Cuatrociénegas Flora and Fauna Protection Area
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Cuatrociénegas Flora and Fauna Protection Area is a biologically rich protected reserve in northern Mexico, renowned for its unique desert wetlands, endemic species, and distinctive aquatic ecosystems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuatro Ciénegas protected areas | 1 |
| Cuatrociénegas Flora and Fauna Protection Area canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biosphere reserve
ⓘ
flora and fauna protection area ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| biogeographicalRegion | Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
desert ⓘ |
| contains | Cuatrociénegas valley ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| designation | Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna ⓘ |
| governingBody |
CONANP
ⓘ
National Commission of Natural Protected Areas of Mexico ⓘ |
| hasConservationValue |
biodiversity hotspot
ⓘ
refuge for endemic species ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
aquatic ecosystem
ⓘ
desert scrub ⓘ desert wetland ⓘ marshes ⓘ spring-fed pools ⓘ |
| hasEndemicTaxa |
endemic aquatic snails
ⓘ
endemic fish species ⓘ endemic plants ⓘ endemic turtles ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
gypsum dunes
ⓘ
karstic basin wetlands ⓘ riparian vegetation ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
marshes
ⓘ
pools ⓘ springs ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasScientificImportance |
evolutionary biology research
ⓘ
microbial diversity research ⓘ study of early Earth-like ecosystems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
desert wetlands
ⓘ
high endemism ⓘ stromatolite formations ⓘ unique aquatic ecosystems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coahuila
ⓘ
Northern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mexico
|
| locatedInMunicipality | Cuatro Ciénegas ⓘ |
| mainLanguageOfAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexican protected areas system ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural water use
ⓘ
groundwater extraction ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cuatro Ciénegas protected areas