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{{short description|Ecosystem in the Rocky Mountains}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} [[File:Gibbon River at Madison in Yellowstone-750px.JPG|300px|right|thumb|Bison grazing near [[Gibbon River]] at Madison in [[Yellowstone National Park]].]] The '''Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem''' ('''GYE''') is one of the last remaining large, nearly intact [[ecosystem]]s in the northern [[temperate zone]] of [[Earth]].{{r|ecosystem}} It is located within the northern [[Rocky Mountains]], in areas of northwestern [[Wyoming]], southwestern [[Montana]], and eastern [[Idaho]], and is about {{convert|22|e6acre}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.tpl.org/our-work/greater-yellowstone-ecosystem#sm.000001tw1n9rvrfo8u6y3v8zmk5xa|title=Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem|work=The Trust for Public Land|access-date=2018-08-08|language=en}}</ref> [[Yellowstone National Park]] and the [[Yellowstone Caldera]] 'hotspot' are within it.{{r|ecosystem}} The area is a flagship site among conservation groups that promote [[ecosystem management]]. It is one of the world's foremost natural laboratories in [[landscape ecology]] and [[Holocene]] [[geology]], and is a world-renowned recreational destination. It is also home to the diverse [[native plant]]s and [[animals of Yellowstone]].
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