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EPIFAUNE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epifauna
1, record 1, English, epifauna
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
That fauna living on the surface of the bottom deposits in the sea. 2, record 1, English, - epifauna
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fauna : the animals of a specified region or time. 3, record 1, English, - epifauna
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épifaune
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pifaune
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faune vivant à la surface du sol (ici de la vase). 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pifaune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une part importante de la faune marine benthique vit à la surface du substrat; les espèces qui mènent ainsi une vie «épigée» constituent [...] l'épifaune. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pifaune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La liste des espèces caractéristiques est dressée par Pérès(1967). Ce sont, pour l'endofaune, les Pélécypodes [...]; pour l'épifaune, les gastéropodes [...]. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pifaune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
faune : Ensemble des animaux (d’une région ou d’un milieu déterminés). 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pifaune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecosistemas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- epifauna
1, record 1, Spanish, epifauna
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Fauna] acuática de tamaño mediano y grande que vaga sobre el fondo [del mar]. 2, record 1, Spanish, - epifauna
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Animal Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- epifaunal 1, record 2, English, epifaunal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
epifauna: benthic fauna living on the substrate and esp. on a hard sea floor. 2, record 2, English, - epifaunal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Biologie animale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- épifaunique 1, record 2, French, %C3%A9pifaunique
- épibiontique 1, record 2, French, %C3%A9pibiontique
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une part importante de la faune marine benthique vit à la surface du substrat; les espèces qui mènent ainsi une vie "épigée" constituent [...] l'épifaune. Ces animaux, dits épibiontes [...].(Universalis, 1968, vol. 3, p. 161). 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9pig%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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