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| agricultural biological diversity | agro-biodiversidad |
| agricultural biological diversity | biodiversidad agrícola |
| biological activity | actividad biológica |
| biological analysis The analysis of a substance in order to ascertain its influence on living organisms | análisis biológico |
| biological attribute | atributos biológicos |
| biological attribute Properties or features belonging to living organisms | atributos biológicos |
| biological balance | equilibrio entre organismos |
| biological breakdown | descomposición biológica |
| biological contamination | contaminación biológica |
| biological contamination The presence in the environment of living organisms or agents derived by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens that can cause many health effects | contaminación biológica |
| biological control | control biológico |
| biological control in agriculture | lucha biológica en la agricultura |
| biological conversion | transformación biológica |
| biological conversion | conversión biológica |
| biological cycle A series of transformations or biological events which follow one after the other one, reaching at the end of the cycle the initial conditions, as in the life cycle of many animal and plant organisms | ciclo biológico |
| biological decay mechanism | mecanismo de desgaste biológico |
| biological development | desarrollo biológico |
| biological development The action of growing of living organisms | desarrollo biológico |
| biological disc | biodisco |
| biological disk | biodisco |
| biological diversity of nature | diversidad biológica de la naturaleza |
| biological effect | efectos biológicos |
| biological effect Biological effects include allergic reactions, respiratory disorders, hypersensitivity diseases and infectious diseases and can be caused by a variety of contaminants and pollutants | efectos biológicos |
| biological effect of biocides in surface and ground waters | efecto biológico de los biocidas en las aguas de superficie y en las aguas subterráneas |
| biological effect of pollution | efecto biológico de la contaminación |
| biological effect of pollution Effects of pollution on living systems | efecto biológico de la contaminación |
| biological effluent treatment | tratamiento biológico de los efluentes |
| biological engineering | ingeniería biológica |
| biological engineering The application of engineering principles and techniques to living organisms. It is largely concerned with the design of replacement body parts, such as limbs, heart valves, etc. | ingeniería biológica |
| biological entity | entidad biológica |
| biological epuration | depuración biológica |
| biological equilibrium | equilibrio entre organismos |
| biological equilibrium | equilibrio biológico |
| biological filter | filtro bacteriano |
| biological filter bed | lecho de tratamiento biológico |
| biological filtering | filtrado biológico |
| biological filtration | filtración biológica |
| biological heritage The inheritance and preservation of the earth's or a particular region's balanced, integrated functionality as a natural habitat, with special concern for the water resources necessary to maintain the ecosystem | patrimonio biológico |
| biological heritage of wildlife | patrimonio biológico de la vida salvaje |
| biological impact of fisheries | impacto biológico de la pesca |
| biological indicator | indicadores biológicos |
| biological indicator | bioindicador |
| biological indicator A species or organism that is used to grade environmental quality or change | indicadores biológicos |
| biological monitoring | control biológico |
| biological monitoring | seguimiento biológico |
| biological monitoring The direct measurement of changes in the biological status of a habitat, based on evaluations of the number and distribution of individuals or species before and after a change | control biológico |
| biological nitrogen fixation | fijación biológica del nitrógeno |
| biological percolator soil | capa de mucosidad biológica |
| biological percolator soil | película biológica |
| biological percolator soil | capa biológica |
| biological pest control | control biológico de plagas |
| biological pest control Any living organism applied to or introduced into the environment that is intended to function as a pesticide against another organism declared to be a pest | control biológico de plagas |
| biological pollutant | contaminantes biológicos |
| biological pollutant Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens that may be present in the environment and cause many health effects | contaminantes biológicos |
| biological pollution | contaminación biológica |
| biological pollution Disturbance of the ecological balance by the accidental or deliberate introduction of a foreign organism, animal or plant species into an environment | contaminación biológica |
| biological process | proceso biológico |
| biological process Processes concerning living organisms | proceso biológico |
| biological processes | proceso biológico |
| biological production | producción biológica |
| biological production | producción ecológica |
| biological production 1. The amount and rate of production which occur in a given ecosystem over a given time period. It may apply to a single organism, a population, or entire communities and ecosystems. 2. The quantity of organic matter or its equivalent in dry matter, carbon, or energy content which is accumulated during a given period of time | producción biológica |
| biological protective mechanism | mecanismo de protección biológica |
| biological purification | depuración biológica |
| biological purification method | método de purificación biológica |
| biological reserve | reservas biológicas |
| biological reserve An area of land and/or of water designated as having protected status for purposes of preserving certain biological features. Reserves are managed primarily to safeguard these features and provide opportunities for research into the problems underlying the management of natural sites and of vegetation and animal populations. Regulations are normally imposed controlling public access and disturbance | reservas biológicas |
| biological resource | recursos biológicos |
