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DECAY ORGANIC MATERIAL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- histosol
1, record 1, English, histosol
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Histosols are an order of soils which include the organic soils (bog soils) as well as some of the half-bog soils. These soils have developed in a water-saturated environment and contain at a minimum 20% organic matter if the clay content is low, and 30% if the clay content is more than 50%. These soils are among the most productive, especially for vegetable crops. 2, record 1, English, - histosol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Histosols are formed because the production of organic debris exceeds its decay; the accumulated dead plant material is only slightly decomposed due to varying combinations of waterlogging(and resulting anaerobic conditions), low temperatures and severe acidity. 3, record 1, English, - histosol
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- histosol
1, record 1, French, histosol
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Histosol. Peu différencié; faible aptitude au drainage; plus haute teneur en carbone organique de tous les types de sols. 2, record 1, French, - histosol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quels sont les processus qui gouvernent les transformations de la matière organique lors de la formation d'un histosol? 3, record 1, French, - histosol
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
histosol : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 1, French, - histosol
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Paleontology
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- carbonization
1, record 2, English, carbonization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The slow decay under water of organic material, plant or animal, resulting in a concentration of carbon as a film showing more or less distinctly the form and structure of the original tissue. 2, record 2, English, - carbonization
Record 2, Key term(s)
- carbonisation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Paléontologie
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- carbonisation
1, record 2, French, carbonisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transformation des matières organiques en charbon. 2, record 2, French, - carbonisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Paleontología
- Química
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbonización
1, record 2, Spanish, carbonizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Descomposición de la materia orgánica por calor con acceso de aire limitado, acompañada por la formación de carbón. 1, record 2, Spanish, - carbonizaci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-09-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cast
1, record 3, English, cast
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secondary rock or mineral material that fills a natural mold; specifically a replica or reproduction of the external details... of a fossil shell, skeleton, or other organic structure, produced by the filling of a cavity formed by the decay or dissolution of some or all of the original hard parts of which the organism consisted. 2, record 3, English, - cast
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A cast results from the filling of a cavity formed by the decay of some or all of the tissues of a plant part. 3, record 3, English, - cast
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moulage
1, record 3, French, moulage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- remplissage secondaire 2, record 3, French, remplissage%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les travertins [...] renferment souvent de nombreux moulages, par incrustation, de coquilles et de débris végétaux. 3, record 3, French, - moulage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C'est parfois l'os lui-même qu'on enlève lorsque le remplissage des cavités est parfait et en substance suffisamment dur pour restituer la forme des parties molles (remplissage par de la calcite cristalline). On dégage ainsi des moulages d'encéphales [...] 4, record 3, French, - moulage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cavité originelle remplie secondairement de matériel. 2, record 3, French, - moulage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] il peut arriver [...] que la coquille dissoute laisse un vide qui secondairement sera rempli par des minéraux de nature variée apportés le plus souvent par les eaux d'infiltration : nous aurons alors affaire à une réplique de l'organisme originel [...] 2, record 3, French, - moulage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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