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ABYSSAL PELAGIC DEPOSIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Geochemistry
OBS

abyssal pelagic: Pertaining to the open-ocean or pelagic environment at abyssal depths. Synonym: abyssopelagic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Géochimie
CONT

[...] les dépôts littoraux ou néritiques recouvrant le plateau continental et son rebord, et les dépôts abysso-pélagiques, sur les fonds dépassant 2 000 m de profondeur environ. Les dépôts abysso-pélagiques constituent les dépôts océaniques les plus étendus et les plus typiques. Ce sont surtout des boues [...] constituées par des éléments minéraux et des squelettes de micro-organismes, où la phase «active» (colloïdes organiques ou minéraux instables) est très faiblement représentée, contrairement aux vases littorales.

Spanish

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