Southeastern floodplain and lowland forests

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The Southeastern floodplain and lowland forests are a biologically rich ecoregion of seasonally flooded hardwood forests, swamps, and wetlands that line major rivers across the southeastern United States.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion ⓘ
floodplain forest ecosystem ⓘ
terrestrial ecoregion ⓘ
wetland ecosystem ⓘ
biodiversityLevel high ⓘ
biomeRealm Nearctic ⓘ
biomeType temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ
climate humid subtropical ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dominantVegetation bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) ⓘ
linked to: Taxodium distichum

deciduous hardwood trees ⓘ
green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ⓘ
oaks (Quercus spp.) ⓘ
red maple (Acer rubrum) ⓘ
sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) ⓘ
water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) ⓘ
habitatType bottomland hardwood forest ⓘ
freshwater wetland ⓘ
riparian forest ⓘ
seasonally flooded hardwood forest ⓘ
swamp forest ⓘ
hydrology seasonally flooded ⓘ
subject to river overbank flooding ⓘ
importantFor amphibian breeding ⓘ
fish spawning and nursery habitat ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
locatedAlongRiver Alabama River ⓘ
Altamaha River ⓘ
Apalachicola River ⓘ
Atchafalaya River ⓘ
Cape Fear River ⓘ
Cumberland River ⓘ
Mississippi River ⓘ
Pee Dee River ⓘ
Savannah River ⓘ
Tennessee River ⓘ
locatedInRegion Southeastern United States ⓘ
locatedInState Alabama ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
providesEcosystemService carbon sequestration ⓘ
flood regulation ⓘ
nutrient cycling ⓘ
water filtration ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
relatedTo Mississippi lowland forests ⓘ
Southern coastal plain forests ⓘ
soilProperty high fertility ⓘ
soilType alluvial soils ⓘ
threat channelization of rivers ⓘ
conversion to agriculture ⓘ
dams and levees ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
logging ⓘ
urban development ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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Congaree River → ecoregion → Southeastern floodplain and lowland forests ⓘ
Southeastern floodplain and lowland forests → relatedTo → Mississippi lowland forests ⓘ
linked to: Southeastern floodplain and lowland forests