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BIOTECTON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Plant Biology
- Biogeography
- Oceanography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biotecton
1, record 1, English, biotecton
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Regions of standing waters and the lifeform types of living organisms living in standing waters. The notion of plankton, characteristic features of bacterio, phyto and zooplankton and their species communities. Communities living on the surface membrane (neuston, pleuston). The living organisms of the sediment, the littoral zone and the deep waters. Biotecton. Macrophyton communities and the organisms living among them (metaphyton). 1, record 1, English, - biotecton
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "attached organisms" and "fouling organisms", of which the biotecton is constituted. 2, record 1, English, - biotecton
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Biologie végétale
- Biogéographie
- Océanographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biotecton
1, record 1, French, biotecton
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de la flore immergée recouvrant le substrat plus ou moins solide. 2, record 1, French, - biotecton
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La flore est réduite à des formes benthiques, constituant un biotecton rarement épais, sur les cailloux et rochers humides ou immergés. 3, record 1, French, - biotecton
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi les notions apparentées de «organismes fixés» (en anglais : «attached organisms», ou emprunt allemand «Aufwuchs»), expression descriptive qui se rapporte à ce qui forme le biotecton, et de «salissures» (en anglais : «fouling organisms»), résultat de la présence des organismes fixés. 4, record 1, French, - biotecton
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecosistemas
- Biología vegetal
- Biogeografía
- Oceanografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- biotecton 1, record 1, Spanish, biotecton
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Biotecton: está compuesto por todas aquellas comunidades vivas que recubren los sustratos sólidos del fondo, tales como piedras, detritos, etc. 1, record 1, Spanish, - biotecton
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