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Record 1 2010-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
DEF

A measure of the environment which is presumably related to an environmental gradient.

CONT

Environmental variables can be continuous, or they can be represented by dummy variables.

CONT

Hipel and his co-workers described in some detail the application of time-series analysis to environmental management problems. This approach would seem to have potential use in predicting and measuring the state of environmental variables that are suspected to follow long-term trends, for example, pH in lakes as a result of acid rain, or slow accumulation of heavy metals in sediments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
DEF

Élément de nature qualitative ou quantitative de l'environnement d'un objet d'étude, susceptible de prendre plusieurs états ou valeurs selon les lieux ou les circonstances.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
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