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TYCHOPLANKTON [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

Free-floating organisms living near shore and intermingled with other growths, but not attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

On dénomme souvent [...] tychoplancton l'ensemble des organismes accidentellement planctoniques, comme les formes arrachées au littoral et entraînées dans le domaine pélagique par les courants et les formes pélagiques que l'on retrouve dans les eaux courantes des effluents.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Organismos que, ocasionalmente, son llevados hacia el plancton por factores del azar, como la turbulencia.

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