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acclimation [4 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Climatology
DEF

The process of adaptation of populations of organisms to specified environmental conditions modified for experimental purposes.

OBS

acclimation: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Climatologie
DEF

Processus d'adaptation de population d'organismes à des conditions d'environnement données modifiées à des fins expérimentales.

OBS

accoutumance : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Climatología
DEF

Proceso de adaptación de poblaciones de organismos a condiciones ambientales especificadas, modificadas para propósitos experimentales.

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Record 2 2015-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

The adjustment or increase in tolerance shown by a species in the course of several generations in a changed environment.

OBS

In some countries, these terms ["acclimatization" and "acclimatation"] are used as synonyms.

OBS

acclimatization: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Adaptation durable de la physiologie et du comportement d'une espèce à un nouveau milieu.

OBS

acclimatation : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Adaptación de una población o de una especie a [un] cambio [de medio ambiente] en el transcurso de las generaciones.

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Record 3 2012-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viticulture
OBS

Acclimation is mostly noticed as leaf drop. It is no longer living in the ideal conditions where it was grown.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Viticulture
DEF

Ensemble des phénomènes qui interviennent chez des plantes herbacées lors de la transition automne/hiver et qui leur permettent de supporter les températures basses, même inférieures à 0°.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Viticultura
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Record 4 2005-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Ecology (General)
  • Climatology
DEF

Adjustment of an organism to a new habitat or environment.

CONT

Acclimation [means] adaptation of living organisms to all aspects of the environment, not just the climatic. Examples of acclimation would be adjustment of plants to growth at elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations or to soil water deficits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Climatologie
DEF

Processus d'ajustement aux modifications d'un habitat, d'un milieu, d'un environnement.

CONT

[L']acclimatement est un] phénomène permettant à certains êtres vivants de vivre, de se développer et de se reproduire dans un milieu différent de leur milieu d'origine.

Spanish

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