Northwestern Glaciated Plains
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The Northwestern Glaciated Plains is an ecoregion of gently rolling plains shaped by past glaciation, characterized by grasslands, wetlands, and agricultural land across parts of the northern Great Plains.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glacial Lakes and Prairies region of Iowa | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Level III ecoregion
ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ |
| biome | temperate grassland biome ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Canadian Aspen Forests and Parklands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Glaciated Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
glacially smoothed topography
ⓘ
low relief ⓘ numerous depressional wetlands ⓘ |
| classifiedBy | EPA Level III ecoregions framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantVegetation |
mixed-grass prairie
ⓘ
tallgrass prairie remnants ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Missouri River tributaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityFeature |
migratory bird stopover sites
ⓘ
waterfowl breeding habitat ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
glacial till plains
ⓘ
kettle depressions ⓘ moraines ⓘ |
| hasClimate | continental climate ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
cold winters
ⓘ
moderate precipitation ⓘ warm summers ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue |
grassland conversion to cropland
ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ wetland drainage ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
grasslands
ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ |
| hasHydrologyFeature |
numerous small lakes
ⓘ
prairie pothole wetlands ⓘ sluggish streams ⓘ |
| hasLandform | gently rolling plains ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | agricultural land ⓘ |
| hasManagementAuthority |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Pleistocene glaciation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryProductivity | high herbaceous productivity ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
loamy till soils
ⓘ
mollisols ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canadian Prairies region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf | northern Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsLandUse |
cattle grazing
ⓘ
hay production ⓘ small-grain farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Glacial Lakes and Prairies region of Iowa