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Angling
Aquatic Ecology
Other Aquatic Fauna
- Species List of Invertebrates Found in Lough Carra by Elaine McGoff 2006
- Aquatic Microinvertebrate Community of Lough Carra by Michael Millane 2006
- Invertebrate-habitat associations in the littoral and riparian ecotone of Lough Carra, Co. Mayo, Ireland - Non technical summary by Elaine McGoff
- A Test of the Association between Lake Habitat Assessment and Macroinvertebrate Community Structure by Elaine McGoff and Kenneth Irvine 2009
- The Interaction of Environmental Variables and their Influence on Macroinvertebrate Distribution within a Shallow Calcareous Lake by Barry Tuite October 2009
Plankton
- Variation in the Biomass of Functional Groups Comprising the Open-Water Plankton of Shallow Lakes in Ireland by Elvira de Eyto and Kenneth Irvine 2005
- Assessing the Status of Shallow Lakes Using an Additive Model of Biomass Size Spectra by Elvira de Eyto and Kenneth Irvine
- Field Evidences for Stoichiometric Relationships between Zooplankton and N and P Availabiltiy in a Shallow Calcerous Lake by Valerie McCarthy, Ian Donohoe and Kenneth Irvine 2006
Water Quality
- Non-technical Summary of Scientific Results - Water Quality by Kenneth Irvine 2009
- Baseline Water Quality Investigations on Lough Carra, Western Ireland, with Reference to Water Chemistry, Phytoplankton and Aquatic Plants by James J. King and W.S. Trevor Champ 2000
- Importance of Spatial and Temporal Patterns for Assessment of Risk of Diffuse Nutrient Emissions to Surface Waters by Ian Donohue, David Styles, Catherine Coxon and Kenneth Irvine 2004
- Using Sediments to Assess the Resistance of a Calcerous Lake to Diffuse Nutrient loading by William Hobbs, Kenneith Irvine and Ian Donohoe 2005
- History, Nutrients and Water Quality: A Study of the Lakes and Catchments of Lough Carra and Mask by Kenneth Irvine, Ian Donohoe, Valerie McCarthy, Manel Leira and William Hobbs
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Archaeology and History
Catchment Land Use
General Information
Media Articles and Events
- George Henry Moore his efforts to save his tenants when Coranna won the Chester Cup - Western People Article 1954
- Moorehall - Reviving a Colourful Past - Mayo News 20th November 2007
- The Fair Maid of Carra - Shooting Times 1st November 1969
- Wildfowl of Lough Carra - Shooting Times 25th October 1969
- Talk on the water quality of Lough Carra to Carnacon National School 2013
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Terrestrial Ecology
Birds
- Introduction
- Annotated List of the Birds of Lough Carra by Chris and Lynda Huxley - June 2012
- Breeding Bird Census by Chris and Lynda Huxley - June 2012
- Review of Duck Population Changes 1967 - 2006 by Chris Meehan, B.W.H. Stronach, C. Huxley and N. Stronach 2009
- The Fair Maid of Carra - Shooting Times 1st November 1969
- Waterfowl Population 1967 - 2006 - A Study of the Waterfowl Populations on Lough Carra, County Mayo, 1967 - 2006 by Chris Meehan 2007
- Wildfowl of Lough Carra - Shooting Times 25th October 1969
- Winter Wildfowl Census by Chris and Lynda Huxley 2012
- Winter Mallard Population - Wildfowl Populations on Lough Carra - Where Have All the Mallard Gone? by Chris Huxley 2003
Flora
- Introduction
- Species List of the Flora of Lough Carra by Chris and Lynda Huxley - June 2012
- An extract from the Irish Naturalist, September 1906 "On the Botany of Lough Carra" by R. Lloyd Praeger
- The Orchids of Lough Carra with Maps - The Status and Distribution of Orchids Around Lough Carra, Co. Mayo, and Location Maps, by Chris and Lynda Huxley 2011
Habitats
- Introduction
- A Study of Certain Aspects of the Vegetation of Lough Carra, Co Mayo - by Jonathan Shackleton, 1975
- Jonathan Shackleton images taken in 1975 and related to his report above.
- Pilot Environmental Impact Assessment, Lough Carra East, Vegetation Report by Neil Lockhart 1982
- The Histroy, Ecology and Management of Partry House Estate Woodlands, Partry, County Mayo by Lorraine Grimes M.A. 2007
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Insects
Introduction
- An Inventory of the Moths of the Major Habitats Around Lough Carra, Co. Mayo by Chris and Lynda Huxley 2008
- Butterflies of Lough Carra by Chris and Lynda Huxley 2008
- The Distribution and Status of Important Butterflies Around Lough Carra, Co. Mayo by Chris Huxley 2008
- The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Lough Carra by Chris and Lynda Huxley
- The Other Terrestrial Insects of Lough Carra, Co. Mayo by Chris and Lynda Huxley 2010
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Literature, Music, Arts
Literature
- Fishing for Pike published by the Angling Times in the 1960s
- Extract from Lovely is the Lee by Robert Gibbins 1945
- Extract from D A MacManus book "Between Two Worlds - True Ghost Stories of the British Isles" 1979.
- Extract from the book “Wild Sports of the West of Ireland” by W.H. Maxwell (first published in 1892) which gives a brief description of Lough Carra.
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