Burren Research Projects

This entry contains a listing of some research project currently underway in the Burren. The title of each research piece are included here as well as the authors and their institutions.

1. The utilisation of two turloughs by insects, especially bumblebees and ants Ellen O'Sullivan and John Breen, of Life Sciences, University of Limerick. 
    
2. Ant species assemblages in the Burren in relation to vegetation
   characteristics Audrey O'Grady and John Breen, Dept. of Life Sciences, University of Limerick. 
    
3. Observations on bumblebees in the Burren during Summer 2004  John Breen, Dept. of Life Sciences, University of Limerick
    
4. The environmental requirement of Sciomyzidae (Diptera) on turloughs in the West of Ireland Christopher Williams, Rory Mc Donnell, James Moran and Mike Gormally, National University of Ireland, Galway
    
5. Working towards sustainable management of turloughs. James Moran, Eugenie Regan, Aine O’Connor, Marjolein Visser, Micheline Sheehy Skeffington and Mike Gormally, National University of Ireland, Galway
    
6. Selection of appropriate bioindicators for turlough conservation Eugenie Regan, Micheline Sheehy Skeffington and Mike Gormally, National University of Ireland, Galway
    
7. An investigation of the spatial distribution of ground beetles at Knockaunroe turlough (Co. Clare) and Skealoughan turlough (Co. Mayo) John Mitchell, Niall Teague, James Moran, Eugenie Regan and Mike Gormally, National University of Ireland, Galway
    
8. A broad Habitat Map of the Limestone Region of the Burren created using Landsat 7 Satellite Imagery. Dr. Sharon Parr, Grace O'Donovan (National University of Ireland, Dublin) and John Finn (Teagasc).
    
9. Fungi associated with mountain avens in the Burren. Maeve Liston and Tom Harrington, Dept of Life Sciences, University of Limerick.
    
10. Diversity and Population Structure within Populations of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in Dryas Heaths in the Burren. Tom Harrington, Dept of Life Sciences, University of Limerick.
     
11. Drought in a high rainfall environment. Pat Moran and Bruce Osborne, National University of Ireland, Dublin.
     
12. The ecological significance of water availability for Burren plant communities Sarah Ryan and Bruce Osborne, National University of Ireland, Dublin
     
13. Investigations towards reconstruction reconstruction of biodiversity, climate, and human impact during the post-glacial in the Burren National Park, Mullach Mór. Ingo Feeser and Michael O’Connell, Palaeoenvironmental Research Unit, Dept. of Botany, NUI, Galway.
     
14. Palaeoecological investigations in the Burren and L. Corrib, W. Ireland: coring techniques and data relating to Late-glacial and post-glacial environments. Michael O’Connell, Palaeoenvironmental Research Unit, Dept of Botany, NUI, Galway
     
15.  Burren Residents Opinions on and Knowledge of Burren Farming. Benny Courtney (Walsh Fellow, National University of Ireland, Dublin.), Dr. Liam Dunne (Teagasc) and Dr. John O’Connell (National University of Ireland, Dublin).