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ICE-COVERED WATERBODIES [1 record]

Record 1 2021-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Excessive amounts of water withdrawn from ice-covered waterbodies can impact fish through oxygen depletion, loss of over-wintering habitat and/or reductions in littoral habitat.

OBS

ice-covered water; ice-covered waterbody; ice-covered water body: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • ice-covered waters
  • ice-covered waterbodies
  • ice-covered water bodies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Il faut éviter de déverser la neige directement dans les lacs ou les cours d'eau ou sur des plans d'eau recouverts de glace.

OBS

étendue d'eau recouverte de glace; plan d'eau recouvert de glace : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • étendues d'eau recouvertes de glace
  • plans d'eau recouverts de glace

Spanish

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