Western South Atlantic marine ecoregion
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The Western South Atlantic marine ecoregion is a coastal and shelf marine area off eastern South America characterized by warm western boundary currents, diverse tropical to subtropical ecosystems, and high biological productivity.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southwest Atlantic marine ecosystem | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine ecoregion
ⓘ
shelf marine ecoregion ⓘ |
| borderedBy | South American continental margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityLevel | high ⓘ |
| hasBiogeographicCharacteristic |
high species richness
ⓘ
productive fisheries potential ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
diverse marine ecosystems
ⓘ
high biological productivity ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
subtropical
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalProcess |
coastal-shelf circulation driven by boundary currents
ⓘ
upwelling-enhanced productivity ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
subtropical marine ecosystem
ⓘ
tropical marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasNutrientLevel | elevated ⓘ |
| hasOceanographicFeature | warm western boundary currents ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalSetting |
coastal zone
ⓘ
continental shelf ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryProductivityLevel | high ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | marine ⓘ |
| hasWaterTemperature | warm ⓘ |
| includesHabitatType |
coastal ecosystems
ⓘ
continental shelf ecosystems ⓘ |
| influencedBy | western boundary currents of the South Atlantic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | eastern South America ⓘ |
| partOf | South Atlantic marine realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Southwest Atlantic marine ecosystem