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TOLERANT ACIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Water Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acid-resistant
1, record 1, English, acid%2Dresistant
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- acid resistant 2, record 1, English, acid%20resistant
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- acid-tolerant 3, record 1, English, acid%2Dtolerant
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- acid tolerant 4, record 1, English, acid%20tolerant
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- acid-resisting 5, record 1, English, acid%2Dresisting
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Salmon, brown trout and sea trout are the most sensitive to acidification. Brown trout and salmon disappear at a pH of 5. Yellow perch, lake herring and cyprinids are more acid-resistant. They disappear at a pH of about 4.2. 6, record 1, English, - acid%2Dresistant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- acid resisting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tolérant à l'acide
1, record 1, French, tol%C3%A9rant%20%C3%A0%20l%27acide
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Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En parlant d'un organisme ou d'un milieu, qui est apte à supporter, sans manifester de réponse particulière, l'action d'un altérogène acide. 2, record 1, French, - tol%C3%A9rant%20%C3%A0%20l%27acide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les stades plus avancés d'acidification, l'intoxication (métaux toxiques) des organismes tolérants à l'acide vient rajouter une seconde pression sélective, résultant en une diversité encore plus appauvrie, combinée à une diminution et un arrêt de la production primaire (affectation de la photosynthèse). 1, record 1, French, - tol%C3%A9rant%20%C3%A0%20l%27acide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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