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DISTROFICO [2 records]

Record 1 2011-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Glossaire de M. Huet, Centre belge d'étude et de documentation de l'eau.

DEF

Se dit d'une eau d'un lac pauvre en matières nutritives.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 2 2001-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

A lake poor in nutrients and often acidic and low in dissolved oxygen owing to undecayed plant life.

OBS

... special lake type: ... brown water ... generally have high concentration of humic acid in water

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Lac dont les eaux ont une composition déséquilibrée [...] ils contiennent [...] [de] l'acide humique qui leur communique une teinte brune.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
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