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ZONE HUMIDE EPHEMERE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
CONT

Ephemeral wetlands are formed in closed depressions lacking a surface outlet and are wet only seasonally or in wet years. The water source is groundwater or an adjacent water body ... Substrates are usually mineral and they occur on a range of landforms including fluvial systems, bedrock, dunes, and volcanic deposits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
CONT

Il existe [...] de nombreuses petites zones humides éphémères formées par les précipitations et le ruissellement local, en particulier dans la zone de transition entre le Sahel et la savane soudanienne. Pendant quelques semaines à quelques mois, surtout après la saison des pluies d'août à octobre, elles contiennent de l'eau et de la végétation [...]

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