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ANCHIHALINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment
DEF

Having an underground connection to a larger tidal body (such as the sea) but no surface connection.

OBS

anchialine: The term (from the Greek anchialos, meaning "near the sea") was suggested by Holthuis (1973).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
DEF

Se dit d'un habitat (étang, lac, lagune, etc.) aux eaux marines ou saumâtres qui a un lien avec la mer, mais en profondeur seulement, sans connexion de surface.

Spanish

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