic of Ireland
2005 to 2009
All the data is validated by trained biologists
Contains all species level data collected as part of the survey. Data is unpublished
Background on the river monitoring programme is provided on the EPA's websites http://www.epa.ie/
Environmental Protection Agency, River Biologists' Database (EPA), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 28 March 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/19>
Dataset species distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset record distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset Contacts
John Lucey
Environmental Protection Agency, Seville Lodge, Callan Road, Kilkenny
+ 353 56-7796700
J.Lucey@epa.ie
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution No. records
Day 31266
1977
2020
Record Statistics

31266

2100

109

0

Resolution No. records
100m 31156
1km 0
2km 0
10km 110
50km 0
Dataset Attributes
Attribute Description
Grid reference comment An explantory note on the grid reference associated with each record
Record comment A comment associated with any individual record
Type of sighting The nature of the sighting; whether it was of a live animal, trapped, dead on road, den, etc.
Recorded Species
TaxonId PrefnameTaxonId Name Authority Group Rank Records
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