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Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transition phase
1, record 1, English, transition%20phase
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- transitional stage 2, record 1, English, transitional%20stage
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The critical period immediately before the manmade acidification of an ecosystem. 3, record 1, English, - transition%20phase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The transition phase, in which the lake is shifting from a bicarbonate buffered equilibrium, at moderate pH, to an aluminum-buffered equilibrium, at low pH, represents the key process requiring prediction. 4, record 1, English, - transition%20phase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The percentage of empty lakes is also very high in West Agder. Many of the sparsely populated lakes are probably in the transitional stage between sparse and empty due to a few years' failing recruitment. 5, record 1, English, - transition%20phase
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phase de transition
1, record 1, French, phase%20de%20transition
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période critique qui précède immédiatement l'acidification anthropique d'un écosystème. 2, record 1, French, - phase%20de%20transition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] des chiffres publiés par Yves Grimard et Lévis Talbot d'Environnement Québec en 1981, qui portaient sur un nombre de lacs à peu près équivalent à celui des études de Mines Noranda, situaient le pH moyen autour de 5,3 (contre 6,75 dans le cas des études de M. Frantisak) ce qui, compte tenu de l'alcalinité moyenne des mêmes lacs, les classerait en «phase de transition» entre la normalité et l'acidification. 3, record 1, French, - phase%20de%20transition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour de plus amples renseignements sur cette notion, consulter le cahier de néologie sur les pluies acides (OLFNE 1985 no 40-41). 4, record 1, French, - phase%20de%20transition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La notion de «phase de transition» : s'applique généralement aux lacs. 4, record 1, French, - phase%20de%20transition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fase de transición
1, record 1, Spanish, fase%20de%20transici%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Etapa previa a la acidificación de un ecosistema por acción humana. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fase%20de%20transici%C3%B3n
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