Alpine Rhine floodplain
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The Alpine Rhine floodplain is a broad, low-lying river landscape along the Alpine Rhine characterized by wetlands, meadows, and important habitats for diverse flora and fauna.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alpine Rhine floodplain canonical | 1 |
| Rhine meadows | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
floodplain
ⓘ
river landscape ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Alpine Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alluvial soils
ⓘ
biodiversity hotspot ⓘ broad ⓘ high groundwater levels ⓘ important wildlife corridor ⓘ low-lying ⓘ meadows ⓘ periodic flooding ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
alluvial meadow
ⓘ
riparian forest ⓘ wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
extensive grassland management
ⓘ
hay meadows ⓘ pasture ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
channel migration
ⓘ
seasonal inundation ⓘ sediment deposition ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyConnectedTo | Alpine Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
climate regulation
ⓘ
flood retention ⓘ groundwater recharge ⓘ nature conservation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alpine Rhine valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Austria ⓘ Liechtenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| partOf | Rhine river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesHabitatFor |
amphibians
ⓘ
diverse fauna ⓘ diverse flora ⓘ fish ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biodiversity monitoring
ⓘ
habitat restoration projects ⓘ river renaturation measures ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
drainage
ⓘ
infrastructure development ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ river regulation ⓘ settlement expansion ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rhine meadows