Prairie Pothole Region
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The Prairie Pothole Region is a vast wetland-rich area of the north-central United States and south-central Canada that serves as one of North America’s most important breeding and migratory stopover habitats for waterfowl and other birds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prairie Pothole Region canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird habitat
ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ wetland region ⓘ |
| contains |
croplands
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ lakes ⓘ permanent wetlands ⓘ prairie pothole wetlands ⓘ seasonal wetlands ⓘ temporary wetlands ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecoregionType |
prairie
ⓘ
temperate grassland ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Pleistocene glaciation
ⓘ
retreat of continental ice sheets ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
glacially formed depressions
ⓘ
numerous small ponds and marshes ⓘ wetland-rich ⓘ |
| hasConservationProgram |
Ducks Unlimited conservation projects
ⓘ
North American Waterfowl Management Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | priority area for waterfowl conservation ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
critical habitat for migratory waterfowl
ⓘ
important stopover for shorebirds ⓘ major breeding area for ducks ⓘ supports amphibian populations ⓘ supports aquatic invertebrates ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biodiversity of wetland birds
ⓘ
high duck production ⓘ migratory stopover habitat for birds ⓘ waterfowl breeding habitat ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
north-central United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
south-central Canada ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Canadian Wildlife Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interior Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
blue-winged teal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canvasback ⓘ lesser scaup NERFINISHED ⓘ mallard ⓘ northern pintail ⓘ redhead duck ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ energy development ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ wetland drainage ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.