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EAUX ROUGES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- daphnia
1, record 1, English, daphnia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- daphnid 2, record 1, English, daphnid
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a genus of minute freshwater branchiopod crustaceans (order Cladocera) having imperfect segmentation, very large biramous antennae that are the chief locomotor organs, and a transparent carapace enclosing the body. 3, record 1, English, - daphnia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Students will spend five full days in the laboratory conducting a series of ecotoxicological tests that include phytoplankton population growth, Daphnia immobilization, Chironomus development, and bacterial luminescence. 4, record 1, English, - daphnia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- daphnie
1, record 1, French, daphnie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- daphnia 2, record 1, French, daphnia
correct, feminine noun
- puce d'eau douce 3, record 1, French, puce%20d%27eau%20douce
correct, feminine noun
- daphné 3, record 1, French, daphn%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crustacé d’eau douce, à carapace gaufrée terminée en arrière par deux épines [...]. Le genre appartient aux branchiopodes cladocères familles des daphniidés. 4, record 1, French, - daphnie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
daphnies : familles : Daphnia pulex et Daphnia magna; autres noms : daphné, daphnia, puce d’eau douce; petits crustacés de 1 à 5 mm. 5, record 1, French, - daphnie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La daphnie(Crustacés-Cladocères). Synonyme : Daphnia. Noms communs français : Daphné ou puce d’eau douce. Description : Petit crustacé de l'ordre des cladocères, dont le corps est recouvert d’une carapace transparente. Il possède 2 paires de longues antennes natatoires et un œil unique. Les œufs sont souvent visibles dans la poche incubatrice dorsale. La teinte d’une daphnie est fonction de son alimentation : Les daphnies blanches ou transparentes se sont nourries de bactéries. [...] Les daphnies roses ou rouges se sont nourries ou ont été forcées au sang. [...] Les daphnies brunes sont théoriquement les daphnies naturelles nourries au plancton. On peut trouver des reflets rougeâtres dus à la carotène provenant des algues. [...] Taille : 0. 2 à 5 mm. Habitat : On les rencontre dans les eaux dormantes. 6, record 1, French, - daphnie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Toxicité sur les daphnies : Daphnia magna CL 50 : 60 mg/l /24 h. 7, record 1, French, - daphnie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ce petit crustacé est très utilisé dans les essais de toxicité des produits chimiques. 8, record 1, French, - daphnie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Water Pollution
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- red tide
1, record 2, English, red%20tide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- red water 2, record 2, English, red%20water
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discoloration of sea water due to a large number of dinoflagellates which produce a substance that is toxic to many marine vertebrates and to humans consuming contaminated shellfish. 3, record 2, English, - red%20tide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Red water" is associated with massive temporary blooms of dinoflagellates such as Glenodinium or Gonyaulax. 4, record 2, English, - red%20tide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
However, not all visible red tides are toxic and the discoloration may not be necessarily red. 5, record 2, English, - red%20tide
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Pollution de l'eau
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marée rouge
1, record 2, French, mar%C3%A9e%20rouge
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- eaux rouges 2, record 2, French, eaux%20rouges
correct, feminine noun, plural
- eaux colorées 3, record 2, French, eaux%20color%C3%A9es
feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eaux de surface dont la coloration marquée brun rougeâtre, est liée à la prolifération de microorganismes planctoniques, algues ou bactéries. 4, record 2, French, - mar%C3%A9e%20rouge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
S’explique par la présence, ou le nombre extraordinaire, d’organismes microscopiques du groupe des Dinoflagellés, qui provoque des hécatombes de poissons par empoisonnement. 5, record 2, French, - mar%C3%A9e%20rouge
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
À noter, cependant, que les «eaux rouges» visibles ne sont pas toutes toxiques et que la coloration de l'eau n’ est pas nécessairement rouge. 6, record 2, French, - mar%C3%A9e%20rouge
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Contaminación del agua
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- aguas rojas
1, record 2, Spanish, aguas%20rojas
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- marea roja 1, record 2, Spanish, marea%20roja
correct, feminine noun
- aguas coloradas 2, record 2, Spanish, aguas%20coloradas
feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Floración que ocurre en las aguas marinas por un rápido aumento de dinoflagelados que dan al agua color rojizo y son capaces de producir intoxicaciones. 3, record 2, Spanish, - aguas%20rojas
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-04-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gonyaulax
1, record 3, English, gonyaulax
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large genus of phosphorescent marine dinoflagellates that when unusually abundant cause red tide on a serious mussel poisoning of man. 1, record 3, English, - gonyaulax
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gonyaulax
1, record 3, French, gonyaulax
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Péridinien marin sécrétant une toxine redoutable, à l'origine du phénomène des «eaux rouges» en cas de pullulation.(La toxine se concentre le long des chaînes alimentaires. Elle a causé la mort de 80% des cormorans sur un rivage d’Angleterre en 1968). 1, record 3, French, - gonyaulax
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-11-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- basal sandstone series
1, record 4, English, basal%20sandstone%20series
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At the base of the normal sedimentary series, in its most common positive development, are commonly conglomerate and sandstone. These detrital deposits still have rather frequently a continental character, such as siderolithic sandstones with kaolinite, red arkosic sandstones with a dominance of illite, and the various piedmont complexes. ... If one examines a great number of these series, it is frequently seen that the base level of the waters rises and the deposits take on little by little a marine facies. 1, record 4, English, - basal%20sandstone%20series
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- série gréseuse de base
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9rie%20gr%C3%A9seuse%20de%20base
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À la base de la série sédimentaire normale, dans son développement positif le plus commun, se trouvent fréquemment des conglomérats et des grès. Ces dépôts détritiques ont encore, assez souvent, un caractère continental : tels sont les grès sidérolitiques à kaolinite, les grès arkosiques rouges à illite dominante, les complexes de piedmont divers. [...] Si l'on examine un grand nombre de ces séries, il est fréquent de voir le niveau de base des eaux s’élever et les dépôts acquérir le faciès marin peu à peu. 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9rie%20gr%C3%A9seuse%20de%20base
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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