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IMPACT DIRECT [1 record]

Record 1 1988-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

... most predictions of biotic impacts are based on certain assumptions concerning physical changes; in effect, they are second-order predictions. Therefore, predicting even so-called direct impacts in biotic systems involves a much greater degree of uncertainty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
DEF

Effet direct, qualifiable et en général mesurable, sur l'environnement de l'implantation, de la construction, de l'exploitation et de l'entretien d'un projet. C'est le premier impact qui découle de l'implantation d'un projet.

Spanish

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