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SUB-ADULT [2 records]

Record 1 1998-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
DEF

In even-aged management, those trees or stands that have grown past the regeneration stage but are not yet mature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
DEF

En aménagement équienne, arbres ou peuplements qui ont dépassé le stade de la régénération mais qui n'ont pas atteint l'âge d'exploitabilité.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

... group of non-nesting birds ... comprised of all 1-year-olds and perhaps half the 2-year-olds. Webster: an individual approaching the adult age or the termination of the growing period: one that has passed through the juvenile period but has not yet attained typical adult characteristics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
OBS

Source : Le Goéland à bec cerclé en Ontario (Publ. hors série no 57).

Spanish

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