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TERRE HUMIDE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Biogeography
  • Soil Science
DEF

An area characterized by wet soil and emergent vegetation, which provides important habitats for amphibians, waterfowl, reptiles and mammals.

CONT

Marshes, swamps, bogs, and fens are different types of wetlands.

OBS

wetland: designation used by Parks Canada.

OBS

wetland: designation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Biogéographie
  • Science du sol
DEF

Zone caractérisée par l'humidité de son sol et qui représente un habitat important pour les amphibiens, la sauvagine, les reptiles et de nombreux mammifères.

OBS

Le terme «zone humide» regroupe en réalité une grande diversité de milieux naturels : marais, tourbières, étangs et lacs, lagunes [...]

OBS

zone humide; milieu humide : désignations en usage à Parcs Canada.

OBS

terre humide : désignation normalisée par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecosistemas
  • Biogeografía
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

Terreno naturalmente húmedo.

DEF

Zona donde la tierra y el agua se conjugan, [...] sistema intermedio entre ambientes permanentemente inundados y ambientes normalmente secos, e incluye las riberas, orillas e islas en su interior.

OBS

Para que un humedal sea llamado así, debe cumplir tres condiciones. Primero, tener vegetación hidrófila [Segundo,] en época seca debe tener una capa de al menos 40 cm de suelo húmedo. Finalmente, [...] debe tener condiciones ambientales que favorezcan la presencia de humedad, es decir, una fuente de agua (un río, vertientes subterráneas, lluvias), suelos que acumulen o mantengan agua, vegetación, etc.

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