Humboldt Current Ecosystem

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Humboldt_Current_Ecosystem
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine_ecosystem
gptkbp:affects gptkb:El_Niño_events
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Humboldt_Current
gptkbp:characterizedBy cold, nutrient-rich waters
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
gptkbp:importantFor global carbon cycle
global fisheries
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:regional_climate
nutrient cycling
coastal weather patterns
fisheries yields
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southeast_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:majorFisheryFor gptkb:anchoveta
gptkb:jack_mackerel
sardine
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Alexander_von_Humboldt
gptkbp:primaryProductivity among highest in the world
gptkbp:recognizedBy one of the world's four major eastern boundary current ecosystems
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
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Humboldt Current Ecosystem