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SCRUBLAND [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scrubland
1, record 1, English, scrubland
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The physiognomic distinctions between grassland, forest, and desert, with such variants as woodland(open forest), savanna(scattered trees in grassland), and scrubland(dominantly shrubs), are most often emphasized. 2, record 1, English, - scrubland
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arbustaie
1, record 1, French, arbustaie
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Strate arbustive (0-8 pi) dominante à 85 p. 100 avec strate muscinale à 10 p. 100 et strate arborescente (66 pi et plus) à 5 p. 100: Basse arbustaie continue. 2, record 1, French, - arbustaie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme utilisé dans une classification proposée par Payette et Gauthier (1972), qui est "basée sur les critères de stratification de la végétation, des formes de croissance (ligneux, herbacées, etc.) et de recouvrement spatial des strates (exposées à la lumière du jour)" (v. la source du terme, p. 92). 3, record 1, French, - arbustaie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Ecosystems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- low-growing scrubland
1, record 2, English, low%2Dgrowing%20scrubland
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The physiognomic distinctions between grassland, forest, and desert, with such variants as woodland(open forest), savanna(scattered trees in grassland), and scrubland(dominantly shrubs), are most often emphasized. 2, record 2, English, - low%2Dgrowing%20scrubland
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Écosystèmes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- basse arbustaie
1, record 2, French, basse%20arbustaie
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- arbustaie basse 2, record 2, French, arbustaie%20basse
see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Strate arbustive (0-8 pi) dominante à 85 p. 100 avec strate muscinale à 10 p. 100 et strate arborescente (66 pi et plus) à 5 p. 100 : Basse arbustaie continue. 1, record 2, French, - basse%20arbustaie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les principaux types physionomiques sont respectivement une arbustaie basse à éricacées et à sphaigne cohabitant dans le secteur central de la tourbière, avec des arbustaies hautes ou basses à épinettes noires, à éricacées et à sphaigne. 2, record 2, French, - basse%20arbustaie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme "arbustaie" semble être une création canadienne. 3, record 2, French, - basse%20arbustaie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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