Statements (38)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
marine ecosystem
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gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:El_Niño_events
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Humboldt_Current
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gptkbp:characterizedBy |
cold, nutrient-rich waters
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gptkbp:contains |
kelp forests
seabird colonies upwelling zones phytoplankton blooms guano islands penguin populations sea lion rookeries |
gptkbp:extendsTo |
gptkb:coast_of_Chile
gptkb:coast_of_Ecuador gptkb:coast_of_Peru |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Humboldt Current Ecosystem
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gptkbp:importantFor |
global carbon cycle
global fisheries |
gptkbp:influenced |
nutrient cycling
regional climate coastal weather patterns fisheries yields |
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Southeast_Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:majorFisheryFor |
gptkb:anchoveta
gptkb:jack_mackerel sardine |
gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Alexander_von_Humboldt
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gptkbp:primaryProductivity |
among highest in the world
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gptkbp:recognizedBy |
one of the world's four major eastern boundary current ecosystems
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
marine biologists
oceanographers |
gptkbp:supports |
marine mammal populations
seabird populations high marine productivity large fish populations |
gptkbp:threats |
climate change
overfishing |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Eastern_Pacific_Ocean
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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