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TROPOPHILOUS [3 records]

Record 1 2004-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

A plant that is adapted to survive in a climate where there are alternating wet and dry seasons, by having a resting phase during the dry season ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
DEF

Plante possédant la faculté de s'adapter alternativement à des conditions de sécheresse ou d'humidité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
DEF

Planta [...] capaz de vivir en un medio sujeto a variaciones marcadas y periódicas de temperatura, humedad e iluminación.

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Record 2 2003-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biogeography
DEF

Able to adapt to seasonal changes in temperature, rainfall, etc

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biogéographie
DEF

Caractère d'une végétation qui perd son feuillage pendant la saison sèche dans la zone tropicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biogeografía
DEF

Capaz de vivir en un medio sujeto a variaciones marcadas y periódicas de temperatura, humedad e iluminación.

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Record 3 2001-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Soil Science
  • Geochemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Science du sol
  • Géochimie
DEF

Forêt des régions chaudes à saisons alternantes [...] donnant naissance à des sols peu lessivés, renfermant des concrétions ferrugineuses ou calcaires; [...]

Spanish

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