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SOURCE LIMNOCRENE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- limnocrene
1, record 1, English, limnocrene
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- limnocrene spring 2, record 1, English, limnocrene%20spring
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A spring pool, with or without outlet, generally used for larger pools. 3, record 1, English, - limnocrene
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). 4, record 1, English, - limnocrene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A "limnocrene" is where the water table is higher than the land and forms a pond in a depression in the land, this then overflows to form a stream ... 5, record 1, English, - limnocrene
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- source limnocrène
1, record 1, French, source%20limnocr%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 située dans une dépression de terrain et apparaissant dans un terrain meuble sous forme d'entonnoir. 2, record 1, French, - source%20limnocr%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sources limnocrènes sont situées dans une dépression de terrain. Elles sourdent au fond de l'eau de flaques, de mares, d'étangs, de lacs et leur débit est parfois assez important. 3, record 1, French, - source%20limnocr%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sources jaillissantes (rhéocrènes), submergées (limnocrènes) et en suintements (hélocrènes), [...] dont la composition dépend des conditions microclimatiques et hydrologiques particulières engendrées par la source. 4, record 1, French, - source%20limnocr%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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