Dataset Details - Irish Lagoon Surveys
Surveys of aquatic fauna carried out by Geoff Oliver and Eddie McCormack in coastal lagoons listed by NPWS
20/10/2020
11/07/2024
Part of a survey co-funded by NPWS and EPA to report under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive, 2013 – 2018, and for the purpose of the Water Framework Directive (Aquafact 2018, Volumes I and II).
Faunal sampling using sweep nets and sediment cores, supplemented by visual searches. Samples were taken to a laboratory for subsequent sorting and identification.
Republic of Ireland
1996 to 2017
Surveys conducted by expert taxonomists Dr Geoff Oliver and Dr Eddie McCormac
Ongoing
http://www.irishlagoons.com/ Lagoon reports and Inventory on NPWS website https://data.gov.ie/dataset/inventory-of-irish-coastal-lagoons-2007
Geoff Oliver and Eddie McCormack, Irish Lagoon Surveys, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 24 December 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/303>
Dataset species distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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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
Geoff Oliver and Eddie McCormack
Cape Clear, Co. Cork
N/A
golivercape@gmail.com
N/A
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution No. records
Day Range 2318
1996
2017
Record Statistics

2318

90

416

2

Resolution No. records
100m 2318
1km 0
2km 0
10km 0
50km 0
Surveys
SurveyId Title Data Capture Period Species Records
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Dataset Attributes
Attribute Description
County Name of administrative county within which the record was made
SiteCode Lagoon site code
Survey name Name of survey if the record was made as part of a specific survey (including collections of casual observations and other loose assemblages of data)
Recorded Species
TaxonId PrefnameTaxonId Name Authority Group Rank Records
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