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HYPERSALINE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Evolution (Biology)
- Interplanetary Space Exploration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- extremophilic
1, record 1, English, extremophilic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Halophiles are extremophilic microorganisms that can grow optimally in saline and hypersaline environments, such as deep-sea sediments, saline lakes, salt pans, saline soils, and sea water... 2, record 1, English, - extremophilic
Record 1, Key term(s)
- extremeophilic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Évolution (Biologie)
- Exploration interplanétaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extrêmophile
1, record 1, French, extr%C3%AAmophile
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- brine shrimp
1, record 2, English, brine%20shrimp
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of branchiopod crustaceans of the family Artemiidae that includes some species capable of living in hypersaline environments(200g/l). 2, record 2, English, - brine%20shrimp
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brine shrimp: common name also used to refer to the order Anostraca and to the species Artemia salina. 2, record 2, English, - brine%20shrimp
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- artémie
1, record 2, French, art%C3%A9mie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- artémia 2, record 2, French, art%C3%A9mia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Genre de crustacés, de la famille des Artemiidae, dont certaines espèces sont capables de supporter des taux de salinité pouvant aller jusqu'à 200 grammes par litre. 3, record 2, French, - art%C3%A9mie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-07-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sea monkey
1, record 3, English, sea%20monkey
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- brine shrimp 2, record 3, English, brine%20shrimp
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A branchiopod crustacean of the family Artemiidae that can live in hypersaline environments. 3, record 3, English, - sea%20monkey
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
brine shrimp: common name also used to refer to the order Anostraca and to the genus Artemia. 3, record 3, English, - sea%20monkey
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- artémis des eaux salines
1, record 3, French, art%C3%A9mis%20des%20eaux%20salines
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crustacé branchiopode de la famille des Artemiidae capable de vivre dans des milieux extrêmement salés. 2, record 3, French, - art%C3%A9mis%20des%20eaux%20salines
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce crustacé] est [utilisé pour nourrir les] poissons en aquaculture et dans les aquariums. 3, record 3, French, - art%C3%A9mis%20des%20eaux%20salines
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- artemia 1, record 3, Spanish, artemia
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-07-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Geochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hypersaline
1, record 4, English, hypersaline
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- hyperhaline 2, record 4, English, hyperhaline
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extremely salty, having much more salt than normal seawater. 3, record 4, English, - hypersaline
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The northwest coast of Mexico is characterized by terrigenous sediments except in the hypersaline bays of south Texas where calcium carbonate is precipitated as marls and oolitic sands. The transition from a normal estuary to a hypersaline bay was accompanied by a drastic restriction of the fauna. 4, record 4, English, - hypersaline
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Describes] geologic material with high salinity. 5, record 4, English, - hypersaline
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hypersaline : term used at Natural Resources Canada-Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 4, English, - hypersaline
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Hypersaline embayment, environment, water. 6, record 4, English, - hypersaline
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Géochimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hypersalin
1, record 4, French, hypersalin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- hyperhalin 2, record 4, French, hyperhalin
correct
- hypersalé 3, record 4, French, hypersal%C3%A9
correct
- sursalin 4, record 4, French, sursalin
- sursalé 5, record 4, French, sursal%C3%A9
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une revue des limites de tolérance à la salinité d'animaux vivant en milieu hyperhalin [...] montre que seul un nombre réduit de zooplanctons arrive à supporter des salinités de plus de 70 %. 2, record 4, French, - hypersalin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Tout milieu sursalé est biologiquement sec, même si c'est de l'eau : il n'est que d'évoquer la mer Morte. 6, record 4, French, - hypersalin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Environnement hypersalin extrême de la Mer Morte. 7, record 4, French, - hypersalin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sursalure : Concentration anormale en sels de l'eau de mer. 8, record 4, French, - hypersalin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hypersalin; hypersalé; sursalin : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 9, record 4, French, - hypersalin
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-11-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- brine
