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HALOPHYTIC [6 records]

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Record 1 2011-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Ecosystems
DEF

Vegetation that grows naturally in soils having a high content of various salts.

OBS

It usually has fleshy leaves or thorns and resembles desert vegetation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Végétation qui croît naturellement sur des sols à forte teneur en divers sels.

OBS

Les plantes de ce type ont généralement des feuilles charnues ou des épines, et ressemblent aux plantes des déserts.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Environment
CONT

The composition of the many halophytic herbaceous communities that colonize the upper level of the shoreline varies not only with submersion rate but also with microrelief, soil texture, and soil salinity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Environnement
CONT

Ces marais sont communément qualifiés d'«herbaçaies salées» en raison du grand nombre de communautés végétales herbacées qui colonisent le niveau supérieur du rivage et dont la composition varie non seulement en fonction du taux de submersion qu'elles subissent, mais aussi du micro-relief, de la texture et de la salinité du sol.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geophysics
CONT

On a barrier island, the subsurface hydrology is controlled by the interaction between the static groundwater table and the dynamic seawater table, and the geomorphology of the landscape controls where these two water tables meet. Thus, the interaction between these three surfaces(the groundwater table, the seawater table, and the land surface) controls the vegetation. In an area where the landscape is such that the excursions of the groundwater table dominate the subsurface physico-chemistry, the salinities will be lower, and the vegetation will reflect the salinity; alternatively, if the variations of the seawater table dominate, the salinity will be higher, and halophytic plants will dominate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géophysique

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
CONT

The composition of the many halophytic herbaceous communities that colonize the upper level of the shoreline varies not only with submersion rate but also with microrelief, soil texture, and soil salinity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

Ces marais sont communément qualifiés d'«herbaçaies salées» en raison du grand nombre de communautés végétales herbacées qui colonisent le niveau supérieur du rivage et dont la composition varie non seulement en fonction du taux de submersion qu'elles subissent, mais aussi du micro-relief, de la texture et de la salinité du sol.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
OBS

(phytobiologie) contrôle dysharmonique de l'habitat par la concentration de sel dans le substratum. Ex. : les bords de mer.

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
OBS

salt marsh : flat land that is subject to intermittent or occasional overflow by salt water, contains water that is brackish to strongly saline, and supports a vegetation of halophytic plants usually consisting chiefly of grasses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reptiles et amphibiens
OBS

schorre : partie haute d'un marais littoral submergée uniquement aux grandes marées. Il est formé de vase consolidée relativement sèche et recouverte de végétation herbacée.

Spanish

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