Natural History

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) is one of the last remaining large, nearly intact ecosystems in the northern temperate climate zone. It is located within the central Rocky Mountains, in areas of northwestern Wyoming, southwestern Montana, and eastern Idaho, and is about 22 million acres (89,000 km2). Yellowstone National Park and the Yellowstone Caldera 'hotspot' are within it. The area is a flagship site for conservation groups that promote ecosystem management. It is one of the world's foremost natural laboratories in landscape ecology and Holocene geology. It is also home to the diverse native plants and animals of Yellowstone.

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See also

• ▸Great American Interchange
• ▸Guo Moruo
• ▸Broad-snouted caiman

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