Chone River estuary
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The Chone River estuary is a coastal estuarine system on Ecuador’s Pacific coast where the Chone River meets the ocean, known for its mangrove ecosystems and importance to local fisheries and coastal communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chone River estuary canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal ecosystem
ⓘ
estuary ⓘ mangrove ecosystem ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
estuarine wetlands
ⓘ
mangrove forest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
intertidal channels
ⓘ
mangrove-fringed shorelines ⓘ muddy sediments ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
intertidal mudflats
ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ |
| hasProcess | tidal mixing of fresh and salt water ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
black mangrove
ⓘ
red mangrove ⓘ white mangrove ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | brackish water ⓘ |
| importantFor |
coastal communities
ⓘ
local fisheries ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
food security of local communities ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ecuadorian coastal zone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manabí Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific coast of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesEcosystemService |
carbon sequestration
ⓘ
coastal protection ⓘ nursery habitat for fish ⓘ water filtration ⓘ |
| riverMouthOf | Chone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsEconomicActivity |
aquaculture
ⓘ
artisanal fisheries ⓘ shellfish harvesting ⓘ shrimp farming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| supportsSpeciesGroup |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ mollusks ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
mangrove deforestation ⓘ overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ shrimp farm expansion ⓘ |
| usedBy |
aquaculture producers
ⓘ
artisanal fishers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.