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SURVIVORSHIP CURVE [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography
DEF

Graph that represents the number of individuals in a population that survive a given amount of time.

CONT

When data from column 1x are plotted with the time interval on the horizontal coordinate and the number of survivors on the vertical coordinate, the resulting curve is called survivorship curve.

OBS

survivorship curve: Term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
DEF

Graphique qui représente le nombre d'individus dans une population qui survivent un temps déterminé.

CONT

L'étude des courbes de survie présente un grand intérêt [Elle permet de savoir à quel âge une espèce est la plus vulnérable].

OBS

courbe de survie : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Demografía
DEF

Gráfico que representa el numéro de individuos en una población que sobreviven un tiempo señalado.

OBS

curva de supervivencia: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 2000-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
Key term(s)
  • survivorship curve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
OBS

Terme provenant du Glossaire des Pêches et des Océans, 1991.

Spanish

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