Gaillard Island
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Gaillard Island is a man-made, dredge-spoil island in Alabama’s Mobile Bay that serves as an important wildlife refuge, especially for nesting seabirds and brown pelicans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaillard Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial island
ⓘ
bird sanctuary ⓘ wildlife refuge ⓘ |
| access | closed to the general public ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| bodyOfWater | Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Gulf of Mexico coastal ecosystem ⓘ |
| environmentalRole |
contributes to biodiversity in Mobile Bay
ⓘ
provides predator-free nesting areas ⓘ supports coastal bird populations ⓘ |
| hasConservationValue |
key site for brown pelican recovery in Alabama
ⓘ
regional importance for seabirds ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal island habitat
ⓘ
estuarine habitat ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | restricted access ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Gulf Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Mobile Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Mobile Bay estuarine system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mobile, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeFromMaterial |
dredge spoil
ⓘ
dredged sediment ⓘ |
| managementBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
important seabird rookery
ⓘ
supporting large brown pelican colony ⓘ |
| partOf | Mobile Bay navigation project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enhance bird nesting habitat
ⓘ
to provide confined disposal for dredged material ⓘ |
| significantFor |
brown pelicans
ⓘ
colonial waterbirds ⓘ nesting seabirds ⓘ |
| use |
brown pelican nesting habitat
ⓘ
disposal of dredged material ⓘ seabird nesting habitat ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.