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CAPACIDADE ADAPTACAO [5 records]

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Record 1 2020-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

... the capacity of systems, institutions [and] humans ... to adjust to potential damage, to take advantage of opportunities, or to respond to consequences.

CONT

Adaptive capacity is the second important property that refers to the responsiveness of agri-food systems when faced with extreme conditions. Human systems might, for example, have the capacity to switch to alternative land use within the agri-food systems. In these cases, people would be able to adapt to change since they have the capacity to shift their use of land and other resources.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
DEF

[…] faculté générale à s'adapter aux dommages potentiels, à tirer profit des opportunités ou à faire face aux conséquences.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento humano
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Record 2 2017-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

Of the eye, the sensitivity adjustment effected after considerable exposure to light (light-adapted), or darkness (dark-adapted).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Processus par lequel [...] l'œil s'adapte à son environnement (par exemple à la luminance ou à la couleur).

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec accommodation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
DEF

Facultad del ojo para ajustarse a cambios en los niveles de iluminación.

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Record 3 2017-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

The adjustment occurring under reduced illumination in which the sensitivity to light is greatly increased or the light threshold is greatly reduced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Adaptation de l'œil [...] qui, après avoir été plongé dans l'obscurité, présente une plus grande sensibilité à la lumière : le seuil de luminance est abaissé.

OBS

Avec l'âge, le temps d'adaptation à l'obscurité s'accroît, les seuils de luminance atteignant des niveaux plus élevés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
DEF

Mecanismo por el cual la retina habitúa su sensibilidad a estímulos luminosos muy bajos, lo que permite obtener una visión reducida en condiciones de oscuridad.

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Record 4 2015-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

The adjustment or increase in tolerance shown by a species in the course of several generations in a changed environment.

OBS

In some countries, these terms ["acclimatization" and "acclimatation"] are used as synonyms.

OBS

acclimatization: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Adaptation durable de la physiologie et du comportement d'une espèce à un nouveau milieu.

OBS

acclimatation : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Adaptación de una población o de una especie a [un] cambio [de medio ambiente] en el transcurso de las generaciones.

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Record 5 2012-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Living Matter - General Properties
  • Climatology
DEF

Gradual adjustment of living organisms to climatic conditions other than those to which they are accustomed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
  • Climatologie
DEF

Adaptation graduelle d'organismes vivants à des conditions climatiques autres que celles auxquelles ils sont accoutumés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Propiedades generales de la materia viva
  • Climatología
DEF

Ajuste gradual de los seres vivientes a condiciones climáticas diferentes de aquellas a las cuales están acostumbrados.

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