detrital breakdown

German translation: Zersetzung/Zerreibung von Gesteinsmaterial

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English term or phrase:detrital breakdown
German translation:Zersetzung/Zerreibung von Gesteinsmaterial
Entered by: Heike Reagan

22:44 Feb 12, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology / Umweltschutzindustrie
English term or phrase: detrital breakdown
The Institute studies the physical processes and coastal dynamics of sediments, heavy metal pollutants, inter-tidal algae mats, fungi biology and **detrital breakdown**, the energy metabolism in coastal invertebrates, the population biology of marsh organisms, the behavioural ecology of fish in salt marshes, and the human ecology of wetland areas
Teresa Schaeffer
Germany
Local time: 01:40
Zersetzung/Zerreibung von Gesteinsmaterial
Explanation:
1. De|tri|tus, der; - [lat. detritus = das Abreiben, zu: deterere = abreiben, abscheuern]: 1. (Geol.) zerriebenes Gesteinsmaterial, Gesteinsschutt. ...
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Heike Reagan
United States
Local time: 19:40
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Danke :-)
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4 +1Abbau von Detritus
Ivo Lang
4Geröllanalyse
Jo Mayr
3 +1Zersetzung/Zerreibung von Gesteinsmaterial
Heike Reagan


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Geröllanalyse


Explanation:
... 035753 24253. Petrographie und Mineralogie. * * * Geröllanalyse · Gesteinsansprache ·Mineralbestimmung * * *. Untersuchungsmethodik. Stereomikroskopie. ...
www.ibunetz.de/petrographie.htm

Jo Mayr
Germany
Local time: 01:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Zersetzung/Zerreibung von Gesteinsmaterial


Explanation:
1. De|tri|tus, der; - [lat. detritus = das Abreiben, zu: deterere = abreiben, abscheuern]: 1. (Geol.) zerriebenes Gesteinsmaterial, Gesteinsschutt. ...



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Heike Reagan
United States
Local time: 19:40
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Danke :-)

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agree  ahartje
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Abbau von Detritus


Explanation:
"Detritus" ist ein in der Umweltwissenschaft allgemein bekannter und verwendeter Begriff. Was damit gemeint ist, zeigen die folgenden Sites. "breakdown" (siehe auch LEO) ist hier der Abbau oder die Zersetzung. Also wird das Ganze als "Detritusabbau" bezeichnet.http://www.der-gruene-faden.de/text/text2487.html
http://www.umweltlexikon-online.de/fp/archiv/RUBsonstiges/De...
http://www.starfish.ch/Korallenriff/Ernaehrung.html
http://dict.leo.org/?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=rel...
http://www.keepertraining.com/ch8.html
Detrital breakdown of phosphorous in benthic sediments (internal loading);




Ivo Lang
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 39

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agree  John Jory: So isses. Es geht hier um die Zersetzung von organischen Substanzen.
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