Murray River floodplain
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The Murray River floodplain is a vast, low-lying riverine landscape characterized by wetlands, billabongs, and periodically inundated forests and grasslands along Australia’s longest river.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
floodplain
ⓘ
riverine landscape ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Murray River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate to semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | riverine wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | Murray River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy |
fluvial processes
ⓘ
overbank flooding ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalUnit | alluvial plain ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Aboriginal peoples of the Murray River region ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
billabongs
ⓘ
periodically inundated forests ⓘ periodically inundated grasslands ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasManagementIssue |
altered flooding regimes
ⓘ
decline of floodplain forests ⓘ salinity ⓘ |
| hasProcess | sediment deposition during floods ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
floodplain grasslands
ⓘ
river red gum forests ⓘ |
| hydrologicalConnection |
connected to Murray River main channel
ⓘ
connected to anabranches and billabongs ⓘ |
| hydrologicalProcess | periodic inundation ⓘ |
| importance |
important for flood mitigation
ⓘ
important for nutrient cycling ⓘ important for waterbird breeding ⓘ important habitat for native species ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Murray–Darling Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Murray River system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Australian riverine landscapes ⓘ |
| supports |
Ramsar-listed wetlands (in parts)
ⓘ
aquatic biodiversity ⓘ fish habitats ⓘ riparian vegetation ⓘ waterbirds ⓘ |
| terrainType | low-lying ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ land clearing ⓘ river regulation ⓘ water extraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
grazing
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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