Ural River delta
E479784
The Ural River delta is a vast wetland and distributary network where the Ural River empties into the northern Caspian Sea, forming an important ecological and fisheries region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ural River delta canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river delta
ⓘ
wetland ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| emptiesInto |
Caspian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| formedBy | Ural River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fish processing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ limited agriculture ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
brackish marsh
ⓘ
deltaic wetland ⓘ floodplain meadow ⓘ reedbed ⓘ shallow lagoon ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
aquatic habitat
ⓘ
marsh habitat ⓘ riparian habitat ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
backwaters
ⓘ
distributary channels ⓘ oxbow lakes ⓘ seasonal floodplains ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
delta progradation
ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ sediment deposition ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Caspian herring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cyprinid fishes ⓘ reeds and emergent macrophytes ⓘ sturgeon ⓘ waders ⓘ waterfowl species ⓘ |
| importantFor |
biodiversity conservation
ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ fisheries ⓘ local livelihoods ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atyrau Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caspian Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | city of Atyrau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caspian Sea basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ural River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
industrial development ⓘ overfishing ⓘ water abstraction upstream ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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