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ECESIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aggregation
1, record 1, English, aggregation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act or process of organisms coming together to form a group. 2, record 1, English, - aggregation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aggregation is the joining together of a number of separate units to form a super-unit, as when coral polyps unite to form a colony. 2, record 1, English, - aggregation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The individuals come to be grouped, as a result of propagation, a process termed aggregation. 2, record 1, English, - aggregation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Also: a group so formed. [Compare with "association"]. 2, record 1, English, - aggregation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agrégation
1, record 1, French, agr%C3%A9gation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Regroupement, sur un territoire limité, d’individus d’une même espèce. 2, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] description et de caractérisation des peuplements forestiers. Les travaux de modélisation ont [...] montré que la composition floristique ne pourra pas être prise en compte dans son intégralité et que la réduction de la complexité naturelle devra être envisagée par l’agrégation d’espèces fonctionnellement proches, sur des bases autécologiques, phénologiques et écophysiologiques. 1, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'agrégation succède à l'écésis, c'est-à-dire à l'ajustement d’une espèce à un nouvel emplacement, et est à l'origine de la formation de familles et de colonies. 2, record 1, French, - agr%C3%A9gation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ecesic 1, record 2, English, ecesic
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertinent to the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment. 1, record 2, English, - ecesic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l'écésis, c'est-à-dire à l'installation d’une espèce sur un nouvel emplacement. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9c%C3%A9sique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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