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SPIRALLING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spiralling 1, record 1, English, spiralling
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spiraling 2, record 1, English, spiraling
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- flux en hélice
1, record 1, French, flux%20en%20h%C3%A9lice
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Combinaison dans un écosystème fluvial d'une utilisation en amont des matières organiques à la dérive par des organismes situés sur le fond du cours d'eau avec la réutilisation de ce matériel en aval après la mort des premiers utilisateurs. 2, record 1, French, - flux%20en%20h%C3%A9lice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'originalité d'un tel recyclage des éléments nutritifs a donné lieu à une notion complémentaire de celle de "continuum fluvial" : la notion de "spiralling" que nous qualifierons plutôt de "flux en hélice" des éléments nutritifs. 3, record 1, French, - flux%20en%20h%C3%A9lice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-06-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Water Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spiralling
1, record 2, English, spiralling
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The major problem with the discharge of pollutants in rivers is that a number of chemicals might not flush directly downstream but some might sediment parts of the river to be later resuspended and moved downstream. It can be hypothesized that streams are spiralling or cascading systems in which the retention in which the retention time and efficiency of resources utilization are maximized through control by specialized functional groups down the stream continuum. ... spiralling is a beneficial mechanism in rivers since it helps to maintain an ecological balance in the stream following perturbations but it also helps to increase the damage made by uncontrolled spills of contaminants. 1, record 2, English, - spiralling
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spiralisation
1, record 2, French, spiralisation
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proposition par extension du sens de "spiralisation" qui désigne, en biologie, l'enroulement en hélice des chromosomes sur eux-mêmes. On pourrait peut-être dire, aussi, "phénomène du déplacement spiraloïde". Voir la fiche pour le verbe "spiraler". 1, record 2, French, - spiralisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"spiraloïde" : En forme de spirale. [Ex. :] Mouvement spiraloïde. 2, record 2, French, - spiralisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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