1, record 5, English, brine
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- natural brine 2, record 5, English, natural%20brine
correct
- hypersaline water 3, record 5, English, hypersaline%20water
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... pore fluids in deep sedimentary basins, stratified hot fluids in restricted basins such as the Red Sea, oil field waters, and geothermal mineralizing fluids. It denotes warm to hot highly saline waters containing Ca, Na, K, Cl, and minor amounts of other elements. 2, record 5, English, - brine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... one of the most surprising results of fluid inclusions studies is the evidence of the common occurrence of exceedingly strong brines in nature, brines more concentrated than any now found at the surface ... These are not only present in mineral deposits but are common in igneous and metamorphic rocks. 4, record 5, English, - brine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The most likely ore fluids are brines derived from evaporites. 5, record 5, English, - brine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... in modern sediments, dolomite seems to form as a result of penecontemporaneous dolomitization by hypersaline water(brine). 3, record 5, English, - brine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brine: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 5, English, - brine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Basinal, continental, metal-bearing, NaCl brine. 7, record 5, English, - brine
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- saumure
1, record 5, French, saumure
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- eau hypersaline 2, record 5, French, eau%20hypersaline
correct, feminine noun
- eau sursalée 3, record 5, French, eau%20sursal%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eau très salée, souvent produite par l'évaporation ou le gel de l'eau de mer, dont la concentration dépasse la valeur conventionnelle de 100 000 mg/l[exposant]-1. 4, record 5, French, - saumure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les eaux emprisonnées dans les vases sédimentaires marines sont [...] des saumures [...] 2, record 5, French, - saumure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] dans les vases très hydratées peuvent se produire des précipitations de sels soit depuis la saumure interstitielle soit par combinaison du soufre des matières organiques et du fer des pyrites [...] 2, record 5, French, - saumure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Au bord des bassins sédimentaires épais, les calcaires furent remplacés par des saumures acides, expulsées lors de la compaction des bassins. Ce processus [...] engendra les gisements de plomb et de zinc de la vallée du Mississippi. 5, record 5, French, - saumure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sursalé : Se dit des eaux dont la salure dépasse celle de l'eau océanique [...] 6, record 5, French, - saumure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
saumure : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 5, French, - saumure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Saumure de bassin. 8, record 5, French, - saumure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Saumure continentale. 8, record 5, French, - saumure
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- salmuera
1, record 5, Spanish, salmuera
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Solución salina muy concentrada (convencionalmente superior a 100 000 mg l-1) producida a menudo por evaporación o congelación del agua del mar. 2, record 5, Spanish, - salmuera
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-12-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Ecology (General)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hypersaline brine
1, record 6, English, hypersaline%20brine
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the hypersaline brines of the Red Sea(7x sea-water)... 3, record 6, English, - hypersaline%20brine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Environmental Effects Monitoring. 2, record 6, English, - hypersaline%20brine
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- saumure hypersaline
1, record 6, French, saumure%20hypersaline
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- saumure hautement concentrée 2, record 6, French, saumure%20hautement%20concentr%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- SHC 2, record 6, French, SHC
feminine noun
- SHC 2, record 6, French, SHC
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] saumures hypersalines de la mer Rouge (salinité de sept fois supérieure à celle de l'eau de mer) [...] 1, record 6, French, - saumure%20hypersaline
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Suivi des effets sur l'environnement. 2, record 6, French, - saumure%20hypersaline
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-06-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Ecology (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hypersalinity
1, record 7, English, hypersalinity
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- supersalinity 2, record 7, English, supersalinity
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high concentration of salt, especially in sea water. 3, record 7, English, - hypersalinity
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Development of Hypersalinity in Baffin Bay, Texas [title].... The northwest coast of Mexico is characterized by terrigenous sediments except in the hypersaline bays of south Texas where calcium carbonate is precipitated as marls and oolitic sands. The transition from a normal estuary to a hypersaline bay was accompanied by a drastic restriction of the fauna. 1, record 7, English, - hypersalinity
