Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
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The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the largest nearly intact temperate-zone ecosystems on Earth, encompassing Yellowstone National Park and surrounding lands that support diverse wildlife, geothermal features, and extensive wilderness.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1607798 — 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: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Context triple: [Yellowstone National Park, partOf, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem]
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is a vast, geologically active wilderness famed for its geysers, hot springs, diverse wildlife, and dramatic landscapes, primarily located in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
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Yellowstone
Yellowstone is a popular contemporary American television drama series centered on a powerful ranching family in Montana, known for its intense conflicts over land, power, and legacy.
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C.
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is a renowned U.S. national park in northwestern Wyoming, celebrated for its dramatic Teton Range peaks, pristine alpine lakes, abundant wildlife, and extensive outdoor recreation opportunities.
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Canada Basin
The Canada Basin is a deep, remote submarine basin in the Arctic Ocean, located north of Alaska and Canada, known for its extreme depths, perennial sea ice cover, and importance to polar oceanographic research.
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E.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a vast, remote protected area in northeastern Alaska known for its pristine tundra ecosystems, rich wildlife, and ongoing debates over oil and gas development.
- 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: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Target entity description: The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the largest nearly intact temperate-zone ecosystems on Earth, encompassing Yellowstone National Park and surrounding lands that support diverse wildlife, geothermal features, and extensive wilderness.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is a vast, geologically active wilderness famed for its geysers, hot springs, diverse wildlife, and dramatic landscapes, primarily located in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
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B.
Yellowstone
Yellowstone is a popular contemporary American television drama series centered on a powerful ranching family in Montana, known for its intense conflicts over land, power, and legacy.
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C.
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is a renowned U.S. national park in northwestern Wyoming, celebrated for its dramatic Teton Range peaks, pristine alpine lakes, abundant wildlife, and extensive outdoor recreation opportunities.
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Canada Basin
The Canada Basin is a deep, remote submarine basin in the Arctic Ocean, located north of Alaska and Canada, known for its extreme depths, perennial sea ice cover, and importance to polar oceanographic research.
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E.
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a vast, remote protected area in northeastern Alaska known for its pristine tundra ecosystems, rich wildlife, and ongoing debates over oil and gas development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bioregion
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conservation region ⓘ ecosystem ⓘ temperate-zone ecosystem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | GYE ⓘ |
| contains |
Absaroka Range
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Beartooth Plateau ⓘ Gallatin Range ⓘ Grand Teton National Park ⓘ John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway ⓘ
surface form:
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway
Madison Range ⓘ National forests ⓘ Snake River ⓘ
surface form:
Snake River headwaters
Teton Range ⓘ Wilderness areas ⓘ Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ Yellowstone National Park ⓘ Yellowstone River ⓘ
surface form:
Yellowstone River headwaters
geothermal features ⓘ private lands ⓘ |
| governedBy |
National Park Service
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ U.S. Forest Service ⓘ county governments ⓘ state wildlife agencies ⓘ |
| hasArea |
approximately 20 million acres
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approximately 80,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
contains geothermal activity
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contains large tracts of roadless land ⓘ contains montane forests ⓘ contains river valleys and wetlands ⓘ contains sagebrush steppe ⓘ contains subalpine and alpine habitats ⓘ includes extensive wilderness ⓘ one of the largest nearly intact temperate ecosystems on Earth ⓘ supports diverse wildlife ⓘ |
| hasManagementFramework | Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| hasManagementGoal |
balance conservation and human use
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conserve biodiversity ⓘ maintain ecological integrity ⓘ |
| homeTo |
Bison bison
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surface form:
American bison
bald eagle ⓘ bighorn sheep ⓘ cougar ⓘ cutthroat trout ⓘ elk ⓘ gray wolf ⓘ grizzly bear ⓘ moose ⓘ pronghorn ⓘ trumpeter swan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Idaho
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Montana ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Wyoming ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rocky Mountain region
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surface form:
Greater Rocky Mountains region
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| recognizedFor |
iconic geothermal landscapes
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large carnivore conservation ⓘ long-term ecological research ⓘ |
| spans |
Continental Divide
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surface form:
continental divide
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| studiedBy |
ecologists
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geologists ⓘ wildlife biologists ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
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habitat fragmentation ⓘ increased human development ⓘ invasive species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Description of subject: The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the largest nearly intact temperate-zone ecosystems on Earth, encompassing Yellowstone National Park and surrounding lands that support diverse wildlife, geothermal features, and extensive wilderness.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yellowstone region
this entity surface form:
Yellowstone ecosystem
this entity surface form:
Greater Yellowstone region
this entity surface form:
Greater Yellowstone–Northern Rockies region
this entity surface form:
Greater Yellowstone region
this entity surface form:
wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
this entity surface form:
Greater Yellowstone region
this entity surface form:
Greater Yellowstone ecosystem
this entity surface form:
Greater Yellowstone area