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HYPERSALINITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

A high concentration of salt, especially in sea water.

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.

OBS

hypersaline: Geologic material with high salinity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Concentration anormale en sels de l'eau de mer.

OBS

salure: Qualité, état de ce qui est salé [...]: [...] La salure des eaux marines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
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