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This dataset is result of data discovery carried out by NPWS upon receiving of Freedom of Information (FOI-0376-2023) and Access to Information on the Environment (AIE-110-2023) requests. Information collated for the purpose of satisfying these requests were collated and made ava
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Records of marine species encountered by divers in Irish coastal waters.
Geographic Coverage: Coastal waters of Ireland
Temporal Coverage: 2003-2019
Species Groups recorded: horseshoe worm (Phoronida), unassigned, roundworm (Nematoda), foraminiferan, bony fish (Actinopterygii), c
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Environment
This dataset is comprised of the variety of skate and ray egg casings found on Wexford beaches through survey work. It includes the number of egg casings found from each species that has been identified in the process of the examination of the casings. The species found include S
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Records of North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Irish watersNational Biodiversity Data CentreEnvironment
Distribution and temporal data for North Atlantic right whales within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Ireland
Geographic Coverage: The inshore waters of counties Donegal, Mayo and Cork
Temporal Coverage: 1300-1987
Species Groups recorded: marine mammal
Dataset Status: Comple
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Spatial distribution of Natterjack Toads in Ireland
Geographic Coverage: Island of Ireland
Temporal Coverage: 2010 - present
Species Groups recorded: amphibian
Dataset Status: Ongoing
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Dataset with records of sightings of mammal and bird species made during the period of the survey.
Geographic Coverage: National
Temporal Coverage: 2006-2007
Species Groups recorded: bird, terrestrial mammal
Dataset Status: Complete
Additional Information: NPWS, Irish Wildlife Ma
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A complete dataset of Empididae in Ireland
Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland
Temporal Coverage: 1999 - Present
Species Groups recorded: insect - true fly (Diptera)
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Distribution Atlas of Butterflies in Ireland 1979 (An Foras Forbartha)National Biodiversity Data CentreEnvironment
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
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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 - butter
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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 Cover
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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 recor
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Irish butterflies.
Geographic Coverage: The island of Ireland
Temporal Coverage: 1955 to 2021
Species Groups recorded: insect - butterfly
Dataset Status: Complete
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Environment
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
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Environment
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
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Environment
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 Harb
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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 t
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Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are those which have been given greater protection under the European legislation of The Habitat's Directive. They have been designated because of a possible threat to the special habitats or species which they contain and to provide increased
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