Orinoco Llanos floodplains

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The Orinoco Llanos floodplains are vast seasonally inundated grasslands in the Orinoco River basin of Venezuela and Colombia, known for their rich biodiversity and extensive wetlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain
geographical region
seasonally inundated grassland
wetland ecosystem
biodiversityStatus high species richness
biome tropical and subtropical grasslands savannas and shrublands
characterizedBy extensive wetlands
gallery forests along rivers
savanna grasslands
seasonal flooding
continent South America
country Venezuela
surface form: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Colombia
surface form: Republic of Colombia
drainageBasin Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco River basin
ecoregionType Neotropical savanna
floodRegime annual inundation during rainy season
formsPartOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains self-linksurface differs
surface form: Orinoco Llanos
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasEcosystemService carbon storage in soils and wetlands
flood regulation
habitat for wildlife
support for fisheries
hasSeason dry season
rainy season
hydrologyDrivenBy Orinoco River
tributary rivers
knownFor large seasonal wetlands
rich biodiversity
landUse extensive cattle ranching
seasonal agriculture
locatedIn Colombia
Orinoco Basin
surface form: Orinoco River basin

Venezuela
partOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains self-linksurface differs
surface form: Llanos

Orinoco River
surface form: Orinoco River system
regionalImportance major wetland complex of northern South America
supports freshwater fish diversity
large mammals
migratory waterbirds
wading birds
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
habitat fragmentation
hydrological alteration
vegetationType marshes and swamps
seasonally flooded grasslands

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Orinoco Basin headwaters upstreamOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains
COT appliesToTerritory Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Colombian Orinoquía region
Orinoco River flowsThrough Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Colombia hasRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Orinoco plains
Americas containsSubregion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Meta Department regionType Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Eastern Cordillera of the Andes boundedBy Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Orinoco Llanos floodplains partOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Llanos
Orinoco Llanos floodplains formsPartOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Orinoco Llanos
Orinoquía region of Colombia contains Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Meta River locatedIn Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Meta River flowsThrough Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Venezuelan Llanos
Apure River locatedIn Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Apure River hasFloodplain Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos floodplain
Guaviare River locatedInBiome Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Orinoco Basin borderRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Llanero campaigns location Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Battle of Las Queseras del Medio associatedWith Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Apure plains
Battle of Las Queseras del Medio region Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos region of Venezuela
Vichada Department locatedIn Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos plains
Vichada Department hasNaturalRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Orinoquía natural region
Acacías locatedInRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Villavicencio–Bogotá highway connectsRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Villavicencio–Bogotá highway transportCorridorBetween Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Casanare Department locatedInRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Casanare Department locatedInGeographicalFeature Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos plains
Sierra de la Macarena National Natural Park hasEcosystem Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Orinoco savanna
Villavicencio locatedInRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Arauca Department partOfNaturalRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Puerto López locatedInRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Andean foreland hasPart Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Basin
Departamento de Meta contains Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos plains
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes borders Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Puerto Gaitán locatedInRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Puerto Gaitán borderingFeature Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Colombian Llanos
Departamento de Casanare partOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos plains
Andean back-arc basins include Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos Basin
eastern Colombia partOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains
subject surface form: Eastern Colombia
this entity surface form: Llanos plains
eastern Colombia containsSubregion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
subject surface form: Eastern Colombia
this entity surface form: Llanos Orientales
Sikuani locatedIn Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Cuiva region Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Arauca River hasFloodplain Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Llanos
Río Meta (Spanish) partOf Orinoco Llanos floodplains
subject surface form: Río Meta
this entity surface form: Orinoco wetlands and floodplains
western Venezuela hasPhysiographicRegion Orinoco Llanos floodplains
subject surface form: Western Venezuela
this entity surface form: Llanos
Guahibo culturalArea Orinoco Llanos floodplains
this entity surface form: Orinoco plains