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SHRUB SWAMP [3 records]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Forestry Operations
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The identification of general forest classes.

CONT

Broad forest type mapping refers to applications where broad categories are required(for example within Canada : hardwood, softwood, mixed wood, shrub land, grassland, bogs; Tropics : upland forests, flood plain, forests, swamp forests, savannah).

OBS

broad forest type mapping: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Télédétection
DEF

Identification des classes générales de forêt.

CONT

[La] cartographie des grands types forestiers [fait référence aux] applications où seuls les grands types forestiers ont besoin d'être connus (par exemple au Canada : feuillus, conifères, forêts mixtes, savanes arbustives, prairies, marais; sous les Tropiques : hautes forêts, plaines inondables, forêts, forêts marécageuses, savanes).

OBS

cartographie des grands types forestiers : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
  • Explotación forestal
  • Teledetección
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Record 2 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
CONT

When the shrub or tree cover exceeds 25%, the wet meadow becomes a swamp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

Lorsque le couvert arbustif ou arborescent est supérieur à 25 %, la prairie humide cède la place au marécage.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
CONT

The shrub swamp is composed of several species of willow(crack willow, black willow, shining willow, meadow willow, and sand-bar willow).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

Le marécage arbustif se compose de plusieurs espèces de saules (Saule fragile, Saule noir, Saule brillant, Saule pétiolé, Saule de l'intérieur).

Spanish

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