GYE

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GYE is an acronym for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a vast and largely intact natural region in the United States centered around Yellowstone National Park and renowned for its wildlife and geothermal features.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bioregion
ecosystem
abbreviation GYE
approximateArea greater than 20 million acres
greater than 80000 square kilometers
centeredOn Yellowstone National Park
containsFeature alpine meadows
caldera
coniferous forests
fumaroles
geysers
glacial valleys
high-elevation lakes
hot springs
mud pots
river canyons
sagebrush steppe
volcanic plateau
wetlands
containsSpecies American bison
linked to: Bison

bald eagle
bighorn sheep
black bear
cutthroat trout
elk
gray wolf
grizzly bear
moose
mountain lion
pronghorn
sage grouse
trumpeter swan
whitebark pine
country United States
hasCharacteristic geothermal activity
high biodiversity
large carnivore populations
large ungulate migrations
largely intact
mountain ecosystem
subalpine ecosystem
temperate ecosystem
hasConservationStatus high conservation priority
hasManagementBody National Park Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service
state wildlife agencies
hasPart Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
Beartooth Mountains
Bridger-Teton National Forest
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Custer National Forest
Gallatin National Forest
Gallatin River headwaters
Grand Teton National Park
Jedediah Smith Wilderness
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway
Lee Metcalf Wilderness
Madison River headwaters
Shoshone National Forest
Snake River Plain headwaters
linked to: Snake River Plain

Snake River headwaters
Teton Range
Teton Wilderness
Washakie Wilderness
Winegar Hole Wilderness
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Plateau
Yellowstone River headwaters
hasResearchInstitution Yellowstone Center for Resources
universities and research organizations
knownFor ecological research
geothermal features
large protected areas
wilderness recreation
wildlife
locatedIn Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
partOf Greater Rocky Mountain ecosystem
Rocky Mountains
threatenedBy climate change
development pressure
habitat fragmentation
invasive species
wildfire regime change
timeZone Mountain Time Zone

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Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem abbreviation GYE
subject linked to: GYE