Great Plains–Southwest transition zone

E496696
ecotone geographic region

The Great Plains–Southwest transition zone is a geographic region in the United States where the grassland-dominated Great Plains gradually give way to the more arid landscapes and ecosystems of the American Southwest.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
High Plains region 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecotone ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
affectedBy Great Plains low-level jet NERFINISHED ⓘ
North American monsoon influences in southern parts ⓘ
biodiversity contains species from both Great Plains and Southwest biotas ⓘ
characterizedBy continental to subtropical climatic influences ⓘ
gradual ecological transition ⓘ
grassland to semi-arid shrubland gradient ⓘ
increasing aridity from east to west ⓘ
mix of prairie and desert species ⓘ
rainfall gradient ⓘ
climateType semi-arid ⓘ
steppe climate in western parts ⓘ
subhumid in eastern parts ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
ecologicalRole biogeographic corridor between Great Plains and Southwest ⓘ
boundary between temperate grasslands and warm deserts ⓘ
zone of species turnover ⓘ
hasEcosystemType grassland ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
shrubland ⓘ
woodland patches ⓘ
hasFeature high interannual rainfall variability ⓘ
periodic droughts ⓘ
strong temperature seasonality ⓘ
variable precipitation ⓘ
hasProcess east–west moisture gradient ⓘ
north–south temperature gradient influence ⓘ
hasVegetation desert grassland elements ⓘ
juniper ⓘ
mesquite ⓘ
mixed-grass prairie ⓘ
oak savanna patches ⓘ
sagebrush and shrub species ⓘ
shortgrass prairie ⓘ
tallgrass prairie remnants ⓘ
locatedIn Southwest United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
central United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Great Plains ⓘ
partOf American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
separates American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsLandUse dryland farming ⓘ
irrigated agriculture in localized areas ⓘ
ranching ⓘ
transitionFrom grassland-dominated Great Plains ⓘ
transitionTo desert and semi-desert ecosystems ⓘ
more arid landscapes of the American Southwest ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Fort Union → locatedIn → Great Plains–Southwest transition zone ⓘ
Amarillo, Texas → locatedIn → Great Plains–Southwest transition zone ⓘ
this entity surface form: High Plains region