Pastaza River basin
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The Pastaza River basin is a major Andean-Amazonian watershed in Ecuador and Peru, known for its extensive rainforest, high biodiversity, and role as a tributary system feeding the Amazon River.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| containsCountrySubdivision |
Loreto Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pastaza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPart |
lower Pastaza River floodplains
ⓘ
upper Pastaza River ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Pastaza River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Amazon rainforest biome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityLevel | high biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue |
deforestation risk
ⓘ
hydrological alteration risk ⓘ |
| hasConservationSignificance | important for biodiversity conservation ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Indigenous peoples of Ecuador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
Andean cloud forest
ⓘ
flooded forest ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalFeature |
Andean headwaters
ⓘ
alluvial plains ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature |
large floodplains
ⓘ
numerous tributary streams ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFunction |
major tributary system feeding the Amazon River
ⓘ
regulation of regional water cycle ⓘ |
| hasLandCover | extensive rainforest ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
seasonal flooding
ⓘ
sediment transport ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Amazon lowlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
ecology ⓘ hydrology ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Indigenous communities ⓘ |
| isHabitatFor |
Amazonian mammals
ⓘ
Neotropical birds ⓘ amphibians ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ reptiles ⓘ tropical freshwater fish ⓘ vascular plants ⓘ |
| isPartOfBiogeographicRegion | Andean-Amazonian transition zone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ecuador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| partOf | Amazon River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Amazon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
river transport
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ |
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