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TAXONOMIC UNIT [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- complete linkage clustering
1, record 1, English, complete%20linkage%20clustering
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- farthest neighbor clustering 2, record 1, English, farthest%20neighbor%20clustering
correct
- maximum method 2, record 1, English, maximum%20method
correct
- furthest neighbor sorting 3, record 1, English, furthest%20neighbor%20sorting
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Complete Linkage Clustering.(...) An OTU [Operational Taxonomic Unit] that is a candidate for admission to an extant cluster has similarity to that cluster equal to its similarity to the farthest member within the cluster. When two clusters join, their similarity is that existing between the farthest pair of members, one in each cluster. The method will generally lead to tight, hyperspherical, discrete clusters that join others only with difficulty and at relative low overall similarity values. 2, record 1, English, - complete%20linkage%20clustering
Record 1, Key term(s)
- farthest neighbour clustering
- furthest neighbor clustering
- furthest neighbour clustering
- furthest neighbour sorting
- farthest neighbor sorting
- farthest neighbour sorting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- groupement à liens complets
1, record 1, French, groupement%20%C3%A0%20liens%20complets
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le groupement hiérarchique à liens complets (...) la règle d'assignation exigera (...) une similarité suffisante avec tous les objets déjà dans le groupe. 1, record 1, French, - groupement%20%C3%A0%20liens%20complets
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Dans l'agglomération à liens complets] la fusion de deux groupes dépend de la paire d'objets les plus distants. 1, record 1, French, - groupement%20%C3%A0%20liens%20complets
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistics
- Ecology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- single linkage clustering
1, record 2, English, single%20linkage%20clustering
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- nearest neighbor technique 2, record 2, English, nearest%20neighbor%20technique
correct
- minimum method 2, record 2, English, minimum%20method
correct
- nearest neighbor clustering 3, record 2, English, nearest%20neighbor%20clustering
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Single linkage clustering.(...) An OTU [Operational Taxonomic Unit] that is a candidate for an extant cluster has similarity to that cluster equal to its similarity to the closest member within the cluster. Thus, connections between OTU's and clusters and between two clusters are established by single links between pairs of OTU's. 2, record 2, English, - single%20linkage%20clustering
Record 2, Key term(s)
- nearest neighbour technique
- nearest neighbour clustering
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Statistique
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupement à liens simples
1, record 2, French, groupement%20%C3%A0%20liens%20simples
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi toutes les méthodes de groupement, celle dont la logique apparaîtra la plus naturelle au spécialiste des sciences de la nature est le groupement à liens simples (...). Elle a comme point de départ une matrice d'association quelconque (similarités ou distances) entre les objets ou les descripteurs à grouper. 1, record 2, French, - groupement%20%C3%A0%20liens%20simples
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
(...) la règle d'assignation d'un objet à un groupe, par le groupement à liens simples, consiste en ce qu'un objet doit présenter, avec au moins un objet déjà membre du groupe, une similarité au moins égale au niveau de partition considéré. 1, record 2, French, - groupement%20%C3%A0%20liens%20simples
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-03-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
- Environment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- taxonomic unit
1, record 3, English, taxonomic%20unit
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Again it is easier and more accurate to secure estimates of species numbers from taxonomists when one deals with small taxonomic units (i.e. avoids lumping of phyla, classes, etc). 2, record 3, English, - taxonomic%20unit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
- Environnement
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- unité taxonomique
1, record 3, French, unit%C3%A9%20taxonomique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- unité taxinomique 2, record 3, French, unit%C3%A9%20taxinomique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de classification des êtres vivants. 3, record 3, French, - unit%C3%A9%20taxonomique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Une sous-espèce] est une unité taxonomique de rang immédiatement inférieur à l'espèce, distinguable par des caractères discriminants constants. 1, record 3, French, - unit%C3%A9%20taxonomique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-09-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- biofacies
1, record 4, English, biofacies
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- biologic facies 2, record 4, English, biologic%20facies
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lateral subdivision of a stratigraphic unit, distinguished from other adjacent subdivisions on the basis of its biologic characters(fossil fauna or flora) without respect to the nonbiologic features of its lithology; especially such a body of sediment or rock recognized by characters that do not affect lithology, such as the taxonomic identity or environmental implications of fossils... The upper and lower boundaries of biofacies, unlike those of biostratigraphic zones, correspond with the boundaries of some specific stratigraphic unit. 2, record 4, English, - biofacies
