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BOTTOM SEDIMENTS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seabed sediments
1, record 1, English, seabed%20sediments
plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bottom sediments 2, record 1, English, bottom%20sediments
plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... benthos ... is the name given to organisms ... living in the bottom sediments. 3, record 1, English, - seabed%20sediments
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bottom sediment
- seabed sediment
- sea bed sediment
- sea bed sediments
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sédiments des fonds marins
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9diments%20des%20fonds%20marins
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sédiments du fond 1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9diments%20du%20fond
masculine noun, plural
- sédiments marins 1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9diments%20marins
masculine noun, plural
- sédiments benthiques 1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9diments%20benthiques
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
benthique : Relatif au benthos; appartenant au benthos. [Par exemple :] Organisme benthique. Flore, faune benthique. Algues benthiques, fixées sur fond marin. 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9diments%20des%20fonds%20marins
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
benthos : Ensemble des organismes aquatiques (dits benthiques), animaux ou végétaux, qui, vivant fixés au sol ou dans le fond sous-marin (benthos fixe ou sessile) ou se déplaçant très peu (benthos mobile ou vagile), en dépendent pour leur subsistance (s'oppose à plancton et necton). 2, record 1, French, - s%C3%A9diments%20des%20fonds%20marins
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sédiment du fond marin
- sédiment marin
- sédiment benthique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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