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ALGAL MAT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Algae
- Marine Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- algal mat
1, record 1, English, algal%20mat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layered communal growth of algae observed in fossils and in present day tidal zones associated with carbonate sedimentation. 2, record 1, English, - algal%20mat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Others have thought that the kerogen represents algal mats that grew in situ and that these organic mats trapped uranium and gold both mechanically and chemically. 3, record 1, English, - algal%20mat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Algues
- Biologie marine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tapis algaire
1, record 1, French, tapis%20algaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- matte algale 2, record 1, French, matte%20algale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- tapis d'algues 3, record 1, French, tapis%20d%27algues
masculine noun
- laminite algaire 4, record 1, French, laminite%20algaire
feminine noun
- goémon d'épave 5, record 1, French, go%C3%A9mon%20d%27%C3%A9pave
masculine noun
- voile d'algues 6, record 1, French, voile%20d%27algues
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble d'algues et de phanérogames marines arrachées de leur support et accumulées en cordon à la limite des hautes mers. 5, record 1, French, - tapis%20algaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour d'autres chercheurs, les horizons de kérogène sont les vestiges de tapis algaires formés sur place qui auraient piégé de façon mécanique et chimique l'uranium et l'or. 7, record 1, French, - tapis%20algaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans les aires lagunaires, les goémons d'épave en cours de décomposition sédimentent sur les hauts-fonds et enrichissent les sédiments sous-jacents en nutriments. 5, record 1, French, - tapis%20algaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
matte algale : d'après Annales de l'Institut océanographique, 1982, 58(2). 2, record 1, French, - tapis%20algaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Algas
- Biología Marina
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- concentración de algas
1, record 1, Spanish, concentraci%C3%B3n%20de%20algas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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