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- biofaciès
1, record 4, French, biofaci%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- faciès biologique 2, record 4, French, faci%C3%A8s%20biologique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les caractères lithologiques portent le nom de «lithofaciès», les caractères biologiques celui de «biofaciès». 3, record 4, French, - biofaci%C3%A8s
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On appelle faciès l'ensemble des caractères lithologiques (lithofaciès) et paléontologiques (biofaciès) d'un dépôt sédimentaire. [...] Quant au biofaciès, les organismes fossilisés livrent de multiples indications sur leurs conditions propres d'existence et sur celles de leur mort, puis de leur fossilisation. 4, record 4, French, - biofaci%C3%A8s
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- biofacies
1, record 4, Spanish, biofacies
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propiedad paleobiológica de una formación sedimentaria. 1, record 4, Spanish, - biofacies
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-04-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
- Biotechnology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- centrotype
1, record 5, English, centrotype
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The operational taxonomic unit(OTU) that falls closest to the center of a cluster of OTUs. 2, record 5, English, - centrotype
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
- Biotechnologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- centrotype
1, record 5, French, centrotype
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Métodos estadísticos
- Biotecnología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- centrotipo
1, record 5, Spanish, centrotipo
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-07-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- soil zone
1, record 6, English, soil%20zone
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Area in which the dominant or zonal soils reflect the zonal influence of climate and vegetation, and form a natural land pattern with other soils that exhibit the zonal influence only weakly or not at all. 2, record 6, English, - soil%20zone
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The units herein mapped and described are called soil zones and represent a high level of abstraction. Within each zone there is a great variety in the soils... 3, record 6, English, - soil%20zone
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The soil zone is not a taxonomic unit, but may be used as a cartographic unit. 2, record 6, English, - soil%20zone
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- zone pédologique
1, record 6, French, zone%20p%C3%A9dologique
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- zone de sols 2, record 6, French, zone%20de%20sols
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région dans laquelle les sols dominants, c'est-à-dire zonaux, révèlent l'influence zonale du climat et de la végétation et, réunis à d'autres sols qui ne présentent que peu ou pas de caractères zonaux, forment un ensemble naturel de terres. 2, record 6, French, - zone%20p%C3%A9dologique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les espaces que nous représentons sur la carte et que nous décrivons s'appellent des zones pédologiques et représentent un haut niveau de généralisation. À l'intérieur de chaque zone, il existe une grande diversité de sols. 1, record 6, French, - zone%20p%C3%A9dologique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La zone de sols n'est pas une unité taxonomique reconnue, mais on s'en sert parfois comme unité cartographique. 2, record 6, French, - zone%20p%C3%A9dologique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-09-26
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hotspot
1, record 7, English, hotspot
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- centre of distribution 1, record 7, English, centre%20of%20distribution
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Geographic areas relatively rich in species and higher taxa such as genera and families, or in endemic species, subspecies, or unique populations. 1, record 7, English, - hotspot
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hotspots are located by mapping the number of species per unit area for the globe or some area of it. Hotspots can be determined for species of taxonomic groups such as birds, fishes, or for a genus such as the goldenrod, Solidago, whose hotspot or centre of distribution is located in eastern North America. 1, record 7, English, - hotspot
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- centre de diversité
1, record 7, French, centre%20de%20diversit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zones relativement riches en espèces et en taxons supérieurs (tels les genres et les familles) ou encore en espèces, sous-espèces ou populations distinctes endémiques. 1, record 7, French, - centre%20de%20diversit%C3%A9
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour repérer les centres de diversité, il suffit de rapporter le nombre d'espèces sur une carte. Cet exercice peut se faire à l'échelle de la planète ou d'une région particulière et viser de grands groupes taxinomiques comme les oiseaux ou les poissons ou des genres comme les verges d'or (Solidago spp.) 1, record 7, French, - centre%20de%20diversit%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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