Cumberland Plateau transition areas

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ecotone geomorphological region physiographic transition zone

Cumberland Plateau transition areas are zones of gradual change in topography, geology, and ecology between the elevated Cumberland Plateau and the surrounding Interior Low Plateaus region.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cumberland Plateau 2
Cumberland Plateau escarpment 1
Cumberland Plateau transition areas canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecotone ⓘ
geomorphological region ⓘ
physiographic transition zone ⓘ
adjacentTo Cumberland Plateau transition areas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cumberland Plateau escarpment

Interior Low Plateaus uplands ⓘ
between Cumberland Plateau transition areas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cumberland Plateau

Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region ⓘ
surface form: Interior Low Plateaus
hasBiodiversity high due to overlap of plateau and low plateau species ranges ⓘ
hasCharacteristic gradual change in ecology ⓘ
gradual change in geology ⓘ
gradual change in topography ⓘ
hasClimate humid temperate climate ⓘ
hasEcologicalGradient from mixed mesophytic forests to oak–hickory and prairie–savanna communities ⓘ
hasGeologicGradient from Pennsylvanian sandstones and shales to Mississippian limestones and dolomites ⓘ
hasHydrology headwaters of tributary streams draining to the Tennessee River ⓘ
karst features increasing toward Interior Low Plateaus ⓘ
hasLandform cuestas ⓘ
dissected hills ⓘ
escarpment foothills ⓘ
valleys ⓘ
hasLandUse limited row-crop agriculture in gentler areas ⓘ
mixed forestry ⓘ
pasture and hay fields ⓘ
hasManagementConcern habitat fragmentation ⓘ
soil erosion on steep slopes ⓘ
hasProcess downcutting by rivers and streams ⓘ
erosional dissection of plateau margin ⓘ
hasReliefRange moderate local relief between plateau escarpment and low plateaus ⓘ
hasScientificInterest study of ecotones and species range limits ⓘ
study of geomorphic evolution of plateau margins ⓘ
hasSoil mixture of sandstone-derived and limestone-derived soils ⓘ
hasTopographicGradient from dissected plateau uplands to lower rolling plains ⓘ
hasVegetation cedar glades in some limestone areas ⓘ
mixed hardwood forests ⓘ
oak–hickory forests ⓘ
isCharacterizedBy complex mosaic of forest and cleared land ⓘ
intermediate elevation between plateau top and surrounding low plateaus ⓘ
transition from non-karst plateau to more karstic low plateaus ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian Plateau province

Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region ⓘ
surface form: Interior Low Plateaus province

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
partOf Appalachian Highlands division ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian Highlands
supports species typical of Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
species typical of Interior Low Plateaus ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region → contains → Cumberland Plateau transition areas ⓘ
Tennessee frontier → associatedWith → Cumberland Plateau transition areas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
High Knob → region → Cumberland Plateau transition areas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau transition zone
Cumberland Plateau transition areas → between → Cumberland Plateau transition areas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Plateau transition areas → adjacentTo → Cumberland Plateau transition areas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau escarpment