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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2008-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

Sample area, usually elongated or linear, chosen as the basis for studying a particular characteristic of the soil.

OBS

Term and definition standarized by ISO.

OBS

transect: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Zone d'échantillonnage de forme allongée ou linéaire choisie comme base pour étudier une caractéristique particulière du sol.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par ISO.

OBS

transect : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Plant Biology
  • Soil Science
DEF

A cross section of an area used as a sample unit for recording, mapping or studying the vegetation and its use.

OBS

May be a series of plots, a belt or strip, or merely a line, depending on the purpose.

DEF

A line across an area along which a study can be made of the distribution and abundance of plant species.

OBS

The line is marked out with a tape and its position indicated on a map of the area.

OBS

... used in sampling techniques for soil or botanical studies.

CONT

Landscape Heterogeneity: - Size-frequency distribution of habitat patches; - Landscape and environmental transects; surface complexity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Biologie végétale
  • Science du sol
DEF

Bande étroite [...] ou ligne [...], tracée réellement ou virtuellement à l'intérieur d'une végétation et qui permet d'en faire l'analyse, le profil et la cartographie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Biología vegetal
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

Línea o corte en un medio ambiente de la que, mediante muestreos y análisis, se obtiene información sobre el conjunto de elementos de ese medio.

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Record 3 2000-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

Survey lines spaced 200 m apart were run over an area of about 10 km², as shown in Figure 2.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
CONT

Des lignes de levés (ou des transects) espacées de 200 mètres ont été effectuées sur une zone d'environ 10 km², tel que présenté à la figure 2.

Spanish

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