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CALCICOLE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Geochemistry
  • Soil Science
DEF

Said of a plant well suited to calcareous soil, that grows best or that lives in an alkaline medium rich in calcareous matter.

CONT

It is possible to group the freshwater Molluscs into those that need and are found only in "hard" waters - the so-called Calciphile species and those that can thrive in quite soft waters.

PHR

Calcicole lichens, calcicole species, calcicolous communities, calcicolous moss.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Géochimie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Se dit d'une plante qui croît dans les terrains calcaires, des espèces végétales capables de supporter des teneurs élevées en calcaire dans le sol.

CONT

La betterave est calcicole.

OBS

La présence d'espèces calcicoles peut être aussi bien liée aux qualités chimiques particulières des sols calcaires (pH élevé, forte teneur en calcaire actif) qu'à certaines de leurs propriétés physiques (faible profondeur, indice d'aridité élevé, exposition particulière, etc.).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Geoquímica
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

[Dícese de la vegetación] que prefiere suelos calizos.

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Record 2 1999-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Geochemistry
  • Soil Science
DEF

Plant that grows best on calcareous (chalk and limestone) soils ...

CONT

Mere traces of lime enable calcicoles to survive.

CONT

True calcicoles ... dependent on the chemical rather than the physical properties of the limestone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Géochimie
  • Science du sol
DEF

[...] plante qui croît dans les terrains calcaires.

Spanish

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