Mapping Ireland’s Biodiversity

National Biodiversity Data Centre’s information portal & mapping system

http://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/

What will the Mapping System do?

• Produce an on-line Atlas of Ireland’s Biodiversity

• Report on progress with implementation of EU Directives and international conventions

• Provide local authorities with data for strategic planning and development control

• Provide a resource for researchers & assist knowledge transfer

• Enable an early warning system for invasive species to be developed

• Track species distributions as they respond to climate change

National Biodiversity Database

c. 400,000 records3,700 species

22 National databases

Target of 1 million records by end of 2009!

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Freshwater Crayfish

Freshwater Crayfish

Freshwater Crayfish

Freshwater Crayfish

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INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES: Chub Leuciscus cephalus

INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES: Chub Leuciscus cephalus

Japanese Knotweed – Here to stay!

Invasive alien species – Early Warning System

CLIMATE CHANGE? Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta colonisation of Ireland since 2000

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CLIMATE CHANGE? Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta colonisation of Ireland since 2000

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CLIMATE CHANGE? Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta colonisation of Ireland since 2000

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CLIMATE CHANGE? Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta colonisation of Ireland since 2000

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Ireland’s squirrels• Red Squirrel – Species Action Plan • Grey Squirrel – invasive species

Irish Squirrel Survey 2007 - Metadata

Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris in Ireland

Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis in Ireland

Comparison of Red and Grey Squirrel distribution in Ireland

National Biodiversity Data Management System

• Central repository for biodiversity data•Resource for researchers, recorders, stakeholders• On-line publishing facility• Tools for making data & information accessible to data users• Efficiencies in delivery of public policy