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AGROECOLOGICAL ZONE [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

A land resource mapping unit, defined in terms of climate, landform and soils, and/or land cover, and having a specific range of potentials and constraints for land use.

OBS

agroecological zone: designation reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco," with the authorization of Unesco.

OBS

agro-ecological zone: designation extracted from the "Glossaire de l'agriculture" and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Unité utilisée pour la cartographie des ressources des terres, définie sur la base du climat, du relief et des sols, et/ou de la couverture de ceux-ci; pour l'utilisation des terres, elle présente des potentiels et des contraintes spécifiques.

OBS

zone agroécologique : désignation reproduite de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.

OBS

zone agro-écologique : désignation extraite du «Glossaire de l'agriculture» et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agricultura - Generalidades
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Unidad cartográfica de recursos terrestres en términos de clima, topografía y suelos, y/o cubierta terrestre y que tiene un rango específico de potenciales y problemas para uso de la tierra.

OBS

zona agroecológica: designación reproducida del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de Unesco.

OBS

agro-: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el elemento compositivo "agro-", que significa "campo", forma parte de voces como "agroalimentario", "agroexportador" o "agroindustria", que se escriben en una sola palabra[,] sin guion ni espacio intermedios [...]

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