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BRACKISH [11 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Universal entry(ies)
Ephydatia fluviatilis
Latin
OBS

A sponge of the family Spongillidae.

Key term(s)
  • brackish water fresh water sponge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ephydatia fluviatilis
Latin
OBS

Éponge de la famille des Spongillidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
Antennarius biocellatus
Latin
OBS

Antennarius biocellatus (brackish water anglerfish) is a species of bony fishes in the family [Antennariidae].

OBS

fishing frog: common name also used to refer to some species in the family Lophiidae.

Key term(s)
  • brackish-water frog fish
  • brackish water angler fish
  • brackishwater frog fish
  • brackishwater frogfish
  • brackishwater angler fish
  • brackishwater anglerfish
  • toad fish

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Antennarius biocellatus
Latin

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Ecosystems
CONT

Brackish wetlands are generally located in areas that are influenced both by marine tidal waters and fresh waters. They are typically located at the upper reaches of estuaries but can also be found along the marine-influenced shoreline in areas where there are significant fresh groundwater seeps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Écosystèmes

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Ecosystems
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
DEF

A marsh whose water is salty or brackish.

CONT

Saltwater marshes are found near the coastlines in cove and bay areas protected from the destructive force of the surf. Herbaceous plants and grasses of saltwater marshes differ form those in freshwater marshes only in the sense that they are adapted to growing in saltwater.

CONT

... inland brackish marshes are found frequently on mineral substrates of alluvial and lacustrine origin.

OBS

salt marsh: term used by Parks Canada.

Key term(s)
  • salt-marsh
  • saltmarsh
  • brackish marsh

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Écosystèmes
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
DEF

Marais dont l'eau est salée ou saumâtre.

CONT

Les marais maritimes. Ces étendues vaseuses sont alternativement couvertes et découvertes par les marées.

OBS

marais salé; marais d'eau salée : termes en usage à Parcs Canada.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «marais salant».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Ecosistemas
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Parques y jardines botánicos
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Record 5 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Water Pollution
DEF

Waters influenced by tide and river flow with intermediate salinity of 3-22%.

CONT

Brackish water occurs in estuaries: creeks and deep wells.

OBS

It results from intermixing of ocean water and riverine mixing at the liquid-liquid interface, where ocean tides bring the salt water to the river mouth and where the river current brings the fresh water to the edge of the ocean.

OBS

Brackish water is saltier than fresh water but not as salty as salt water.

Key term(s)
  • brackish waters
  • briny waters

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Eau naturelle de saveur salée, dont la teneur en chlorures est élevée (supérieure à 5 g/l) et dont la salinité est inférieure à 30, et qui est issue d'un mélange d'eau douce et d'eau de mer.

OBS

Plus fréquemment employé au pluriel («eaux saumâtres»), dans le sens de «cours d'eaux saumâtres», alors qu'avec l'emploi du terme au singulier on met davantage l'accent sur l'eau comme élément physique.

Key term(s)
  • eaux saumâtres

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Mezcla de agua dulce y marina, cuya relación entre la concentración de iones, por tanto, ha de ser similar a la marina.

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Record 6 2006-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Aquaculture in water having a salinity between that of fresh and sea water.

Key term(s)
  • brackish water aquaculture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Aquaculture dans une eau issue d'un mélange d'eau douce et d'eau de mer.

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Marine Biology
DEF

A species that lives in brackish water.

Key term(s)
  • brackish water species

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Biologie marine
DEF

Espèce qui vit dans les eaux saumâtres.

Spanish

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Record 8 2006-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Containing a mixture of seawater and freshwater.

CONT

Movement of fresh water into marine bays or lagoons develops brackish conditions, with reduced concentration of dissolved salts.

CONT

A brackish lagoon; the briny deep.

PHR

Briny groundwater.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Les auteurs russes, de Vernadsky à Cheboratev, distinguent des eaux douces, dont la concentration ne dépasse pas 10 %, des eaux saumâtres ou salinisées entre 10 et 35 % et des solutions salées où la concentration dépasse 35 %.

PHR

Eau souterraine saumâtre.

Spanish

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Record 9 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Hunting and Sport Fishing
CONT

Brackish-water fisheries, fish, fishing, and fish culture in the less salty areas of the sea (areas where salinity is between freshwater and seawater). Brackish-water fisheries are also known as estuarine fisheries... Brackish-water fisheries are of two types, open water and cultured.

CONT

Nigeria has two major marine fisheries sub-sectors: the artisanal or small-scale and the industrial or trawl fisheries. Marine artisanal fisheries activities are divided into two major components: the brackish water fisheries with fishing activities in the creeks and estuaries where freshwater flowing down the rivers mixes with salt water moving up with high tide; and the artisanal inshore fisheries with fishermen operating in waters of less than 40 m depth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Chasse et pêche sportive
CONT

Les opérations de pêche artisanale peuvent être sommairement classées dans les catégories suivantes: (1) la pêche en rivière; (2) la pêche en estuaire notamment dans les criques et les lagons; et (3) la pêche en mer.

Spanish

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Record 10 1998-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

Ice formed from brackish water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
OBS

Term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
OBS

Terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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