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PRESCRIBED BURN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Environmental Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prescribed burning
1, record 1, English, prescribed%20burning
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prescribed burn 2, record 1, English, prescribed%20burn
correct
- controlled burning 3, record 1, English, controlled%20burning
correct
- controlled burn 3, record 1, English, controlled%20burn
correct
- prescribed fire 3, record 1, English, prescribed%20fire
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The knowledgeable application of fire to a specific land area to accomplish predetermined forest management or other land-use objectives. 4, record 1, English, - prescribed%20burning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prescribed burning: term used by Parks Canada. 5, record 1, English, - prescribed%20burning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
prescribed burning: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report, the Black Carbon Inventory and the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 6, record 1, English, - prescribed%20burning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Gestion environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brûlage dirigé
1, record 1, French, br%C3%BBlage%20dirig%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus consistant à déclencher et à contrôler un feu dirigé. 2, record 1, French, - br%C3%BBlage%20dirig%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brûlage dirigé : terme en usage à Parcs Canada. 3, record 1, French, - br%C3%BBlage%20dirig%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
brûlage dirigé : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national, de l'inventaire de carbone noir et de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 4, record 1, French, - br%C3%BBlage%20dirig%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Silvicultura
- Gestión del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- quema controlada
1, record 1, Spanish, quema%20controlada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Práctica de quema voluntaria como alternativa para la prevención de los incendios forestales, se convierten en una herramienta importante y barata para el manejo integral de los recursos naturales y la habilitación de terrenos para la siembra, se la debe de realizar en una superficie determinada, debe ser aislada de tal manera que el fuego producido no pueda expandirse fuera del terreno que se quiere quemar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - quema%20controlada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Objetivos de hacer una quema controlada. - Reducción de material combustible. - Preparación de áreas para la regeneración. - Control de vegetación. - Mejoramiento de pastizales para el pastoreo. - Preparación de los terrenos para la siembra. 1, record 1, Spanish, - quema%20controlada
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