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SEDIMENT BENTHIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- benthic deposit
1, record 1, English, benthic%20deposit
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- benthal deposit 2, record 1, English, benthal%20deposit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An accumulation on the bed of a watercourse or lake or the sea of deposits, possibly containing organic matter and arising from such causes as natural erosion, biological processes or discharge of waste water. 1, record 1, English, - benthic%20deposit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
benthic deposit: term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - benthic%20deposit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- benthonic deposit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépôt benthique
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20benthique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sédiment benthique 2, record 1, French, s%C3%A9diment%20benthique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accumulation, sur le lit d'un cours d'eau ou le fond d'un lac ou de la mer, de dépôts pouvant contenir des matières organiques, phénomène ayant pour causes l'érosion naturelle, l'activité biologique ou le rejet d'eaux résiduaires. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20benthique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les roches calcaires d'origine organique, certains rapports chimiques [...] révèlent un dépôt benthique, pélagique, lacustre, oolithique, récifal [...] 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20benthique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dépôt benthique; sédiment benthique : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t%20benthique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dépôt benthonique
- sédiment benthonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- depósito béntico
1, record 1, Spanish, dep%C3%B3sito%20b%C3%A9ntico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acumulación en el lecho de un curso de agua o de un lago o del mar, de depósitos que pueden contener material orgánico proveniente de causas tales como erosión natural, procesos biológicos o descarga de agua residual. 2, record 1, Spanish, - dep%C3%B3sito%20b%C3%A9ntico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Ecology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seabed sediments
1, record 2, English, seabed%20sediments
plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bottom sediments 2, record 2, English, bottom%20sediments
plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... benthos ... is the name given to organisms ... living in the bottom sediments. 3, record 2, English, - seabed%20sediments
Record 2, Key term(s)
- bottom sediment
- seabed sediment
- sea bed sediment
- sea bed sediments
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sédiments des fonds marins
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9diments%20des%20fonds%20marins
masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- sédiments du fond 1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9diments%20du%20fond
masculine noun, plural
- sédiments marins 1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9diments%20marins
masculine noun, plural
- sédiments benthiques 1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9diments%20benthiques
masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
benthique : Relatif au benthos; appartenant au benthos. [Par exemple :] Organisme benthique. Flore, faune benthique. Algues benthiques, fixées sur fond marin. 2, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9diments%20des%20fonds%20marins
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
benthos : Ensemble des organismes aquatiques (dits benthiques), animaux ou végétaux, qui, vivant fixés au sol ou dans le fond sous-marin (benthos fixe ou sessile) ou se déplaçant très peu (benthos mobile ou vagile), en dépendent pour leur subsistance (s'oppose à plancton et necton). 2, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9diments%20des%20fonds%20marins
Record 2, Key term(s)
- sédiment du fond marin
- sédiment marin
- sédiment benthique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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