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BIOHERME [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Zoology
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A reef or mound built up by sedentary organisms (as corals, algae, oysters, etc.) and enclosed by rock of different origin.

CONT

Arsenic Bank is a Holocene bioherm located 9 km north-northwest of Long Key in Florida Bay (ENP). ... Surficial sediment was analyzed for ... biotic communities. The bank is composed of alternating beds of coarse coral, algal, and molluscan debris covered by a thick carpet of Thalassia, Porities, Halimeda, and sponges ...

OBS

Buried bioherms, which were formed in the geologic past, sometimes yield petroleum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Zoologie
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Masse rocheuse de type récifal construite par des organismes vivants : madréporaires, hermelles.

OBS

[Ce] récif en forme de coupole, de mamelon, de champignon, [est] totalement privé de stratification au moins dans la partie centrale et [...] est inclus dans des roches de caractère différent.

OBS

Exemple : Le banc des Hermelles dans la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Zoología
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
DEF

Zona principal de un arrecife-barrera, donde los organismos que lo integran están en posición de vida.

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Record 2 1998-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Physical Geography (General)
DEF

An exhumed coral reef or bioherm that is more resistant to the processes of erosion than the rocks that enclose it so that the core remains in relief as hills and ridges.

OBS

plural: klintar.

Key term(s)
  • klintar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)
OBS

(en relief après érosion des roches environnantes).

Spanish

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