Chenier Plain
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The Chenier Plain is a distinctive coastal wetland region along the Gulf of Mexico characterized by alternating ridges and mudflats formed by shifting sediment deposition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chenier Plain canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal plain
ⓘ
geomorphological region ⓘ wetland region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mississippi River Delta region
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi River Delta Plain
|
| borderedBy |
Gulf of Mexico coastline
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Mexico shoreline
|
| characterizedBy |
alternating ridges and mudflats
ⓘ
chenier ridges ⓘ marshes ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | southeastern Texas coast ⓘ |
| extendsTo | southwestern Louisiana coast ⓘ |
| formedBy |
deltaic processes
ⓘ
longshore sediment transport ⓘ shifting sediment deposition ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
brackish marsh
ⓘ
coastal marsh ⓘ freshwater marsh ⓘ salt marsh ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature | chenier ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
seasonal flooding
ⓘ
tidal influence ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
beach ridge
ⓘ
mudflat ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
clay-rich mudflat sediments
ⓘ
sandy chenier ridge sediments ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
live oak groves on chenier ridges
ⓘ
salt-tolerant marsh grasses ⓘ |
| importantFor |
bird migration stopover habitat
ⓘ
carbon sequestration in wetlands ⓘ coastal storm buffering ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast of the United States
ⓘ
southeastern Texas ⓘ Southwestern Louisiana ⓘ
surface form:
southwestern Louisiana
|
| nameDerivedFrom | French word "chenier" meaning oak grove ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf Coastal Plain
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Gulf Coastal Plain
|
| supportsSpecies |
coastal fish species
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ shellfish ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
oil and gas infrastructure ⓘ waterfowl hunting ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
hurricanes ⓘ relative sea-level rise ⓘ subsidence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.