| biological resource Wild organisms harvested for subsistence, commerce, or recreation (such as fish, game, timber or furbearers); domesticated organisms raised by agriculture, aquaculture, and silviculture; and ecosystems cropped by livestock | recursos biológicos |
| biological response | efecto biológico |
| biological slime | película biológica |
| biological slime | capa de mucosidad biológica |
| biological slime | capa biológica |
| biological slime layer | película biológica |
| biological slime layer | capa de mucosidad biológica |
| biological slime layer | capa biológica |
| biological sludge stabilisation | estabilización biológica de lodos |
| biological sludge stabilization | estabilización biológica de lodos |
| biological spectrum | espectro biológico |
| biological test | prueba biológica |
| biological test The laboratory determination of the effects of substances upon specific living organisms | prueba biológica |
| biological treatment | depuración biológica |
| biological treatment Process that uses microorganisms to decompose organic wastes either into water, carbon dioxide, and simple inorganic substances, or into simpler organic substances, such as aldehydes and acids. The purpose of a biological treatment system is to control the environment for microorganisms so that their growth and activity are enhanced, and provide a means for maintaining high concentration of the microorganisms in contact with the wastes | tratamiento biológico |
| biological treatment of waste | tratamiento biológico de los residuos |
| biological treatment plant | estación de depuración biológica |
| biological waste gas purification | purificación biológica de gas de residuos |
| biological waste gas purification Processes for removing impurities from waste gas based on the employing of microorganisms | purificación biológica de gas de residuos |
| biological waste treatment | tratamiento de residuos biologicos |
| biological waste treatment A generic term applied to processes that use microorganisms to decompose organic wastes either into water, carbon dioxide, and simple inorganic substances, such as aldehydes and acids. The purpose of biological waste treatment is to control either the environment for microorganisms so that their growth and activity are enhanced, and to provide a means for maintaining high concentrations of the microorganisms in contact with the wastes | tratamiento de residuos biologicos |
| biological wastewater treatment | tratamiento biológico de aguas residuales |
| biological wastewater treatment Types of wastewater treatment in which biochemical or bacterial action is intensified to oxidize and stabilize the unstable organic matter present. Examples of this type of treatment use intermittent sand filters, trickling filters, and activated sludge processes and sludge digestion | tratamiento biológico de aguas residuales |
| biological water balance | equilibrio hidrico biológico |
| biological water balance The amount of ingoing and outgoing water in a system, which are assumed to be equal in the long term so that the water budget will balance | equilibrio hidrico biológico |
| biological water grading | calidad biológica del agua |
| biological water purity survey | perfil de pureza biológica del agua |
| biological weapon | armas biológicas |
| biological weapon Living organisms (or infective material derived from them) which are intended to cause disease or death in animals, plants, or man, and which depend for their effects on their ability to multiply in the person, animal or plant attacked. Various living organisms (for example, rickettsiae, viruses and fungi), as well as bacteria, can be used as weapons | armas biológicas |
| biological weed control | lucha biológica contra las malas hierbas |
| Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control | Instituto de la Commonwealth para el Control Biológico |
| forest biological reserve | reserva biológica forestal |
| forest biological reserve Forest areas which are protected and guarded from deforestation because of the fragility of its ecosystems, and because they provide habitats for hundreds of species of plants and animals | reserva biológica forestal |
| fully biological sewage treatment plant | estación depuradora totalmente biológica |
| harmful biological growth | desarrollo biológico nocivo |
| International Committee for Biological Control | Comisión Internacional de Lucha Biológica |
| International Day for Biological Diversity | Día mundial de la Diversidad Biológica |
| lead determination in a biological medium | la determinación del plomo en los medios biológicos |
| massive reduction in biological diversity | fuerte reducción de la diversidad biológica |
| Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity | Protocolo de Nagoya sobre Acceso a los Recursos Genéticos y Participación Justa y Equitativa en los Beneficios que se Deriven de su Utilización |
| polarographic micro-determination of lead in blood and biological media | microdeterminación polarográfica del plomo en sangre y en los medios biológicos |
| Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean | Protocolo sobre las zonas especialmente protegidas y la diversidad biológica en el Mediterráneo |
| rotating biological contactor | biodisco |
| rotating biological disc | biodisco |
| safe biological limit | límite biológico seguro |
| secondary biological treatment | tratamiento intermedio |
| secondary biological treatment | tratamiento secundario |
| secondary biological treatment | tratamiento biológico secundario |
| state biological reserve | reserva biológica estatal |
| state biological reserve An area of land and/or of water designated as having protected status for purposes of preserving certain biological features. Reserves are managed primarily to safeguard these features and provide opportunities for research into the problems underlying the management of natural sites and of vegetation and animal populations. Regulations are normally imposed controlling public access and disturbance | reserva biológica estatal |
| terrestrial biological resource | recursos biológicos terrestres |
| terrestrial biological resource Any source of supply derived from plants, animals or other wildlife inhabiting land or ground, which may be used by humans for food, clothes and other necessities | recursos biológicos terrestres |
| wastes stabilized by biological treatment | Residuos estabilizados/solidificados mediante tratamiento biológico |
