Orinoco Llanos floodplains

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floodplain geographical region seasonally inundated grassland wetland ecosystem

The Orinoco Llanos floodplains are vast seasonally inundated grasslands in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela and Colombia, known for their rich biodiversity and extensive wetlands.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Llanos 8
Llanos Orientales 2
Colombian Orinoquía region 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
seasonally inundated grassland ⓘ
wetland ecosystem ⓘ
biodiversityStatus high species richness ⓘ
biome tropical and subtropical grasslands savannas and shrublands ⓘ
characterizedBy extensive wetlands ⓘ
gallery forests along rivers ⓘ
savanna grasslands ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
surface form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Colombia ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Colombia
drainageBasin Orinoco Basin ⓘ
surface form: Orinoco River basin
ecoregionType Neotropical savanna ⓘ
floodRegime annual inundation during rainy season ⓘ
formsPartOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Orinoco Llanos
hasClimate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
hasEcosystemService carbon storage in soils and wetlands ⓘ
flood regulation ⓘ
habitat for wildlife ⓘ
support for fisheries ⓘ
hasSeason dry season ⓘ
rainy season ⓘ
hydrologyDrivenBy Orinoco River ⓘ
tributary rivers ⓘ
knownFor large seasonal wetlands ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
landUse extensive cattle ranching ⓘ
seasonal agriculture ⓘ
locatedIn Colombia ⓘ
Orinoco Basin ⓘ
surface form: Orinoco River basin

Venezuela ⓘ
partOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Llanos

Orinoco River ⓘ
surface form: Orinoco River system
regionalImportance major wetland complex of northern South America ⓘ
supports freshwater fish diversity ⓘ
large mammals ⓘ
migratory waterbirds ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural expansion ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ
hydrological alteration ⓘ
vegetationType marshes and swamps ⓘ
seasonally flooded grasslands ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

COT → appliesToTerritory → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colombian Orinoquía region
Orinoco Basin → borderRegion → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos
Eastern Cordillera of the Andes → boundedBy → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Orinoquía region of Colombia → contains → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Americas → containsSubregion → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos
Meta River → flowsThrough → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Venezuelan Llanos
Orinoco River → flowsThrough → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos
Orinoco Llanos floodplains → formsPartOf → Orinoco Llanos floodplains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco Llanos
Apure River → hasFloodplain → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos floodplain
Colombia → hasRegion → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Orinoco plains
Apure River → locatedIn → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos
Meta River → locatedIn → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos
Guaviare River → locatedInBiome → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos
Orinoco Llanos floodplains → partOf → Orinoco Llanos floodplains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos
Meta Department → regionType → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Llanos
Orinoco Basin headwaters → upstreamOf → Orinoco Llanos floodplains ⓘ