Shannon callows

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Shannon callows are seasonally flooded grasslands and wetlands along the River Shannon in Ireland, renowned for their rich biodiversity and traditional low-intensity farming.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shannon Callows 1
Shannon callows canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain meadow ⓘ
seasonally flooded grassland ⓘ
wetland habitat ⓘ
associatedWithRiver River Shannon ⓘ
hasBiodiversityStatus high biodiversity value ⓘ
hasConservationConcern threatened by agricultural intensification ⓘ
threatened by changes in flooding regime ⓘ
threatened by drainage ⓘ
hasConservationValue European importance for birds ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance traditional rural landscape ⓘ
hasEcologicalFunction floodwater storage ⓘ
habitat connectivity ⓘ
nutrient retention ⓘ
hasHabitatType floodplain fen ⓘ
marsh ⓘ
wet grassland ⓘ
hasHydrology seasonally flooded ⓘ
hasLandUse grazing ⓘ
hay meadow management ⓘ
traditional low-intensity farming ⓘ
hasManagementPractice extensive grazing ⓘ
late hay cutting ⓘ
hasSeasonality drier in summer ⓘ
flooded in winter ⓘ
hasSoilType alluvial soils ⓘ
hasThreat climate change impacts ⓘ
land-use change ⓘ
hasVegetation species-rich grassland ⓘ
isImportantFor bird conservation ⓘ
plant conservation ⓘ
traditional farming practices ⓘ
isKnownFor extensive floodplain meadows ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
isPartOf Shannon River catchment ⓘ
locatedIn River Shannon floodplain ⓘ
locatedInCountry Ireland ⓘ
locatedInRegion Midlands of Ireland ⓘ
supportsSpecies breeding waders ⓘ
rare plant species ⓘ
wintering waterfowl ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meelick Lock → nearbyFeature → Shannon callows ⓘ
Meelick → hasNearbyWaterFeature → Shannon Callows ⓘ
linked to: Shannon callows