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The Platanistidae, or river dolphins, comprise four genera and species of small, mainly freshwater dolphins found in South America and Asia. They have long, slender beaks, reduced eyes, and poor vision.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - Platanistidae

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River dolphins(Family "Platanistidae").... They have lost all contact with the sea and must not be confused with those marine types of Delphinidae which enter estuariès or even swim far up a river for a season or the irrawadi Dolphin("Orcaella brevirostris") which is classed with the true dolphins.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - Platanistidae

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Les dauphins sont des cétacés de faible taille et [ils] appartiennent aux deux familles des delphinidés (dauphins marins) et des platanistidés (dauphins d'eau douce). [...] Les dauphins d'eau douce, au bec long et grêle, comprennent le sousouc du Gange («Platanista gangetica»), le bouton de l'Amazone («Inia geoffroyensis»), le dauphin lacustre de Chine («Lipotes vexillifer») et le dauphin de La Plata («Stenodelphis blainvillei») [...]  1, fiche 1, Français, - platanistid%C3%A9s

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Data dredging bias: when data are reviewed for all possible associations without prior hypothesis, the results are suitable for hypothesis-generating activities only.  2, fiche 2, Anglais, - data%20dredging%20bias

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I know there's an association in here somewhere. You’ve got a river of data and nothing's making a ripple. What do you do when you’re looking for something lost in a river of data : Data dredge! All you need is a computer and a good statistical analysis program that can go through your data and look at every possible association. All you have to do is pick the association you think makes your case and write it up.  3, fiche 2, Anglais, - data%20dredging%20bias

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In a karst region mainly, a surface stream that disappears completely underground such as through a ponor (or swallow-hole) and enters an underground course.  1, fiche 3, Anglais, - sinking%20river

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Lieu et phénomène de disparition totale ou partielle d'un cours d'eau de surface permanent ou temporaire dans le sous-sol, en domaine karstique notamment, par infiltration ou engouffrement.  1, fiche 3, Français, - perte%20de%20rivi%C3%A8re

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Olson et al(1997) completed a conservation assessment of 117 freshwater ecoregions and ecoregion complexes for the entire Neotropical Region.... Critical ecoregions include : Caribbean lowlands, Maraciabo basin, Lake Poopo, Atacama deserts, Parano-Platense delta and the Mediterranean ecoregions of Chile. Two of the most endangered habitat types are flooded river plains such as floating meadows and varzea forests, threatened by logging and conversion to pasture, and cataracts, lost over vast areas due to dams and water diversions...  2, fiche 4, Anglais, - floating%20meadow

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Prairie irriguée de Lombardie et du Piémont, où l'eau est distribuée par des rigoles à époque fixes.  2, fiche 4, Français, - marcite

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Au printemps, l'irrigation par des eaux chaudes permet le réchauffement du sol d'où une augmentation de la précocité : tel est le cas en Italie du Nord de l'irrigation de prairies avec l'eau de certaines sources appelées marcites.  3, fiche 4, Français, - marcite

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