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FORMATION VEGETALE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plant formation
1, record 1, English, plant%20formation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- formation 2, record 1, English, formation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plant formations ... Despite the hundreds of thousands of species of plants and the thousands of communities (associations) in which they occur, there is a limited number of major world formation types. Each formation occurs over wide areas, most of them on all continents, and each has a recognizable structure because of the characteristic life forms (tree form, grass form) of the dominant plants. ... the several formations fall into three major groups of terrestrial vegetation: forests and woodlands, grasslands, and deserts. 3, record 1, English, - plant%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A formation groups together the communities of a given continent that are of similar growth form structure in response to broadly similar environmental conditions (especially climate). 4, record 1, English, - plant%20formation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In studies concerned with animals as well as plants, formations are generally termed biomes. [But these two terms should not be confused. Compare with "biome"]. 4, record 1, English, - plant%20formation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- formation végétale
1, record 1, French, formation%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- formation 2, record 1, French, formation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Association de végétaux présentant, malgré les différences des espèces, des caractères biologiques et un faciès analogues. 3, record 1, French, - formation%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
formation végétale : Ce terme se rapporte à des réalités naturelles désignées intuitivement par les mots : forêt, prairie, désert, savane, marécage, tourbière, etc., autrement dit des «paysages». 4, record 1, French, - formation%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La savane africaine, la forêt boréale, la toundra, le désert constituent des biomes, qui correspondent chacun à une formation végétale particulière [...] 3, record 1, French, - formation%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «groupement végétal» qui possède un sens plus restreint que «formation végétale». 4, record 1, French, - formation%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- formación vegetal
1, record 1, Spanish, formaci%C3%B3n%20vegetal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comunidad de vegetales interrelacionados, surgida de forma natural y que perdura mientras se mantienen las condiciones a que debe su origen. 1, record 1, Spanish, - formaci%C3%B3n%20vegetal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- plant association
1, record 2, English, plant%20association
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- association 2, record 2, English, association
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A community individualized in terms of its structure and quantitative floristic composition. 3, record 2, English, - plant%20association
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- association végétale
1, record 2, French, association%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- association 2, record 2, French, association
correct, feminine noun
- formation végétale 3, record 2, French, formation%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Communauté végétale reconnue et caractérisée par sa composition floristique. 3, record 2, French, - association%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «association végétale» pris dans son sens large. En fait, d'après la définition donnée dans le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse (LAROG, 1982, v. 1, page 757), «association végétale» peut, dans un sens large, être synonyme de «communauté végétale» : L'expression «association végétale» désigne, au sens large, un ensemble de plantes aux exigences écologiques voisines, présentant une composition floristique stable, organisé de façon précise dans l'espace [...] et dans le temps. [...] Plus particulièrement, l'association végétale correspond à un groupement type, désigné d'après le nom de l'espèce dominante [...] 4, record 2, French, - association%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Biología vegetal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- asociación vegetal
1, record 2, Spanish, asociaci%C3%B3n%20vegetal
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colectividad vegetal de composición florística fija que constituye una unidad de condiciones estacionales y unidad fisionómica. 1, record 2, Spanish, - asociaci%C3%B3n%20vegetal
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