Yasuní River

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The Yasuní River is a biodiverse waterway in the Ecuadorian Amazon that flows through Yasuní National Park, one of the most species-rich regions on Earth.

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Yasuní River canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Yasuní National Park
surface form: Yasuní Biosphere Reserve
basinCountry Ecuador
country Ecuador
drainageBasin Napo River basin
flowsThrough Yasuní National Park
governedBy Ministry of Environment of Ecuador
hasBiodiversityStatus one of the most species-rich river regions on Earth
hasCharacteristic high biodiversity
tropical rainforest climate
hasClimate humid tropical
hasConservationStatus ecologically important
hasEcosystemType flooded forest
freshwater ecosystem
hasHydrologicalRegime rain-fed
seasonally variable water level
hasResearchInterest climate change impacts
conservation biology
tropical ecology
homeTo amphibian species
bird species
fish species
invertebrate species
mammal species
reptile species
indigenousLanguageRegion Kichwa-speaking communities
Yasuní National Park
surface form: Waorani territory
languageRegion Spanish-speaking region
locatedIn Amazon rainforest
Amazonía Ecuatoriana
surface form: Ecuadorian Amazon

Orellana Province
Pastaza Province
surface form: Pastaza Region
near Coca River
Tiputini River
partOf Amazon Basin
surface form: Amazon River basin

Yasuní National Park
surface form: Yasuní watershed
supports aquatic biodiversity
riparian forests
threatenedBy deforestation
infrastructure development
oil exploration
tributaryOf Napo River
usedBy indigenous communities
usedFor fishing
subsistence activities
transportation
withinProtectedArea Yasuní National Park

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Napo River hasTributary Yasuní River
Yasuní National Park traversedBy Yasuní River