Search results
Galway Bay South holds a very high number of littoral communities (12). They range from rocky terraces, to sandy beaches with rock or sand dunes behind. The intertidal sediments of Galway Bay support good examples of communities that are moderately exposed to wave action. A well-defined talitrid amphipod zone in the
- 150KB
- 5
Aug 22, 2023 · The karst limestone hills of the Burren form the southern boundary of the bay. The coastal parts of Galway Bay have been designated a Special Area of Conservation due to their wide range of important habitat types which include intertidal mud and sandflats, other littoral habitats, coastal lagoons, saltmarshes, turloughs, vegetated cliffs ...
Jan 29, 2020 · ABSTRACT. A combination of multibeam bathymetry and backscatter, LiDAR altimetry and bathymetry, satellite images, and hydrodynamic model outputs were used to map the seafloor and coastline of Galway Bay (western Ireland). This is the first time these multiple datasets have been integrated into a single combined geomorphological and substrate map.
- Denise McCullagh, Sara Benetti, Ruth Plets, Fabio Sacchetti, Eimear O’Keeffe, Kieran Lyons
- 2020
Table 1 The community types recorded in Galway Bay Complex SAC and their occurrence in the Annex I habitats and the overlapping SPA. Estimated areas of each community type per Annex I habitat, based on interpolation, are given in the objective targets in Section 2. The development of a community complex target arises when an area possesses similar
Apr 22, 2019 · Country: Ireland. Administrative region: Border, Midland and Western (IE01) Surface area: 144 km2 (14402.77 ha) Marine area: 90%. Located in Atlantic biogeographical region. It protects 27 species of the Nature Directives. It protects 15 habitat types of the Habitats Directive. Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form.
Galway Bay (Irish: Loch Lurgain or Cuan na Gaillimhe) is a bay on the west coast of Ireland, between County Galway in the province of Connacht to the north and the Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster to the south; Galway city is on the northeast side. The bay is about 50 kilometres (30 mi) long and from 10 kilometres (6 mi) to 30 kilometres (20 mi) in breadth.
People also ask
Does Galway Bay South have a littoral community?
Why is Galway Bay a special area of conservation?
Why is Galway Bay important?
What habitats are in County Galway?
What a new map shows Galway Bay?
What datasets are used to map the seafloor and coastline of Galway Bay?
Nov 1, 2016 · Turloughs are an internationally important habitat almost unique to the west of Ireland in Counties Clare, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. In Galway, turloughs are found mainly in the Burren region of South Galway and lowlands of north-east Co. Galway. Many turloughs are very important for rare plants and animals including over-wintering birds such ...
