Jun 9, 2008 16:12
15 yrs ago
Italian term

stagnale

Italian to English Science Geography
In a guidebook.

nel biotopo stagnale e forestale formato da due piccoli bacini di cava senile.
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Dec 29, 2008 00:19: luskie changed "Field" from "Other" to "Science"

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with/of/including ponds

as I understand it, it simply means that the biotope formed by the "bacini" comprises ponds and woodlands/forests

ABSTRACT - Carabid beetles of “Fontana Gigante” in Tricerro (Vercelli, Piedmont)
(Coleoptera, Carabidae).
“Fontana Gigante” is a wet biotope, with springs and ponds used in a recent
past for fish culture, covering an area of about 60 hectares not far from Tricerro,
in the province of Vercelli (Piedmont, Italy). Since 2000 it is a protected area on
account of its naturalistic relevance. The survey of the carabid fauna showed a to-
tal of 57 species, mostly hygrophilous elements living in the pond banks and
marshes, all of them winged or pteripolimorphic. Some valuable taxa rare or spo-
radically distributed in the areas of Northern Italy are recorded (Lasiotrechus dis-
cus, Platynus krynickii, Platysma oenotrium, Platysma gracile, Europhilus thoreyi,
Baudia peltata, Baudia dilatata). The total lack of brachypterous as well as of forest
species (with the exception of a few winged taxa) is due to the complete destruc-
tion of woodland in the past century in favour of fish culture and agriculture. The
creation of forested corridors in order to connect “Fontana Gigante” with a very
close valuable planitial forest (Bosco della Partecipanza) is highly recommended
in order to increase the biological complexity of both biotopes.

RIASSUNTO - “Fontana Gigante” è un biotopo umido, con risorgive e stagni
usati fino ad un recente passato per l’allevamento ittico, esteso su una superficie
di circa 60 ettari presso Tricerro, in provincia di Vercelli (Piemonte, Italia). Dal
2000 è un’area protetta per la sua notevole importanza naturalistica. Lo studio
della sua carabidofauna ha messo in evidenza un totale di 57 specie, per la mag-
gior parte igrofile e localizzate sulle sponde degli stagni e nelle paludi, tutte ma-
crottere o pteripolimorfe. Sono stati rinvenuti alcuni interessanti taxa a distribu-
zione rara o discontinua in Italia settentrionale (Lasiotrechus discus, Platynus kry-
nickii, Platysma oenotrium, Platysma gracile, Europhilus thoreyi, Baudia peltata,
Baudia dilatata). La totale mancanza di elementi brachitteri così come di specie di
foresta (con l’eccezione di pochi taxa macrotteri) è dovuta alla completa distruzio-
ne del manto boschivo nel secolo scorso per fare posto all’allevamento ittico e
all’agricoltura. È fortemente auspicabile la creazione di corridoi boscati che per-
mettano di collegare “Fontana Gigante” al vicino Bosco della Partecipanza, un
prezioso bosco planiziale relitto, allo scopo di incrementare la complessità biologi-
ca di entrambi i biotopi.

Peer comment(s):

agree Cathryn Taylor : as it's used as a direct adjective, I'd go for just 'pond' (pond and forest/woodland biotope)
1 day 6 hrs
good idea Cathryn (I'll never come out of this "adjective vs of" thing... :)
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body of water

A body of water is any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet. The term body of water most often refers to large accumulations of water, such as oceans, seas, and lakes, but it may also include smaller pools of water such as ponds, puddles or wetlands. Rivers, streams, canals, and other geographical features where water moves from one place to another are not always considered bodies of water, but are included here as geographical formations featuring water.

Some bodies of water can be man-made (artificial), such as reservoirs or harbors, but most are naturally occurring geographical features. Bodies of water that are navigable are known as waterways. Some bodies of water collect and move water, such as rivers and streams, and others primarily hold water, such as lakes and oceans.

The term body of water can also refer to a reservoir of water held by a plant, technically known as a phytotelma.
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algae

This is what I found.
Either called "blue/green algae" or "fresh-water algae".
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Stagnating biotope

I think this it is. In Google a lot of stagnating appears with biotope.

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Note added at 17 hrs (2008-06-10 10:07:47 GMT)
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By the way:
Body of water
specchio d'acqua
According to a glossary:
Termini nautici Italiano-Inglese Nautical Dictionary Italian-English
Peer comment(s):

agree Desiree Bonfiglio
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Mille grazie! :)
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