Great Marsh
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Great Marsh is a vast coastal salt marsh ecosystem in northeastern Massachusetts known for its rich wildlife habitat and important role in coastal protection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Marsh canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal ecosystem
ⓘ
salt marsh ecosystem ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemServiceCategory |
cultural services
ⓘ
provisioning services ⓘ regulating services ⓘ supporting services ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | salt marsh ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
coastal protection
ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
barrier beaches
ⓘ
dune systems ⓘ salt marsh ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ |
| hydrology | tidal ⓘ |
| importantFor |
bird conservation
ⓘ
coastal resilience ⓘ fisheries productivity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bird habitat
ⓘ
extensive tidal creeks ⓘ migratory bird stopover ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ salt-tolerant vegetation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northeastern Massachusetts ⓘ |
| partOf | New England ⓘ |
| providesService |
carbon sequestration
ⓘ
flood mitigation ⓘ nursery habitat for marine species ⓘ shoreline stabilization ⓘ storm surge buffering ⓘ |
| region | northeastern United States coast ⓘ |
| salinity | brackish to saline ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| supportsSpeciesGroup |
finfish
ⓘ
salt marsh plants ⓘ shellfish ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ wading birds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
coastal development
ⓘ
pollution ⓘ sea level rise ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.