Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
low biotic abundance
Portuguese translation:
baixa abundância biótica
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china
May 21, 2004 11:55
20 yrs ago
English term
low biotic abundance
English to Portuguese
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Marine Biology
...deep-sea sediments are characterized by thinly distributed and usually small organisms, i.e., low biotic abundance and biomass, but potentially very high species richness.
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 5 +10 | pouca (baixa) abundância biótica |
José Antonio Azevedo
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| 5 | baixa ocorrência de organicidade (e pouca biomassa) |
Lúcia Lopes
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Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
low biotic abundance (and biomass)
baixa ocorrência de organicidade (e pouca biomassa)
"...deep-sea sediments are characterized by thinly distributed and usually small organisms, i.e., low biotic abundance and biomass, but potentially very high species richness." (low biotic abundance = thinly distributed; low biomass = small organisms).
"... os sedimentos de águas profundas caracterizam-se pela distribuição esparsa e por organismos em geral pequenos, ou seja,
há baixa ocorrência de organicidade e pouca biomassa, mas potencialmente altíssima riqueza em espécies".
BIOTIC - 1. (adj.) Produced by nature; not synthetic:
• organic • biological • natural • nonchemical • unadulterated
• unalloyed • artificial (antonym) • inorganic (antonym) • adulterated (antonym) • unnatural (antonym) [The Saurus American Heritage Dictionary]
"... os sedimentos de águas profundas caracterizam-se pela distribuição esparsa e por organismos em geral pequenos, ou seja,
há baixa ocorrência de organicidade e pouca biomassa, mas potencialmente altíssima riqueza em espécies".
BIOTIC - 1. (adj.) Produced by nature; not synthetic:
• organic • biological • natural • nonchemical • unadulterated
• unalloyed • artificial (antonym) • inorganic (antonym) • adulterated (antonym) • unnatural (antonym) [The Saurus American Heritage Dictionary]
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