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ZONA INTERMAREAL [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Ecosystems
  • Biogeography
DEF

The region of shoreline between the limits of mean high and mean low tide levels.

CONT

Between the high and low tide marks lies a strip of shoreline that is regularly covered and uncovered by the advance and retreat of the tides. This meeting ground between land and sea is called the "intertidal."

OBS

To many geomorphologists, the term "foreshore" is considered synonymous with the intertidal zone. These definitions are compared with the legal definitions of the "foreshore" as exist in Britain under the three different property law regimes; English, Scottish and Udal law. The legal definitions and many of the geomorphological definitions are based on tidal data. The differences between the observed tides at a tide gauge and on a beach at a distance from the gauge are considered. It is concluded that the term "foreshore" has a very specific legal meaning in each property law regime, therefore the authors propose that the term "foreshore" should be used to relate to the legally defined area of the coast and, unless specifically referring to the foreshore, scientists should use the term "intertidal."

OBS

intertidal zone: term and definition standardized by ISO.

PHR

Biology of the intertidal zone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Écosystèmes
  • Biogéographie
DEF

Zone littorale située entre les limites de marée haute moyenne et de marée basse moyenne.

CONT

[...] la zone intertidale est la zone de déferlement des vagues, à la force desquelles animaux et plantes doivent être capables d'opposer une résistance puissante.

CONT

L'étage médiolittoral est la partie du littoral de balancement des marées où il y a alternance d'immersions et d'émersions.

CONT

Dans la zone de battement des marées moyennes (zone intertidale) s'étale l'estran.

OBS

intertidal : Se dit de l'espace côtier compris entre les limites extrêmes atteintes par la marée.

OBS

Pour cette zone, on emploie souvent le terme d'«estran», mais le véritable terme scientifique est «zone intertidale» ou bien «zone de balancement des marées».

OBS

zone intertidale : terme descriptif du point de vue biologique.

OBS

zone intertidale : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
  • Ecosistemas
  • Biogeografía
DEF

Zona litoral situada entre los límites de la media de las mareas altas y bajas.

CONT

En las costas hay una zona o banda de terreno que, al subir y bajar la marea, pasa alternativamente de estar cubierta por el agua a estar descubierta; la banda costera que pasa del medio acuático al aéreo durante las mareas vivas es la zona intermareal. Por encima de ella se encuentra la zona supralitoral, a donde llegan las salpicaduras del mar, y por debajo, la zona infralitoral o sublitoral, que nunca queda a descubierto.

OBS

Parte de la costa comprendida entre los niveles de pleamar y bajamar que es barrida periódicamente por el flujo de la marea.

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Record 2 2012-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Algae
DEF

A method of culture which uses rafts to which ropes containing young bivalves (mussels, oysters, etc.) or algae seed are attached for their growout.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Algues
DEF

Méthode de culture qui consiste à suspendre des cordes de captage (de naissain ou de semis) à des radeaux pour permettre la croissance de coquillages (huîtres, moules, etc.) ou d'algues.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
  • Algas
OBS

La acuicultura se desarrolla en medios y estructuras muy variadas, siendo las más difundidas : Piscinas semi-excavadas en tierra [...]. Tanques sobre terreno construidos en distinto tipo de materiales [...]. Bandejas sumergidas en la zona intermareal [...]. Balsas de las que penden sogas en las que se fijan moluscos al pasar a su etapa sésil.

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