Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected desert oasis in southern Nevada renowned for its rare endemic species, spring-fed wetlands, and critical habitat for endangered wildlife.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge canonical | 10 |
| Ash Meadows spring systems | 1 |
| Shoshone Wetlands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1496032 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Context triple: [Nye County, contains, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge]
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A.
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge is a vast, remote protected area in southwestern Arizona known for its rugged Sonoran Desert landscapes and habitat for endangered desert wildlife such as the Sonoran pronghorn.
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B.
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is a renowned birdwatching and wildlife sanctuary in central New Mexico, famous for its large seasonal populations of sandhill cranes and snow geese.
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C.
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wetland and wildlife habitat along the Concord and Sudbury Rivers in eastern Massachusetts, known for birdwatching, conservation, and nature trails.
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D.
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wetland complex in Nevada renowned as a vital stopover for migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway.
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E.
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is a major wildlife sanctuary in northern Alabama known for its wetlands that provide critical habitat for migratory birds, especially wintering waterfowl and sandhill cranes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Target entity description: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected desert oasis in southern Nevada renowned for its rare endemic species, spring-fed wetlands, and critical habitat for endangered wildlife.
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A.
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge is a vast, remote protected area in southwestern Arizona known for its rugged Sonoran Desert landscapes and habitat for endangered desert wildlife such as the Sonoran pronghorn.
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B.
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is a renowned birdwatching and wildlife sanctuary in central New Mexico, famous for its large seasonal populations of sandhill cranes and snow geese.
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C.
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wetland and wildlife habitat along the Concord and Sudbury Rivers in eastern Massachusetts, known for birdwatching, conservation, and nature trails.
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D.
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wetland complex in Nevada renowned as a vital stopover for migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway.
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E.
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is a major wildlife sanctuary in northern Alabama known for its wetlands that provide critical habitat for migratory birds, especially wintering waterfowl and sandhill cranes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert oasis
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national wildlife refuge ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 23,000 acres
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approximately 93 square kilometers ⓘ |
| biodiversityStatus | one of the most species-rich desert wetlands in North America ⓘ |
| biome | Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| climate | Mojave Desert climate ⓘ |
| conservationPurpose |
protection of endemic desert species
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protection of spring-fed wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| ecosystemType |
desert wetland
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spring-fed wetland ⓘ |
| established | 1984 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| habitatType |
critical habitat for endangered fish
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critical habitat for endemic plants ⓘ marsh habitat ⓘ riparian habitat ⓘ |
| hasFacility | visitor center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alkali meadows
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desert uplands ⓘ marshes ⓘ seeps and springs ⓘ spring-fed oases ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hydrologySource | groundwater-fed springs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical habitat for endangered species
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high number of endemic species ⓘ rare desert fish ⓘ spring-snail diversity ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federally protected area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amargosa Desert
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Nevada ⓘ Nye County, Nevada ⓘ
linked to:
Nye County
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| locatedInBasin |
Death Valley regional groundwater flow system
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linked to:
Death Valley regional hydrologic system
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| locatedInRegion | southern Nevada ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Pahrump, Nevada ⓘ |
| offersActivity |
birdwatching
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hiking ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| partOf | National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ |
| protectsSpecies |
Amargosa niterwort
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linked to:
Nitraria
Ash Meadows milk-vetch ⓘ Ash Meadows naucorid bug ⓘ Ash Meadows pupfish ⓘ Ash Meadows speckled dace ⓘ Spring-loving centaury ⓘ Warm Springs pupfish ⓘ endemic spring snails ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| threatHistory | past groundwater pumping and land development ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Description of subject: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a protected desert oasis in southern Nevada renowned for its rare endemic species, spring-fed wetlands, and critical habitat for endangered wildlife.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Shoshone, California area
linked to: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
linked to: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge