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VARIABLE ECOLOGIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- environmental variable
1, record 1, English, environmental%20variable
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of the environment which is presumably related to an environmental gradient. 2, record 1, English, - environmental%20variable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Environmental variables can be continuous, or they can be represented by dummy variables. 2, record 1, English, - environmental%20variable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Hipel and his co-workers described in some detail the application of time-series analysis to environmental management problems. This approach would seem to have potential use in predicting and measuring the state of environmental variables that are suspected to follow long-term trends, for example, pH in lakes as a result of acid rain, or slow accumulation of heavy metals in sediments. 3, record 1, English, - environmental%20variable
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- variable environnementale
1, record 1, French, variable%20environnementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- variable écologique 2, record 1, French, variable%20%C3%A9cologique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément de nature qualitative ou quantitative de l'environnement d'un objet d'étude, susceptible de prendre plusieurs états ou valeurs selon les lieux ou les circonstances. 1, record 1, French, - variable%20environnementale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- variable ambiental
1, record 1, Spanish, variable%20ambiental
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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