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BIOTA [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment
DEF

The process whereby substances in the environment migrate to various environmental compartments such as water, air, biota, soil and sediments.

OBS

compartmentalization: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • compartmentalisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
DEF

Processus par lequel des substances dans l'environnement migrent dans divers secteurs de l'environnement tels que l'eau, le sol, la biote et les sédiments.

OBS

compartimentalisation : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medio ambiente
DEF

Proceso por el cual las sustancias del medio ambiente migran de un compartimiento ambiental a varios otros compartimientos tales como agua, aire, biota, suelo y sedimentos.

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Record 2 2015-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Water Pollution
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
DEF

A numerical value used to describe the biota of a water body, serving to indicate its biological quality.

OBS

biotic index: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Études et analyses environnementales
DEF

Valeur numérique utilisée pour décrire le biote d'une masse d'eau, et utilisée pour en indiquer la qualité biologique.

OBS

indice biotique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
DEF

Valor numérico utilizado para describir la biota de un cuerpo de agua, utilizado para indicar su calidad biológica.

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Record 3 2011-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethnobiology
DEF

The study of the reciprocal relationships between human cultures and the natural world.

OBS

Reciprocal relationships here refer to the human perception of the biological environment, which will ultimately influence man's behaviour, while human behaviour in turn influences – or shapes – the biological environment.

OBS

Ethnobiology encompasses ethnotaxonomy (study of the classification principles of animals, plants, soils, and ecosystems according to local peoples), ethnomedicine (study of the cultural concepts of health, disease and illness, and of the nature of local healing systems), ethnoecology (study of traditional environmental knowledge and of anthropogenic effects on the environment), ethnoagronomy (study of subsistence economies and resource management), and material culture (study of biological resources used in art and technology).

OBS

"Ethnobiology" has proven a rather difficult term to define since the scope of ethnobiological studies has changed considerably throughout history.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ethnobiologie
OBS

[...] l'ethnobiologie s'intéresse autant aux connaissances botaniques et zoologiques, présentes et passées, des divers peuples d'Afrique, d'Amérique, d'Asie, d'Australie, etc., qu'à la biologie telle qu'elle se manifeste dans nos sociétés occidentales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Etnobiología
DEF

Estudio de las dinámicas relaciones entre los seres humanos, la biota y el medio ambiente.

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