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LOTIC [1 record]

Record 1 2010-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Ecosystems
DEF

[Relating to] freshwater ecosystems ... in which the water circulates and is renewed fairly quickly, as well as the organisms that live in these ecosystems.

OBS

Rivers, streams and brooks are examples of lotic ecosystems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Se dit des écosystèmes d'eau douce [...] où l'eau circule et se renouvelle assez rapidement, et des organismes qui y vivent.

CONT

Les cours d'eau sont des écosystèmes lotiques par opposition aux eaux stagnantes qui, elles, correspondent à des écosystèmes lenthiques.

Spanish

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