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ABUNDANCIA ESPECIES [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- species abundance
1, record 1, English, species%20abundance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abondance d'espèce
1, record 1, French, abondance%20d%27esp%C3%A8ce
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- abondance des espèces 2, record 1, French, abondance%20des%20esp%C3%A8ces
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Abondance d'espèce : elle peut être mesurée et quantifiée de différentes façons (non équivalentes) par : le nombre d'individus de l'espèce […]; la biomasse de l'espèce; le recouvrement, en pourcentage de la surface recouverte par l'espèce (pour les plantes notamment); la fréquence, ou le pourcentage de présences de l'espèce dans des fractions du relevé. 3, record 1, French, - abondance%20d%27esp%C3%A8ce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- abundancia
1, record 1, Spanish, abundancia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- abundancia de especies 2, record 1, Spanish, abundancia%20de%20especies
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cantidad de individuos pertenecientes a una especie en una población, comunidad o área determinada. 2, record 1, Spanish, - abundancia
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-06-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Ecology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- trophic cascade
1, record 2, English, trophic%20cascade
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition or removal of top predators and involving reciprocal changes in the relative populations of predator and prey through a food chain, which often results in dramatic changes in ecosystem structure and nutrient cycling. 2, record 2, English, - trophic%20cascade
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cascade trophique
1, record 2, French, cascade%20trophique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En écologie, les cascades trophiques découlent d'interactions prédateur-proie qui affectent l'abondance, la biomasse ou la productivité de plus d'un niveau au sein d'un réseau trophique. 1, record 2, French, - cascade%20trophique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecosistemas
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- cascada trófica
1, record 2, Spanish, cascada%20tr%C3%B3fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las cascadas tróficas constituyen un fenómeno especial de las redes tróficas. Se trata de cómo los cambios de abundancia de grandes depredadores, ubicados en las cumbres de las pirámides tróficas, afectan la abundancia de las especies que se encuentran en la base de las pirámides. 1, record 2, Spanish, - cascada%20tr%C3%B3fica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-10-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Zoology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- diversity of a population 1, record 3, English, diversity%20of%20a%20population
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- diversity 2, record 3, English, diversity
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relative abundance and composition of species within a given area. 3, record 3, English, - diversity%20of%20a%20population
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Zoologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- diversité spécifique d'un peuplement
1, record 3, French, diversit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20d%27un%20peuplement
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- diversité 2, record 3, French, diversit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caractéristique d'un peuplement déterminée par le nombre d'espèces présentes et leur abondance respective. 1, record 3, French, - diversit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20d%27un%20peuplement
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La stabilité des biocénoses est en relation étroite avec le degré de diversité des peuplements végétaux et animaux qui les composent. De nombreux indices de diversité spécifique qui caractérisent la structure d'un peuplement ont été proposés [...] 1, record 3, French, - diversit%C3%A9%20sp%C3%A9cifique%20d%27un%20peuplement
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Zoología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- diversidad
1, record 3, Spanish, diversidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variedad y abundancia de especies. 1, record 3, Spanish, - diversidad
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