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BIODIVERSITE IMPORTANTE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- megadiversity
1, record 1, English, megadiversity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most nations in the lower latitudes are homes for "megadiversity", but they cannot afford to finance important biodiversity conservation efforts as intended under the Convention on Biological Diversity. 1, record 1, English, - megadiversity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biodiversité importante
1, record 1, French, biodiversit%C3%A9%20importante
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des pays du sud se caractérisent par une très grande biodiversité, mais ils n’ont pas les moyens de financer les efforts de préservation préconisés par la Convention sur la biodiversité. 2, record 1, French, - biodiversit%C3%A9%20importante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Translation (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reduction in abundance
1, record 2, English, reduction%20in%20abundance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wong and Brodo note that while it is possible that some of the very small lichens may have been overlooked, this is not the case for foliose and fruticose species, which are large and which appear to have completely disappeared in the past 60 years. This is a serious loss of biodiversity, and does not measure the reduction in abundance and reduced ranges of most lichen species and what must be major losses of genetic diversity at the population level. 1, record 2, English, - reduction%20in%20abundance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réduction de l’abondance
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9duction%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Babondance
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est déjà une perte importante de biodiversité, et on a en outre observé une réduction de l'abondance et de l'aire de répartition chez la plupart des autres espèces de lichens. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9duction%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Babondance
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Data Banks and Databases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- biodiversity data base
1, record 3, English, biodiversity%20data%20base
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Support to other nations is particularly needed for baseline biodiversity inventories, biosystematics and ecological studies, biodiversity data bases, and publication of professional and popular natural science manuals and atlases. 1, record 3, English, - biodiversity%20data%20base
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Banques et bases de données
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- base de données sur la biodiversité
1, record 3, French, base%20de%20donn%C3%A9es%20sur%20la%20biodiversit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aide internationale est importante pour la réalisation des inventaires généraux de la biodiversité, des études en biosystématique et en écologie et des bases de données sur la biodiversité, et pour la publication de manuels et d’atlas techniques et populaires en sciences naturelles. 1, record 3, French, - base%20de%20donn%C3%A9es%20sur%20la%20biodiversit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-09-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- reduced range
1, record 4, English, reduced%20range
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wong and Brodo note that while it is possible that some of the very small lichens may have been overlooked, this is not the case for foliose and fruticose species, which are large and which appear to have completely disappeared in the past 60 years. This is a serious loss of biodiversity, and does not measure the reduction in abundance and reduced ranges of most lichen species and what must be major losses of genetic diversity at the population level. 1, record 4, English, - reduced%20range
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réduction de l’aire de répartition
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9duction%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Baire%20de%20r%C3%A9partition
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est déjà une perte importante de biodiversité, et on a en outre observé une réduction de l'abondance et de l'aire de répartition chez la plupart des autres espèces de lichens. 1, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9duction%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Baire%20de%20r%C3%A9partition
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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