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BIOTOPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biotope
1, record 1, English, biotope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The smallest subdivision of a habitat characterized by a high degree of uniformity in its environmental conditions (as in its climate, in its distribution of biotic and abiotic components), and in its plant and animal life. 2, record 1, English, - biotope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Decaying stumps, forest canopies, sandy beaches and tidal pools are examples of biotopes. 2, record 1, English, - biotope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biotope
1, record 1, French, biotope
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- espace vital 2, record 1, French, espace%20vital
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espace d'étendue limitée, défini par ses constituants inorganiques et par ses conditions climatiques, où vivent des espèces végétales ou animales formant une ou plusieurs biocénoses et où les conditions d'habitat sont relativement stables. 3, record 1, French, - biotope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les déserts, les forêts, les grottes, les mares, les savanes sont des exemples de biotopes. 3, record 1, French, - biotope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le biotope forme avec la biocénose, ou ensemble des êtres vivants qui y vivent, un système appelé écosystème. 4, record 1, French, - biotope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ne pas confondre les termes «biotope» et «habitat». Le biotope héberge une biocénose, tandis que l'habitat héberge une espèce. 3, record 1, French, - biotope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
biotope : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - biotope
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecosistemas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- biotopo
1, record 1, Spanish, biotopo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espacio físico, natural y limitado donde se desarrolla un conjunto de organismos de cualquier especie (vegetal y animal), que ofrece las condiciones necesarias para su supervivencia. 2, record 1, Spanish, - biotopo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ejemplos para un biotopo pueden ser un pinar, dunas, la ribera de un río, o los acantilados del mar. 2, record 1, Spanish, - biotopo
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