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ECOLOGICAL EFFECT [1 record]

Record 1 2009-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

... a sampling programme was initiated to determine changes in benthic populations and communities since they were considered to be "ideal as indicators of ecological effect."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Écologie (Généralités)
OBS

"Répercussion" " Effet qualifiable et, en général, mesurable d'un impact direct sur un élément de l'environnement. Ex. : La création d'un réservoir (source d'impact) entraîne l'inondation d'un espace X (impact direct) et la modification du biotope d'une population X (répercussion), ce qui a pour seconde répercussion la modification du biotope d'une population Y qui, elle, dépend de la population X.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
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