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HABITAT LOSS EXTRACTION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loss of habitat from encroachment
1, record 1, English, loss%20of%20habitat%20from%20encroachment
correct, noun phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The problem is often loss of habitat from encroachment or extraction, given the huge volumes of material involved, rather than contamination or disposal of material removed. 1, record 1, English, - loss%20of%20habitat%20from%20encroachment
Record 1, Key term(s)
- habitat loss from encroachment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perte d'habitat par empiétement
1, record 1, French, perte%20d%27habitat%20par%20empi%C3%A9tement
correct, noun phrase, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- perte d'habitat par empiètement 2, record 1, French, perte%20d%27habitat%20par%20empi%C3%A8tement
noun phrase, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La problématique qui se pose est donc souvent liée à une perte d'habitat par empiétement ou par excavation, en raison des volumes souvent très importants qui sont en cause, plutôt qu'à la pollution des matériaux excavés ou mis en dépôt. 1, record 1, French, - perte%20d%27habitat%20par%20empi%C3%A9tement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
empiètement : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - perte%20d%27habitat%20par%20empi%C3%A9tement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-12-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Dredging
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- loss of habitat from extraction
1, record 2, English, loss%20of%20habitat%20from%20extraction
correct, noun phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The problem is often loss of habitat from encroachment or extraction, given the huge volumes of material involved, rather than contamination or disposal of material removed. 1, record 2, English, - loss%20of%20habitat%20from%20extraction
Record 2, Key term(s)
- habitat loss from extraction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Dragage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- perte d'habitat par excavation
1, record 2, French, perte%20d%27habitat%20par%20excavation
noun phrase, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La problématique qui se pose est donc souvent liée à une perte d'habitat par empiétement ou par excavation, en raison des volumes souvent très importants qui sont en cause, plutôt qu'à la pollution des matériaux excavés ou mis en dépôt. 1, record 2, French, - perte%20d%27habitat%20par%20excavation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stream siltation
1, record 3, English, stream%20siltation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These industrial practices affect biodiversity through soil erosion, stream siltation, loss of beneficial soil biota, and loss of humus, effects on micro-and macroclimate, and loss of major habitat. Current management policies tend to ignore non-fibre forest products and focus on volume extraction of raw lumber and paper pulp. 1, record 3, English, - stream%20siltation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- envasement des cours d'eau
1, record 3, French, envasement%20des%20cours%20d%27eau
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces pratiques industrielles nuisent à la diversité en provoquant l'érosion des sols, l'envasement des cours d'eau, la perte de biotes du sol utiles et d'humus, la perturbation des micro et des macro-climats et la disparition d'habitats majeurs. 1, record 3, French, - envasement%20des%20cours%20d%27eau
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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