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HELOCRENOUS SPRING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- helocrene
1, record 1, English, helocrene
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- helocrene spring 2, record 1, English, helocrene%20spring
correct
- helocrenous spring 3, record 1, English, helocrenous%20spring
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a marshy spring, where the water seeps up through an area of soil and/or permeable rock and forms a large marshy area. 4, record 1, English, - helocrene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Three principal sorts [of natural springs arising where underground water re-surfaces] are usually recognized: those where the water flows away down a gradient (rheocrenes), those where it, initially at least, is contained in a basin (limnocrenes), and those where it egresses into a marsh (helocrenes). 5, record 1, English, - helocrene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The invertebrate fauna of a helocrenous spring-area in eastern Jutland, Denmark. 3, record 1, English, - helocrene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Unlike "true" springs, helocrene spring does not have a sharply defined source; the water runs from a larger ground patch. 6, record 1, English, - helocrene
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- source hélocrène
1, record 1, French, source%20h%C3%A9locr%C3%A8ne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source créée quand la nappe phréatique est interrompue par une dépression. 2, record 1, French, - source%20h%C3%A9locr%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On crée une source hélocrène artificielle et temporaire en creusant dans le sable ou le gravier des bords des cours d'eau, de lacs ou de mer, un trou (trou de Chappuys) dans le but de récolter la faune interstitielle qui peuple les eaux phréatiques. 3, record 1, French, - source%20h%C3%A9locr%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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