Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system

E311771

coastal ecosystem estuarine system

The Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system is a network of coastal bays, wetlands, and estuaries along the northern Gulf Coast that supports high biodiversity, productive fisheries, and critical nursery habitats.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system canonical	3
Gulf Coast estuarine system	1
Gulf of Mexico coastal fisheries	1
Northern Gulf of Mexico	1
Northern Gulf of Mexico coastal zone	1
Texas coastal estuaries	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal ecosystem ⓘ estuarine system ⓘ
borderedBy	Alabama coastline ⓘ Louisiana Gulf Coast ⓘ surface form: Louisiana coastline Mississippi coastline ⓘ northwest Florida coastline ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole	provides critical nursery habitats ⓘ supports high biodiversity ⓘ supports productive fisheries ⓘ
hasFunction	supports biodiversity hotspots along the northern Gulf Coast ⓘ supports regional fisheries productivity ⓘ
hasHabitatType	brackish wetlands ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic	mixing of freshwater and marine waters ⓘ
hasPart	coastal bays ⓘ estuaries ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
locatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Gulf of Mexico ⓘ surface form: northern Gulf of Mexico
partOf	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Gulf of Mexico large marine ecosystem
providesEcosystemService	carbon sequestration ⓘ coastal protection ⓘ nursery habitat for crustaceans ⓘ nursery habitat for juvenile fish ⓘ water filtration ⓘ
studiedBy	coastal managers ⓘ fisheries scientists ⓘ marine ecologists ⓘ
supportsSpeciesGroup	commercially important finfish ⓘ commercially important shellfish ⓘ estuarine-dependent fish ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change ⓘ coastal development ⓘ nutrient enrichment ⓘ pollution ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ
usedFor	commercial fishing ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ tourism and recreation ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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

Escambia Bay → partOfEcoregion → Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system ⓘ

Trinity Bay → partOf → Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Texas coastal estuaries

Perdido Bay → partOf → Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system ⓘ

Boggy Bayou → partOf → Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf Coast estuarine system

Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin wetlands → importantFor → Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf of Mexico coastal fisheries

Mississippi Sound → partOf → Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Gulf of Mexico

Mississippi Sound → ecoregion → Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system ⓘ

Mississippi barrier islands → ecoregion → Northern Gulf of Mexico estuarine system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Gulf of Mexico coastal zone