Logone floodplain

E610998
floodplain seasonal wetland ecosystem

The Logone floodplain is an extensive seasonal wetland ecosystem in the Lake Chad Basin of Cameroon and Chad, known for its rich biodiversity, fisheries, and support of local pastoral and agricultural livelihoods.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Logone River basin 1
Logone River valley 1
Logone floodplain canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain ⓘ
seasonal wetland ecosystem ⓘ
fallsWithin Sahel region NERFINISHED ⓘ
floodingDrivenBy Logone River discharge ⓘ
floodingPeriod rainy season ⓘ
hasBiodiversity high ⓘ
hasConservationConcern hydrological alteration ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
rangeland degradation ⓘ
hasEcosystemType backwater channels ⓘ
floodplain grassland ⓘ
marsh ⓘ
seasonally inundated savanna ⓘ
hasHabitat large mammals adapted to wetlands ⓘ
migratory fish species ⓘ
waterbirds ⓘ
hasLandUse extensive grazing ⓘ
smallholder farming ⓘ
traditional floodplain fisheries ⓘ
hasSeasonality seasonal flooding ⓘ
hydrologicallyConnectedTo Lake Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Logone River NERFINISHED ⓘ
importantFor livelihood resilience in the Lake Chad Basin ⓘ
regional food security ⓘ
inhabitedBy fishing communities ⓘ
knownFor important fisheries ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
support of agricultural livelihoods ⓘ
support of pastoral livelihoods ⓘ
locatedIn Lake Chad Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCountry Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Logone River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
providesEcosystemService fish production ⓘ
grazing resources ⓘ
habitat for wildlife ⓘ
soil moisture for crops ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ
supportsEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
flood-recession agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
rainfed agriculture ⓘ
threatenedBy climate variability ⓘ
dams and water infrastructure ⓘ
upstream water abstraction ⓘ
usedBy agricultural communities ⓘ
transhumant pastoralists ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Logone River → hasWetland → Logone floodplain ⓘ
Kotoko → historicalRegion → Logone floodplain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Logone River valley
Sara people → geographicFeature → Logone floodplain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Logone River basin