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INTERSTITIAL SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- interstitial system
1, record 1, English, interstitial%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- system of interstices 2, record 1, English, system%20of%20interstices
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certain higher taxa evolved exclusively in the marine interstitial system. ... The interstitial system is also habitat for larvae and juveniles of certain macrofaunal species. 3, record 1, English, - interstitial%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Most physical properties of the interstitial system are directly determined by the sediment properties which in turn are related to the wave and current regime. 4, record 1, English, - interstitial%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interstices
1, record 1, French, interstices
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système d'interstices 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27interstices
masculine noun
- ensemble d'interstices 3, record 1, French, ensemble%20d%27interstices
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De manière similaire aux murs secs, la valeur particulière de ces habitats réside dans la présence d'un vaste système d'interstices, où peuvent se réfugier les animaux. 2, record 1, French, - interstices
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La formation des sables bruxelliens est constituée de roches meubles (sables quartzeux, concrétions gréseuses et sables et grès calcarifères) [...] L'eau s'y loge dans les interstices du sous-sol pour constituer la nappe [...] L'eau se loge dans les interstices du sous-sol (limons et graviers). 4, record 1, French, - interstices
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] le plus souvent, le périple souterrain des eaux de pluie prend du temps [...] L'eau remplit progressivement les moindres interstices, les pores de la craie, les petites fissures des granites ou des calcaires durs, ou encore les vides laissés entre les grains de sable ou de graviers. Les nappes ainsi formées ne sont jamais des étendues d'eau libre, mais des couches de terrain saturées d'eau. 5, record 1, French, - interstices
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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