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SAPROPELIC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Ecology (General)
- Animal Biology
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sapropelic
1, record 1, English, sapropelic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Found in, characterized by, or derived from sapropel. 2, record 1, English, - sapropelic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sapropel: An unconsolidated nitrogen-rich slime or sludge, formed of incompletely decomposed aquatic micro-organisms, especially algæ, found in anaerobic environments on the bottoms of lakes and seas. 2, record 1, English, - sapropelic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Sapropelic" Fauna. Dr. R. Lauterborn uses the term "sapropelische" to denote the organisms found in the muddy debris covering the bottom of stagnant fresh-water pools. 2, record 1, English, - sapropelic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The presence of a sapropelic bottom inhibits aerobic life over the whole of the lower part of the basin. 2, record 1, English, - sapropelic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
They [sc. labyrinthodonts] are never found in humic coals, but usually in sapropelic coals, laid down in the deep anaerobic mud which formed in stagnant conditions. 2, record 1, English, - sapropelic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Biologie animale
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sapropélique
1, record 1, French, saprop%C3%A9lique
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Du sapropel, qui a trait au sapropel; qui vit dans le sapropel. 1, record 1, French, - saprop%C3%A9lique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sapropel (ou sapropèle) : Boue noire, riche en matières organiques en décomposition [qui serait] à l'origine de la formation des pétroles. 1, record 1, French, - saprop%C3%A9lique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Faune, flore sapropélique. 1, record 1, French, - saprop%C3%A9lique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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