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SOCIETY VEGETALS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plant society
1, record 1, English, plant%20society
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- society 1, record 1, English, society
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A community of plants within a mature consociation characterized by one or more subdominant species or a common habit. 2, record 1, English, - plant%20society
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shorea curtesii dominates small societies on steep slopes in the hill rain forests of the Malay Peninsula. 1, record 1, English, - plant%20society
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The society comes next below the consociation in rank, but it is not necessarily a division of it, for the same society may extend through or recur in two or more consociations, i.e., throughout the entire association. 1, record 1, English, - plant%20society
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with "socies", which refers to immature plant communities, and with "plant association", which refers to a community individualized in terms of its structure and quantitative floristic composition. 2, record 1, English, - plant%20society
Record 1, Key term(s)
- society of plants
- vegetal society
- society of vegetals
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- société végétale
1, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Au] sens concret, groupement végétal plus ou moins homogène non combiné dans sa totalité sous l'influence de l'homme; [dans le sens abstrait], type de groupement végétal dont le rang systématique, selon cette manière de voir, n'a pas d'importance (par exemple : forêt de Hêtre à Melica). 2, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous avons tous observé que la rupture de l'équilibre d'un peuplement se manifeste à la reprise par l'arrivée d'une autre société végétale où généralement le nombre des espèces est beaucoup plus élevé et dont la qualité est le plus souvent discutable. 3, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- société de plantes
- société de végétaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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