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Biozoenose

English translation: biocoenosis


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German term or phrase:Biozoenose
English translation:biocoenosis
Entered by: Jon Fedler
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12:01 Feb 16, 2005
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Medical - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Environmental protection
German term or phrase: Biozoenose
(Almost translated text, from paper dealing with waste water treatment)
The biozönose autochthones are primarily affected by the physical-chemical composition of the water. for example They include, for example, nitrifying bacteria, which in the Elbe tide in the summer months oxidize ammonium to nitrate when oxygen is abundant, or denitrifying bacteria, which reduce nitrate to elementary nitrogen when oxygen is scarce
Jon Fedler
Local time: 00:40
biocoenosis
Explanation:

Effect of disturbances on the benthic biocoenosis in pristine and human impacted section of the river Ilm
http://www.uni-jena.de/Effect_of_disturbances_on_the_benthic...
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Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 16:40
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5 +2biocoenosis
Kathi Stock
4biocenosis
Tanja Kaether


  

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biocoenosis


Explanation:

Effect of disturbances on the benthic biocoenosis in pristine and human impacted section of the river Ilm
http://www.uni-jena.de/Effect_of_disturbances_on_the_benthic...


Kathi Stock
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Local time: 16:40
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Angelika Joast: http://www.efi.fi/Database_Gateway/FRRN/howto/glossary.html
1 min
agree  Ingo Dierkschnieder
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biocenosis


Explanation:
According to Webster:
Main Entry: bi·o·ce·no·sis Pronunciation Guide
Variant(s): or bi·o·coe·no·sis \secondarystressbimacrosdotted schwaprimarystressnomacrsdotted schwas\; or bi·o·ce·nose also bi·o·coe·nose \-primarystresssemacronsecondarystressnomacrs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural bio·ceno·ses or biocoeno·ses \-sdotted schwaprimarystressnomacrsecondarystresssemacronz, -primarystresssemacronsecondarystressnomacrsdotted schwaz\
Etymology: New Latin biocenosis, biocoenosis, from 2bi- + Greek koinomacrsis sharing (from koinoun to make common, from koinos common) -- more at COEN-
: an assemblage of diverse organisms inhabiting a common biotope : a biotic community
- bi·o·ce·not·ic or bi·o·coe·not·ic \|doublehyphendoublehyphensdotted schwa|näd.ik\ adjective

Tanja Kaether
Local time: 23:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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