K’ómoks Estuary
E408489
K’ómoks Estuary is a coastal estuarine ecosystem on Vancouver Island known for its rich biodiversity and cultural significance to the K’ómoks First Nation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K’ómoks Estuary canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal wetland
ⓘ
ecosystem ⓘ estuary ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | K’ómoks First Nation ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | rich ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | locally significant ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
place of cultural practices and teachings
ⓘ
source of traditional foods ⓘ spiritually significant landscape ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | K’ómoks First Nation ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalFunction |
carbon sequestration
ⓘ
feeding area for migratory birds ⓘ nursery habitat for fish ⓘ nutrient cycling ⓘ shoreline protection ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | estuarine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature | mixing zone of freshwater and saltwater ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
eelgrass bed
ⓘ
intertidal mudflat ⓘ riparian zone ⓘ salt marsh ⓘ |
| hasStakeholder |
K’ómoks First Nation
ⓘ
local conservation groups ⓘ municipal governments on Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cultural practices of K’ómoks First Nation
ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ recreational birdwatching ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ traditional food harvesting by K’ómoks First Nation ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | brackish water ⓘ |
| isCoastal | true ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
migratory waterfowl
ⓘ
salmon species ⓘ shellfish populations ⓘ |
| isPartOfTraditionalTerritoryOf | K’ómoks First Nation ⓘ |
| isTidal | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| partOf | Salish Sea watershed ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ pollution ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.