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Record 1 2012-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

The factors related to these patterns of smallscale species richness include(1) geographic factors such as scale of observation, available species pool and dispersal patterns,(2) biotic factors such as competition or predation and(3) abiotic environmental factors such as site resource availability, disturbance and physical conditions.

OBS

abiotic environmental factor: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • abiotic environmental factors

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

Les facteurs abiotiques du milieu sont principalement les facteurs climatiques - température, humidité, lumière [...] - et les facteurs édaphiques qui sont liés à l'action des caractéristiques physiques et chimiques du sol.

OBS

facteur abiotique du milieu : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • facteurs abiotiques du milieu

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
DEF

Componente que determina el espacio físico en el cual habitan los seres vivos, [por ejemplo], el agua, la temperatura, la luz, el pH, el suelo y los nutrientes.

Key term(s)
  • fatores ambientales abióticos
  • factores abióticos del medio ambiente
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Record 2 2011-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
CONT

The smallest landscape unit in the ecological holarchy... of concrete systems is the ecotope, while the largest system is the ecosphere that embraces all biological and technological ecosystems. Therefore, the environment which learners of EE course directly observe is usually an ecotope which is the smallest holistic land unit.... According to Naveh..., an important thing is that the ecotope has two extreme types : one is the "biotope"(a term redefined by me for this context) or ecotope of bioecosystem that is maintained by the input of solar energy, natural biotic and abiotic resource materials; and the other is the "technotope"(a term proposed by me) or ecotope of technoecosystem that is constructed and maintained by man's input of energy and material and is regulated by man.

CONT

... landscapes are composed of a mosaic of patches. Other terms similar to patch include: ecotope, biotope, landscape component, landscape element, landscape unit, landscape cell, geotope, facies, habitat and site.

OBS

ecotope: This term does not appear in any general language dictionaries; the adjectival form "ecotopic" is given by LASTE (McGraw-Hill Dict. of Scientific and Technical Terms) 1994.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Ensemble des facteurs du milieu, composé du climatope et de l'édaphotope, c'est-à-dire des facteurs relevant du climat et du sol, et délimité par les mêmes conditions d'environnement (température, humidité, aliments...).

CONT

Chapitre 6. L'écotope ou l'entité écologique. 6.1 Synthèse des concepts d'habitat et de niche. 6.2 Réduction des écotopes multidimensionnels. 6.3 Le chevauchement des écotopes. 6.4 La classification écologique du territoire.

OBS

Le terme «écotope» ne figure pas dans les dictionnaires généraux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecosistemas
DEF

Espacio vital limitado en el que existen condiciones ambientales similares.

OBS

En el caso colombiano, «ecotopo cafetero» es una región agroecológica delimitada geográficamente, teniendo en cuenta condiciones predominantes de clima, suelo y relieve donde se obtiene una respuesta biológica similar del cultivo del café.

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Record 3 1996-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
OBS

Term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
OBS

Terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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