Vasyugan Swamp
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Vasyugan Swamp is one of the world’s largest peat bogs, a vast wetland in western Siberia known for its critical role in carbon storage and unique biodiversity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vasyugan Swamp canonical | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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peat bog ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 20,000 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 53,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| biome | taiga ⓘ |
| climate | continental subarctic climate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | partially protected by regional nature reserves ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dominantTreeSpecies |
Siberian pine
NERFINISHED
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birch ⓘ larch ⓘ spruce ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Ob River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | boreal wetland ⓘ |
| environmentalRole |
large peat carbon reservoir
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major carbon sink ⓘ regulation of hydrological regime in Western Siberia ⓘ regulation of regional climate ⓘ |
| fauna |
beaver
ⓘ
brown bear ⓘ moose ⓘ numerous migratory bird species ⓘ wading birds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ wolf ⓘ wolverine ⓘ |
| formationProcess | postglacial peat accumulation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fens
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lakes ⓘ marshes ⓘ raised bogs ⓘ rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| humanActivity |
berry and mushroom gathering
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ traditional hunting ⓘ |
| hydrology |
important for regional groundwater recharge
ⓘ
source area for many small rivers ⓘ |
| inception | Holocene epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | more than 500 kilometers east to west ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Russia
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Western Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Novosibirsk Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomsk Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest peat bogs in the world
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high biodiversity ⓘ intact boreal wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| partOf | West Siberian Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
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drainage for infrastructure ⓘ oil and gas exploration ⓘ peat extraction ⓘ wildfires ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
coniferous forests
ⓘ
dwarf shrubs ⓘ peat-forming mosses ⓘ sedges ⓘ sphagnum mosses ⓘ |
| width | up to about 270 kilometers north to south ⓘ |
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