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hypersaline : Geologic material with high salinity. 4, record 7, English, - hypersalinity
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- sursalure
1, record 7, French, sursalure
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concentration anormale en sels de l'eau de mer. 2, record 7, French, - sursalure
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
salure: Qualité, état de ce qui est salé [...]: [...] La salure des eaux marines. 3, record 7, French, - sursalure
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- hipersalinidad
1, record 7, Spanish, hipersalinidad
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- supersalinidad 1, record 7, Spanish, supersalinidad
feminine noun
- alta salinidad 2, record 7, Spanish, alta%20salinidad
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-04-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hypersaline water
1, record 8, English, hypersaline%20water
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- hyperhaline water 2, record 8, English, hyperhaline%20water
correct
- hypersalty water 3, record 8, English, hypersalty%20water
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Waters with salinity greater than 40 ppt ... 4, record 8, English, - hypersaline%20water
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... hypersaline water is denser than normal sea water. Therefore the freshwater entering the lagoon will tend to stay separate from, and flow over the much denser hypersaline water... 5, record 8, English, - hypersaline%20water
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- eau hyperhaline
1, record 8, French, eau%20hyperhaline
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- eau hypersaline 1, record 8, French, eau%20hypersaline
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eau de salinité supérieure à celle des eaux océaniques, soit environ 40. 1, record 8, French, - eau%20hyperhaline
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- agua hipersalina
1, record 8, Spanish, agua%20hipersalina
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-10-18
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- hypersaline fishery 1, record 9, English, hypersaline%20fishery
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Aquaculture
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- pêche en eaux hypersalines
1, record 9, French, p%C3%AAche%20en%20eaux%20hypersalines
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acuicultura
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- pesca en aguas hipersalinas
1, record 9, Spanish, pesca%20en%20aguas%20hipersalinas
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1977-11-29
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Geochemistry
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- restricted arid environment
1, record 10, English, restricted%20arid%20environment
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In a restricted marine environment] If the climate is arid, evaporation exceeds inflow, and the water becomes hypersaline.... Under conditions of aridity, the restricted sea has adjacent lands with little or no stream action other than torrential episodes which may occasionally wash in detrital material. The sea may attain high temperatures, with excessive evaporation, and development of salinity greater than that of the open sea. Excessive evaporation produces a lowering of water level, and induces a permanent inflowing current of normal sea water across, or through, the restricting barriers.... If it were not for the continued inflow current, the history of restricted seas in arid climates would be short. The water would completely evaporate, leaving behind a relatively thin coating of saline residue. Maintenance of inflow from the open sea provides a continuous supply of dissolved salts, and a balance is reached between evaporation and inflow for given conditions. Inevitably, the concentration of salts within the restricted area is increased and may reach the saturation point for some. 2, record 10, English, - restricted%20arid%20environment
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Géochimie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- environnement restreint aride
1, record 10, French, environnement%20restreint%20aride
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[L']environnement restreint aride [est un des milieux marins de la sédimentation chimique.] Dans cet environnement l'évaporation locale excède l'apport d'eau par les fleuves; exemples: Mer Rouge, Méditerranée, Kara Boughaz (dans la Caspienne). Dans ces conditions la densité des eaux de surface détermine les courants de convection. Si le seuil qui restreint le milieu est suffisamment bas, les eaux denses s'écoulent vers le large tandis que l'eau marine moins dense pénètre en surface dans le bassin: c'est le cas en Méditerranée et en Mer Rouge. Si le seuil est élevé, à faible profondeur sous la surface, il y a peu d'écoulement des eaux denses et salines vers le large, et la salinité s'accroît; c'est le cas dans le golfe de Kara Boughaz (salinité: 165 %). Dans ce milieu la surface Eh=O coïncide avec l'interface de dépôt. Cet environnement est, typiquement, celui du dépôt des «évaporites» ou dépôts salins, «stratifiés» : gypse anhydrite, halite (sel gemme), dolomite «primaire» ou syngénétique (avec éventuellement calcite), polyhalite, sylvite, etc. 1, record 10, French, - environnement%20restreint%20aride
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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