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EUTROPHIC [2 records]

Record 1 2015-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

Refers to an environment rich in nutrients which leads to a high autotrophic production of organic matter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Qualifie un milieu riche en éléments nutritifs qui fournissent une forte production autotrophe de matière organique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

[Dícese de un] hábitat especialmente suelos y aguas, rico en principios nutritivos.

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Record 2 2004-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Water Pollution
DEF

Designating or of a lake, pond, etc. rich in plant nutrient minerals and organisms but often deficient in oxygen in midsummer.

CONT

Eutrophic lake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Se dit d'un lac, d'un cours d'eau peu profond à végétation aquatique développée, au fond vaseux, pauvre en oxygène (conditions causées par les pollutions).

CONT

Lac eutrophe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Contaminación del agua
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