Australasia marine realm
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The Australasia marine realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing the diverse coastal and offshore marine ecosystems surrounding Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands in the southwestern Pacific.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Australasia marine realm canonical | 1 |
| Tropical Australasia marine ecoregion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4190092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Australasia marine realm Context triple: [Temperate Australasia marine ecoregion, partOf, Australasia marine realm]
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Temperate Australasia marine ecoregion
The Temperate Australasia marine ecoregion is a biogeographic sea region encompassing the temperate coastal and shelf waters around southern Australia and New Zealand, characterized by diverse marine habitats and species adapted to cooler mid-latitude conditions.
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Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
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C.
Indian Ocean–Southern Ocean marine region
The Indian Ocean–Southern Ocean marine region is a vast biogeographic area encompassing the transitional waters and ecosystems where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet, including features such as the Great Australian Bight.
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Northern Marine Region (Australia)
The Northern Marine Region (Australia) is a federally managed marine area off northern Australia that encompasses diverse tropical coastal and offshore ecosystems, including gulfs, reefs, and important habitats for marine wildlife.
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E.
Western Indo-Pacific
The Western Indo-Pacific is a major marine biogeographic region encompassing the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Indian Ocean and adjacent seas, known for exceptionally high marine biodiversity and extensive coral reef systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Australasia marine realm Target entity description: The Australasia marine realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing the diverse coastal and offshore marine ecosystems surrounding Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands in the southwestern Pacific.
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A.
Temperate Australasia marine ecoregion
The Temperate Australasia marine ecoregion is a biogeographic sea region encompassing the temperate coastal and shelf waters around southern Australia and New Zealand, characterized by diverse marine habitats and species adapted to cooler mid-latitude conditions.
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B.
Australasian realm
The Australasian realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and surrounding islands, characterized by highly distinctive and often endemic flora and fauna.
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C.
Indian Ocean–Southern Ocean marine region
The Indian Ocean–Southern Ocean marine region is a vast biogeographic area encompassing the transitional waters and ecosystems where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet, including features such as the Great Australian Bight.
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Northern Marine Region (Australia)
The Northern Marine Region (Australia) is a federally managed marine area off northern Australia that encompasses diverse tropical coastal and offshore ecosystems, including gulfs, reefs, and important habitats for marine wildlife.
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Western Indo-Pacific
The Western Indo-Pacific is a major marine biogeographic region encompassing the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Indian Ocean and adjacent seas, known for exceptionally high marine biodiversity and extensive coral reef systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographic region
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marine biogeographic realm ⓘ marine realm ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Central Indo-Pacific marine realm
ONNED1
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Southern Ocean ⓘ Temperate South America marine realm ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high endemism
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high marine biodiversity ⓘ mix of tropical and temperate species ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
continental shelf ecosystems
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coral reefs ⓘ deep-sea habitats ⓘ estuaries ⓘ kelp forests ⓘ rocky reefs ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ seagrass beds ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Australian sea lion
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Great white shark ⓘ New Zealand fur seal ⓘ little penguin ⓘ various coral species ⓘ |
| includes |
Australia
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Chatham Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Kermadec Islands ⓘ Lord Howe Island ⓘ New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Norfolk Island ONNED1 ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ coastal marine ecosystems ⓘ coral reef ecosystems ⓘ offshore marine ecosystems ⓘ subtropical marine ecosystems ⓘ temperate marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Hemisphere
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southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern Pacific Ocean
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| partOf |
Indo-Pacific region
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surface form:
Indo-Pacific biogeographic region
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| recognizedBy | marine biogeographers ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
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coastal development ⓘ ocean acidification ⓘ ocean warming ⓘ overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biogeographic classification systems
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marine conservation planning ⓘ |
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Subject: Australasia marine realm Description of subject: The Australasia marine realm is a major biogeographic region encompassing the diverse coastal and offshore marine ecosystems surrounding Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands in the southwestern Pacific.
Referenced by (2)
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