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HARZ MOUNTAINS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Old Low German
1, record 1, English, Old%20Low%20German
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Old Saxon 1, record 1, English, Old%20Saxon
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Earliest recorded Low German language, spoken by the saxon tribes between the Rhine and Elbe rivers and between the North Sea and the Harz Mountains from the 9th until the 12th century. 1, record 1, English, - Old%20Low%20German
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vieux saxon
1, record 1, French, vieux%20saxon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vieux bas-allemand 1, record 1, French, vieux%20bas%2Dallemand
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme la plus archaïque du bas allemand parlée par les Saxons, peuple germanique établi dans toute l'Allemagne du Nord-Ouest, entre le Rhin et l'Elbe jusqu'au XIIième siècle. 1, record 1, French, - vieux%20saxon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- surge of acidity
1, record 2, English, surge%20of%20acidity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- upsurge in acidification 2, record 2, English, upsurge%20in%20acidification
- acidic surge 3, record 2, English, acidic%20surge
- acidic pulse 4, record 2, English, acidic%20pulse
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The autumn acidic pulses have apparently been amplified by drought conditions, for the acidic pulse of this autumn(1983) coincided with widespread yellowing(chlorosis) of the spruce foliage at Solling, the Harz Mountains, and elsewhere. 4, record 2, English, - surge%20of%20acidity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
When the snowpack melts in the spring, the accumulated acids from both sulphates and nitrates flow into rivers and lakes. This surge of acidity is known as "spring shock" and, because it occurs at the most critical stage in the life cycle of many aquatic species, can kill fish eggs and fry (newly-hatched fish). 1, record 2, English, - surge%20of%20acidity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Following snowmelt and storm runoff. 5, record 2, English, - surge%20of%20acidity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- montée d'acide
1, record 2, French, mont%C3%A9e%20d%27acide
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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