EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States
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EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States are a nationwide ecological classification system that divides the country into distinct regions based on shared environmental characteristics such as climate, vegetation, geology, and land use.
All labels observed (4)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States environmental framework
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ecoregion classification system ⓘ environmental classification ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
EPA Level III ecoregions
|
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| basedOn |
climate
ⓘ
geology ⓘ land use ⓘ physiography ⓘ soils ⓘ vegetation ⓘ |
| classificationType | ecoregion hierarchy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covers |
Alaska
ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ U.S. territories (in some datasets) ⓘ contiguous United States ⓘ |
| dataFormat |
GIS shapefiles
ⓘ
digital maps ⓘ |
| developedBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
|
| groupedBy |
patterns of ecosystems
ⓘ
similar environmental characteristics ⓘ |
| hasExampleRegion |
Central Appalachians ecoregion
ⓘ
Corn Belt ⓘ
surface form:
Central Corn Belt Plains ecoregion
Florida Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Florida Peninsula ecoregion
High Plains region ⓘ
surface form:
High Plains ecoregion
Arkansas Delta region ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Alluvial Plain ecoregion
Mojave Basin and Range ecoregion ⓘ Northern Lakes and Forests ecoregion ⓘ Northern Rocky Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Rockies ecoregion
Puget Sound lowland forests ⓘ
surface form:
Puget Lowland ecoregion
Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada ecoregion
Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Coastal Plain ecoregion
|
| hasHigherLevel |
EPA ecoregions of North America
ⓘ
surface form:
EPA Level I ecoregions of North America
EPA ecoregions of North America ⓘ
surface form:
EPA Level II ecoregions of North America
|
| hasLowerLevel |
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
EPA Level IV ecoregions of the United States
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| hasNumberOfRegions | over 100 ⓘ |
| partOf | EPA ecoregions of North America ⓘ |
| publisher |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
|
| relatedTo | Omernik ecoregions ⓘ |
| scale | intermediate ⓘ |
| spatialResolution | multi-state regional ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biodiversity conservation planning
ⓘ
ecological research ⓘ environmental assessment ⓘ land-use planning ⓘ natural resource management ⓘ water quality assessment ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion
→
recognizedBy
→
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ecoregion framework
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States
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abbreviation
→
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
EPA Level III ecoregions
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States
→
hasLowerLevel
→
EPA Level III ecoregions of the United States
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
EPA Level IV ecoregions of the United States