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MARAIS SALANT [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Oceanography
DEF

Marsh overflowed or flooded by the sea; specially one in which the sea water is collected for the manufacture of salt.

OBS

Not to be confused with "coastal salt marsh."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Océanographie
DEF

Espace littoral aménagé pour la production du sel marin par évaporation naturelle.

OBS

Le marais salant peut être naturel et aussi artificiel pour la production commerciale de sel. En Amérique du Nord, les cas de Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Virginie) et de Cavendish Beach (Île-du-Prince-Edouard, Canada).

OBS

salobre : Sol salé temporairement inondé du littoral du Languedoc-Roussillon.

OBS

Les marais salés sont le résultat de l'évolution naturelle des marais salants lorsqu'ils ne sont plus exploités.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
  • Oceanografía
DEF

Laguna de poco fondo, costera continental, natural o artificial, donde el agua deposita sales por evaporación.

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Record 2 1988-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
CONT

An often quoted example of the recovery capability of living systems is provided by Baker (1971) regarding the recovery of oiled saltmarsh vegetation. She covered the leaves of Spartina spp. in test plots with crude oil 2, 4, 8 and 12 times over a period of 14 months and compared the numbers of tillers (side shoots arising at ground level) with a control plot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés

Spanish

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