Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin wetlands

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The Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin wetlands are an ecologically rich network of floodplain and coastal wetlands in the southeastern United States that support high biodiversity and important fisheries, particularly around the Apalachicola River and Bay.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal wetland system ⓘ
floodplain wetland system ⓘ
wetland complex ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecoregion northern Gulf of Mexico coastal region ⓘ
hasCharacteristic high biodiversity ⓘ
high primary productivity ⓘ
nutrient-rich sediments ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ
hasConservationFocus maintenance of natural flow regimes ⓘ
protection of estuarine habitats ⓘ
protection of floodplain forests ⓘ
hasEcosystemType estuarine wetland ⓘ
floodplain forest ⓘ
freshwater marsh ⓘ
tidal marsh ⓘ
hasHydrologicalConnectionTo Apalachicola Bay ⓘ
Apalachicola River ⓘ
Chattahoochee River ⓘ
Flint River ⓘ
hasManagementConcern interstate water allocation disputes in ACF Basin ⓘ
importantFor Apalachicola Bay oyster populations ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico coastal fisheries ⓘ
regional biodiversity conservation ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
Apalachicola Bay region ⓘ
linked to: Apalachicola Bay

Apalachicola River floodplain ⓘ
Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
southeastern United States ⓘ
partOf Apalachicola Bay estuarine system ⓘ
linked to: Apalachicola Bay

Apalachicola River watershed ⓘ
Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River system ⓘ
providesEcosystemService carbon sequestration ⓘ
flood attenuation ⓘ
habitat for migratory birds ⓘ
habitat for threatened species ⓘ
nursery habitat for fish ⓘ
nursery habitat for shellfish ⓘ
water filtration ⓘ
supports commercial fisheries in Apalachicola Bay ⓘ
important regional fisheries ⓘ
recreational fisheries ⓘ
threatenedBy land-use change in watershed ⓘ
river flow regulation by dams ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ
upstream water withdrawals ⓘ

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Gulf County, Florida → hasFeature → Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin wetlands ⓘ
Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin wetlands → locatedIn → Apalachicola River floodplain ⓘ
linked to: Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint River Basin wetlands