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HUMIFIED [3 records]

Record 1 2005-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

Organic layer of (usually forest) soils with dark-coloured structureless humus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

partie inférieure de la couche d'humus brut riche en matière organique colloïdale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

Parte más baja de la cubierta de humus, que consiste principalmente en materia orgánica amorfa.

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Record 2 2003-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

A few organic deposits, ranging from well humified to poorly decomposed plant materials, occur in the area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

C'est [...] une véritable série évolutive qui aboutit à la naissance d'un herbier : le sédiment doit être au préalable humifié; puis viennent s'y fixer des algues [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1978-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
OBS

(...) converted into humus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
OBS

Se dit d'un sol dans lequel la matière organique se trouve réduite à l'état d'humus.

Spanish

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