Susitna River delta

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The Susitna River delta is a biologically rich estuarine area in Alaska that provides critical habitat and feeding grounds for Cook Inlet beluga whales and other marine and coastal wildlife.

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Susitna River delta canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary ⓘ
river delta ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecoregion Cook Inlet ecoregion ⓘ
linked to: Cook Inlet
emptiesInto Cook Inlet ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole feeding area for predators ⓘ
nutrient cycling ⓘ
primary productivity hotspot ⓘ
hasHabitatType estuarine habitat ⓘ
intertidal mudflat ⓘ
nearshore marine habitat ⓘ
salt marsh ⓘ
tidal channel ⓘ
hasProcess freshwater–saltwater mixing ⓘ
sediment deposition ⓘ
tidal mixing ⓘ
isBiologicallyRich true ⓘ
isCriticalHabitatFor Cook Inlet beluga whale ⓘ
isFeedingGroundFor Cook Inlet beluga whale ⓘ
isImportantFor coastal birds ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ
subsistence harvest ⓘ
isMigrationCorridorFor anadromous fish ⓘ
isNurseryAreaFor juvenile salmon ⓘ
isSpawningAreaFor Pacific salmon ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Cook Inlet ⓘ
mouthOf Susitna River ⓘ
partOf Cook Inlet ecosystem ⓘ
linked to: Cook Inlet

Gulf of Alaska watershed ⓘ
linked to: Gulf of Alaska
providesEcosystemService nursery habitat ⓘ
support for fisheries ⓘ
support for subsistence use by local communities ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
supportsSpecies Steller sea lion ⓘ
benthic invertebrates ⓘ
harbor seal ⓘ
marine fish ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
coastal erosion ⓘ
industrial development ⓘ
oil and gas development in Cook Inlet ⓘ
shipping traffic ⓘ

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Cook Inlet beluga whale → distribution → Susitna River delta ⓘ