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HABITAT VITAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
DEF

A habitat that is essential to the survival of a species.

OBS

Critical habitats may include breeding grounds, as well as areas that support a large portion of the entire population of a species year-round, winter feeding grounds, feeding stations used year-round or by migrating animals, or areas used by many species at least part of the year.

OBS

critical habitat: term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Habitat nécessaire à la survie d'une espèce.

OBS

Les habitats essentiels comprennent les sites de reproduction et les aires qui abritent une grande partie d'une population donnée durant toute l'année, les sites d'alimentation d'hiver, les postes d'alimentation utilisés à l'année ou pendant la migration et les aires communes à plusieurs espèces pendant une partie de l'année.

OBS

habitat essentiel; habitat vital : termes en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecosistemas
CONT

Por definición, un área importante para la conservación de las aves es un sitio que brinda el hábitat esencial para una o más especies de aves, en reproducción o no.

CONT

La CCA [Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental de América del Norte] coordina los trabajos para proteger el hábitat vital para la supervivencia de numerosas especies migratorias de América del Norte, incluidas las mariposas monarca y las aves canoras.

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Record 2 2003-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Ecology (General)
  • Animal Biology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Of or pertaining to, yielding, produced by, or living in water that is fresh or not salt.

OBS

Also, pertaining to an animal that lives in fresh water. So in names of fishes, as "freshwater mussel", etc.

Key term(s)
  • fresh water
  • sweet water

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Biologie animale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Se dit des espèces animales et végétales qui vivent exclusivement ou principalement en eau douce, par opposition aux espèces marines.

OBS

Les espèces animales dulcicoles ou marines forment ensemble la faune aquatique; les espèces végétales dulcicoles seules sont souvent dites «aquatiques», ce terme servant ainsi de synonyme à dulcicole.

Key term(s)
  • des eaux douces
  • des-eaux-douces

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Biología animal
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

[Dícese del] organismo cuyo hábitat son las aguas dulces durante todo su ciclo vital.

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