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FOREST [5 records]

Record 1 2021-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

A parish of Guernsey.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Paroisse de Guernesey.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Silviculture
DEF

An area managed for the production of timber and other forest produce, or maintained under woody vegetation for such indirect benefits as the protection of watersheds, the provision of recreation areas, or the preservation of natural habitat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Zone affectée à la production de bois d'œuvre, et (ou) d'autres produits forestiers, ou que l'on maintient boisée pour en tirer des avantages divers tels que la protection des bassins versants, les bassins de réception, la récréation, etc.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A directed graph that is a collection of trees. If the root is removed from a tree together with the arcs emanating from that root, the resulting collection of subtrees forms a forest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Dans un graphe orienté, collection d'arbres résultant de l'élimination de la racine et des arcs émanant d'elle.

CONT

Forêt maximale, forêt minimale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
DEF

Conjunto de árboles de directorios.

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Record 4 2000-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Silviculture
  • Botany
DEF

... a community of trees and associated organisms covering a considerable area; utilizing oxygen, water, and soil nutrients to attain maturity, and reproduce itself; and capable of furnishing people with useful products and services.

CONT

The forest is a complex ecological system dominated by trees, which form a buffer for the earth against the full impact of the sun, wind, and precipitation. Whatever the type of forest ... the trees that constitute it provide special environments, which in turn affect the kinds of plants and animals that can live within the forest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Sylviculture
  • Botanique
DEF

[...] formation végétale composée principalement d'arbres, mais aussi d'arbustes et d'arbrisseaux [...] À cet ensemble s'ajoute tout un cortège de végétaux et d'animaux qui individualisent les divers groupement forestiers. Ces associations d'êtres vivants agissent sur le climat local et le sol et déterminent le milieu forestier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecosistemas
  • Silvicultura
  • Botánica
DEF

Formación agrupada de árboles. Los ecosistemas forestales tienen funciones importantes de protección, regulación y producción a nivel del ecosistema. Al tener una productividad elevada desempeñan un papel importante como reguladores eficaces del anhídrido carbónico en la atmósfera e influyen en los procesos climáticos.

OBS

bosque: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • floresta
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Record 5 2000-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toponymy
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
OBS

Not used in English in Canada.

OBS

Terminology validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Vaste étendue de terrain peuplée d'arbres.

CONT

Forêt Saint-Augustin, Québec.

OBS

Attesté au Québec.

OBS

Terminologie uniformisée par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toponimia
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Formación agrupada de árboles.

OBS

bosque: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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