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EAUX PELAGIQUES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pelagic fish
1, record 1, English, pelagic%20fish
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pelagic fish inhabit the water column (not near the bottom or the shore) of coasts, open oceans, and lakes. 2, record 1, English, - pelagic%20fish
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poisson pélagique
1, record 1, French, poisson%20p%C3%A9lagique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un poisson est appelé pélagique lorsqu'il vit dans les eaux proches de la surface ou entre la surface et le fond. Le hareng, la sardine, l'anchois, le maquereau, le thon … sont des poissons pélagiques. 2, record 1, French, - poisson%20p%C3%A9lagique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Peces
- Acuicultura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pez pelágico
1, record 1, Spanish, pez%20pel%C3%A1gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
- Geology
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- palagonite tuff
1, record 2, English, palagonite%20tuff
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tuff palagonite 2, record 2, English, tuff%20palagonite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pyroclastic rock consisting of angular fragments of hydrothermally altered or weathered basaltic glass. 3, record 2, English, - palagonite%20tuff
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
An indurated deposit of glassy basaltic ash in which the constituent particles are largely altered to palagonite. 4, record 2, English, - palagonite%20tuff
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 DEF
A bedded aggregate of dust and fragments of basaltic lava, among which are conspicuous angular pieces and minute granules of pale yellow, green, red, or brown altered basic glass called palagonite. 2, record 2, English, - palagonite%20tuff
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
- Géologie
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tuf palagonitique
1, record 2, French, tuf%20palagonitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tuf à palagonite 2, record 2, French, tuf%20%C3%A0%20palagonite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tufs verts de l'Elbourz, dits «palagonitiques», sont à rapporter, avec leurs roches volcaniques associées, à ce type de sédimentation. Dans l'Elbourz, à l'Eocène et à l'Oligocène inférieur, la sédimentation est caractérisée par l'association de sédiments marins normaux bathyaux avec microfossiles pélagiques, Globigérines, et de tufs chloritiques résultant de l'arrivée de laves dans la mer en eaux profondes. 3, record 2, French, - tuf%20palagonitique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les tufs sont parfois classés [...] d’après la nature prédominante des éléments (tuf vitreux, tuf cristallin, tuf à palagonite, etc.), [...] 4, record 2, French, - tuf%20palagonitique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-11-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Ecology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tychoplankton
1, record 3, English, tychoplankton
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Free-floating organisms living near shore and intermingled with other growths, but not attached. 2, record 3, English, - tychoplankton
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tychoplancton
1, record 3, French, tychoplancton
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Tychoplancton 2, record 3, French, Tychoplancton
correct, Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On dénomme souvent [...] tychoplancton l'ensemble des organismes accidentellement planctoniques, comme les formes arrachées au littoral et entraînées dans le domaine pélagique par les courants et les formes pélagiques que l'on retrouve dans les eaux courantes des effluents. 3, record 3, French, - tychoplancton
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ticoplancton
1, record 3, Spanish, ticoplancton
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organismos que, ocasionalmente, son llevados hacia el plancton por factores del azar, como la turbulencia. 2, record 3, Spanish, - ticoplancton
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-07-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- krill
1, record 4, English, krill
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- euphausid 2, record 4, English, euphausid
correct, see observation, less frequent
- euphausiid 3, record 4, English, euphausiid
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the small pelagic, shrimp-like crustaceans of the family Euphausiidae, eaten as food by certain whales. 1, record 4, English, - krill
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is interesting to note that two shrimplike groups, the mysids and the euphausiids (best known as the krill that are the main food of the baleen whales), have refracting superposition eyes with hexagonal facets. 3, record 4, English, - krill
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All oceanic plankton provide food for krill (some euphausids in the north Atlantic) and ultimately for fishes, sharks, and sea mammals. 2, record 4, English, - krill
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- krill
1, record 4, French, krill
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- euphausiacé 2, record 4, French, euphausiac%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Population zooplanctonique dense de petits crustacés pélagiques et de larves appartenant à l'espèce Euphausia superba, qui vivent et migrent en essaims compacts dans les eaux froides. 1, record 4, French, - krill
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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