Central Basin and Range ecoregion
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The Central Basin and Range ecoregion is a vast, arid landscape of alternating north–south mountain ranges and broad desert basins in the western United States, characterized by internal drainage, saline playas, and sparse shrubland vegetation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Basin and Range ecoregion canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9863328 — 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: Central Basin and Range ecoregion Context triple: [Humboldt Sink, ecoregion, Central Basin and Range ecoregion]
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A.
Basin and Range Province
The Basin and Range Province is a vast geologic region of the western United States and northern Mexico characterized by alternating mountain ranges and arid basins formed through crustal extension.
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B.
Great Basin–Southwest transition zone
The Great Basin–Southwest transition zone is a culturally and ecologically diverse border region between the Great Basin and American Southwest, characterized by overlapping Indigenous territories, mixed desert and plateau landscapes, and hybrid cultural traditions.
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C.
Great Basin–Mojave transition zone
The Great Basin–Mojave transition zone is an ecologically and culturally significant desert region in the American Southwest where the Great Basin and Mojave deserts meet, characterized by mixed flora, fauna, and long-standing Indigenous presence.
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D.
Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone
The Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone is a geologic and ecological boundary region in eastern California and western Nevada where the high, granitic Sierra Nevada meets the arid, fault-block ranges and basins of the Great Basin.
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E.
Wyoming Basin and Range transition
The Wyoming Basin and Range transition is a geologic province in western Wyoming marking the structural and topographic boundary between the high, rugged ranges of the Rocky Mountains and the more subdued basins and ranges to the west and south.
- 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: Central Basin and Range ecoregion Target entity description: The Central Basin and Range ecoregion is a vast, arid landscape of alternating north–south mountain ranges and broad desert basins in the western United States, characterized by internal drainage, saline playas, and sparse shrubland vegetation.
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A.
Basin and Range Province
The Basin and Range Province is a vast geologic region of the western United States and northern Mexico characterized by alternating mountain ranges and arid basins formed through crustal extension.
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B.
Great Basin–Southwest transition zone
The Great Basin–Southwest transition zone is a culturally and ecologically diverse border region between the Great Basin and American Southwest, characterized by overlapping Indigenous territories, mixed desert and plateau landscapes, and hybrid cultural traditions.
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C.
Great Basin–Mojave transition zone
The Great Basin–Mojave transition zone is an ecologically and culturally significant desert region in the American Southwest where the Great Basin and Mojave deserts meet, characterized by mixed flora, fauna, and long-standing Indigenous presence.
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D.
Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone
The Sierra Nevada–Great Basin transition zone is a geologic and ecological boundary region in eastern California and western Nevada where the high, granitic Sierra Nevada meets the arid, fault-block ranges and basins of the Great Basin.
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E.
Wyoming Basin and Range transition
The Wyoming Basin and Range transition is a geologic province in western Wyoming marking the structural and topographic boundary between the high, rugged ranges of the Rocky Mountains and the more subdued basins and ranges to the west and south.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Level III ecoregion
ⓘ
ecoregion ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau ecoregion
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado Plateau
Mojave Basin and Range ecoregion ⓘ Northern Basin and Range ecoregion ⓘ Sierra Nevada ecoregion ⓘ
linked to:
Sierra Nevada ecosystem
Southern Rockies ecoregion ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Rocky Mountains
Wasatch and Uinta Mountains ecoregion ⓘ |
| contains |
Bonneville Salt Flats
ⓘ
Great Salt Lake Desert ⓘ Humboldt River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt River
Monitor Range ⓘ Ruby Mountains ⓘ Toiyabe Range ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
alternating north–south mountain ranges and basins
ⓘ
arid climate ⓘ broad desert basins ⓘ internal drainage ⓘ saline playas ⓘ sparse shrubland vegetation ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
cold desert climate
ⓘ
semiarid climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue |
altered fire regimes
ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ invasive annual grasses ⓘ |
| hasDominantVegetation |
desert scrub
ⓘ
greasewood shrubland ⓘ pinyon–juniper woodland ⓘ sagebrush shrubland ⓘ saltbush shrubland ⓘ |
| hasEcoregionCode | 13 ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
closed basins
ⓘ
ephemeral streams ⓘ playa lakes ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
limited irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
military training areas ⓘ mineral extraction ⓘ rangeland grazing ⓘ |
| hasSoilProperty |
alkaline soils
ⓘ
saline soils ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
aridisols
ⓘ
entisols ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
alluvial fans
ⓘ
bajadas ⓘ fault-block mountain ranges ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Idaho ⓘ Nevada ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Oregon ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Utah ⓘ western United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
North American Cordillera ⓘ |
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Subject: Central Basin and Range ecoregion Description of subject: The Central Basin and Range ecoregion is a vast, arid landscape of alternating north–south mountain ranges and broad desert basins in the western United States, characterized by internal drainage, saline playas, and sparse shrubland vegetation.
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