Indian River Lagoon system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_River_Lagoon_system

GPTKB entity

Statements (107)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area	about 800 square miles
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:Indian_River gptkb:Banana_River gptkb:Mosquito_Lagoon
gptkbp:connectedTo	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean inlets
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county	gptkb:St._Lucie_County gptkb:Indian_River_County gptkb:Volusia_County gptkb:Martin_County gptkb:Brevard_County
gptkbp:designation	Estuary of National Significance
gptkbp:ecosystem	estuarine lagoon
gptkbp:explores	Spanish explorers
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:South_Florida_Water_Management_District gptkb:St._Johns_River_Water_Management_District
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Indian River Lagoon system
gptkbp:importantFor	fishing recreation tourism
gptkbp:length	251 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Melbourne gptkb:Fort_Pierce gptkb:Titusville gptkb:Vero_Beach Stuart
gptkbp:notableFor	high biodiversity habitat for dolphins habitat for manatees habitat for sea turtles habitat for over 4,000 species of plants and animals
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:American_eel gptkb:American_robin gptkb:Dragon gptkb:algae gptkb:bird gptkb:double-crested_cormorant gptkb:great_blue_heron gptkb:Atlantic_menhaden gptkb:anhinga gptkb:red_drum gptkb:roseate_spoonbill gptkb:sheepshead gptkb:snook gptkb:purple_martin gptkb:boat-tailed_grackle gptkb:southern_flounder gptkb:leatherback_sea_turtle gptkb:Atlantic_croaker gptkb:Atlantic_needlefish gptkb:Florida_gar gptkb:brown_anole gptkb:gulf_pipefish gptkb:Carolina_wren gptkb:West_Indian_manatee gptkb:blue_jay gptkb:common_grackle gptkb:loggerhead_sea_turtle gptkb:northern_cardinal gptkb:northern_mockingbird gptkb:red-winged_blackbird gptkb:tree_swallow gptkb:eastern_kingbird gptkb:green_anole gptkb:Florida_softshell_turtle gptkb:brown_shrimp gptkb:mosquitofish osprey American oystercatcher Atlantic horseshoe crab barn swallow blue crab brown pelican clapper rail diamondback terrapin eastern bluebird glossy ibis great egret laughing gull little blue heron marsh wren mullet oysters royal tern snowy egret tricolored heron turtle killifish bluegill white ibis spotted seatrout striped mullet Atlantic stingray Atlantic tarpon pinfish
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Indian_River_Lagoon_National_Estuary_Program
gptkbp:salinity	varies from fresh to marine
gptkbp:threats	habitat loss pollution algal blooms
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Banana_River gptkb:Indian_River_(Florida) gptkb:Mosquito_Lagoon
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7