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ZONA SALPICADURA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oceanography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- supratidal zone
1, record 1, English, supratidal%20zone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- supralittoral 2, record 1, English, supralittoral
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The coastal environment lying above normal high tide. 1, record 1, English, - supratidal%20zone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Océanographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- supralittoral
1, record 1, French, supralittoral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone supratidale 2, record 1, French, zone%20supratidale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de l'estran située au-dessus de la laisse de haute mer des marées moyennes. 3, record 1, French, - supralittoral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la zone supratidale [...] est située immédiatement au-dessus [de la zone intertidale] et atteinte seulement par les vagues de très haute mer ou de tempête. 4, record 1, French, - supralittoral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le supralittoral est] exceptionnellement immergé, mais soumis aux embruns et au déferlement des très fortes vagues : les sols y sont salins ou halomorphes, le peuplement continental, mais halophile. 5, record 1, French, - supralittoral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Oceanografía
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- supralitoral
1, record 1, Spanish, supralitoral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- zona de salpicadura 2, record 1, Spanish, zona%20de%20salpicadura
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piso litoral localizado inmediatamente encima del nivel de pleamar. 2, record 1, Spanish, - supralitoral
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