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SURAGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Forestry Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- overmature
1, record 1, English, overmature
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- over-mature 2, record 1, English, over%2Dmature
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In even-aged management, [said of] those trees or stands past the mature stage. 3, record 1, English, - overmature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Current even-aged management, however tends to reduce forest variability: for example, fully regulated, even-aged management will tend to truncate the natural forest stand age distribution and eliminate overmature and old growth forests from the landscape. 4, record 1, English, - overmature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
overmature: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - overmature
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Exploitation forestière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surmature
1, record 1, French, surmature
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- suranné 2, record 1, French, surann%C3%A9
correct
- surâgé 3, record 1, French, sur%C3%A2g%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En aménagement équienne, [se dit des] arbres ou peuplements qui ont dépassé l'âge mûr, où le taux de croissance diminue et les arbres s'affaiblissent et meurent. 4, record 1, French, - surmature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'aménagement équienne pleinement régulé va tendre à tronquer la distribution naturelle des classes d'âges et à éliminer les forêts vieilles et surmatures du paysage 5, record 1, French, - surmature
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surmature : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des Sciences de la Terre. 5, record 1, French, - surmature
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Ecosystems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- overmature stand
1, record 2, English, overmature%20stand
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Objectives could vary from a "cool" burn, to reduce fuels under a young sapling stand, to a "hot" burn, as in a replacement fire in a diseased, overmature stand. 2, record 2, English, - overmature%20stand
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a decline in vigour, health and, for woody species, soundness marks the stage of overmaturity, termed ..., if decay is the critical factor, the age of decline. 3, record 2, English, - overmature%20stand
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Écosystèmes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- peuplement surâgé
1, record 2, French, peuplement%20sur%C3%A2g%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- peuplement suranné 2, record 2, French, peuplement%20surann%C3%A9
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peuplement qui a dépassé l'âge de la maturité et qui commence à dépérir. 3, record 2, French, - peuplement%20sur%C3%A2g%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon M. Martien Roberge, sylviculturaliste du Centre de recherches forestières des Laurentides, à Sainte-Foy, l'expression «peuplement surâgé» doit être préférée à celle de «peuplement suranné». 1, record 2, French, - peuplement%20sur%C3%A2g%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Silvicultura
- Ecosistemas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- masa decadente
1, record 2, Spanish, masa%20decadente
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-07-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- School and School-Related Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- overaged pupil 1, record 3, English, overaged%20pupil
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- over-aged pupil
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Administration scolaire et parascolaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- écolier surâgé
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9colier%20sur%C3%A2g%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Lexique du vocabulaire général de l'éducation, Direction des services de traduction ministériels, Statistique Canada. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9colier%20sur%C3%A2g%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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