Great Basin–Mojave transition zone

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desert region ecoregion transition zone

The Great Basin–Mojave transition zone is an ecologically and culturally significant desert region in the American Southwest where the Great Basin and Mojave deserts meet, characterized by mixed flora, fauna, and long-standing Indigenous presence.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Great Basin–Mojave transition zone canonical	6
Mojave Desert transition zone	2
Great Basin (transition zone)	1
Great Basin Desert transition zone	1
Great Basin-California borderlands	1
Mojave Desert and southern Basin and Range province	1
Mojave Desert–Great Basin transition	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	desert region ⓘ ecoregion ⓘ transition zone ⓘ
between	Great Basin Desert ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ
characterizedBy	ecotonal conditions ⓘ mixed fauna ⓘ mixed flora ⓘ
hasBiome	desert ⓘ
hasClimate	arid ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ
hasConservationInterest	biodiversity protection ⓘ cultural heritage protection ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	true ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole	climate refugia potential ⓘ genetic exchange corridor ⓘ species range overlap ⓘ
hasEcologicalSignificance	true ⓘ
hasHumanActivity	Indigenous land use ⓘ mining ⓘ ranching ⓘ recreation ⓘ
hasIndigenousPresence	long-standing ⓘ
hasLandform	alluvial fans ⓘ basins ⓘ playas ⓘ ranges ⓘ
hasVegetationType	desert scrub ⓘ mixed desert woodland ⓘ shrubland ⓘ
isEcotoneBetween	cold desert ⓘ hot desert ⓘ
locatedIn	southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: American Southwest North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	Great Basin ⓘ surface form: Great Basin region Mojave Desert ⓘ surface form: Mojave Desert region
supports	Great Basin fauna elements ⓘ Great Basin flora elements ⓘ Mojave Desert fauna elements ⓘ Mojave Desert flora elements ⓘ
threatenedBy	climate change ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ invasive species ⓘ urban expansion ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Chemehuevi people → traditionalRegion → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

Furnace Creek → locatedInRegion → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

Amargosa Range → locatedIn → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

Inyo Mountains → ecoregion → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mojave Desert–Great Basin transition

Garlock Fault → formsBoundaryBetween → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mojave Desert and southern Basin and Range province

Washington County, Utah → locatedIn → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Basin (transition zone)

Delamar Mountains → ecosystem → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mojave Desert transition zone

Grapevine Canyon area → partOf → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Basin Desert transition zone

Virgin River → region → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

Funeral Mountains → partOf → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians → culturalRegion → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Basin-California borderlands

Deep Creek → region → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mojave Desert transition zone

Nelson Range → isInLandformRegion → Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