Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
clap
English translation:
large group (of trees)
Added to glossary by
Sheila Hardie
Apr 9, 2009 16:41
15 yrs ago
Catalan term
Spain
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Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
clap
Catalan to English
Science
Forestry / Wood / Timber
Forest management
My text describes a mixed stand of trees with different sized groups, one of
which is "colp":
diàmetre inferior a 30 metres o superfícies inferiors a 700 m2 (colps)
The next one us is "bosquet":
entre 30-60 metres o superfícies de 700-2800 m2 (bosquets)
And the largest is "clap":
diàmetres compresos entre 60-80 metres o superfícies inferiors a 5000 m2 (claps).
I am not sure what term is used in English for 'clap'. I'm also puzzled about 'colps' but have posted it as a separate question.
Many thanks in advance!
Sheila
which is "colp":
diàmetre inferior a 30 metres o superfícies inferiors a 700 m2 (colps)
The next one us is "bosquet":
entre 30-60 metres o superfícies de 700-2800 m2 (bosquets)
And the largest is "clap":
diàmetres compresos entre 60-80 metres o superfícies inferiors a 5000 m2 (claps).
I am not sure what term is used in English for 'clap'. I'm also puzzled about 'colps' but have posted it as a separate question.
Many thanks in advance!
Sheila
Proposed translations
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John Cutler
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May 7, 2009 16:06: Sheila Hardie changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/22228">Sheila Hardie's</a> old entry - "clap"" to ""large group (of trees)""
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John Cutler
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M Petita extensió que es distingeix de la superfície que l'envolta. Un clap de neu. Un clap de roures. Enmig de l'erm hi ha claps de conreu.
Anglès:(vegetació, etc) patch
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Note added at 43 mins (2009-04-09 17:24:54 GMT)
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Forest Habitat Management : Managing Wildlife Habitat on Public ...
Be sure that the feathered edges add to rather than subtract from your forest patch area (i.e., they make the forest stand larger rather than smaller). ...
ohioline.osu.edu/b915/part_one.html - 13k - En caché - Páginas similares
Ecological Modelling : Forest gap dynamics with partially ...
We concentrate on the distribution of "age" of patches in the forests, .... If b is much smaller than .tp, then patches are on average close to 50 40 20 (B) ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0304380093E0084G -
'3 BR, Forest Vu' May Have Added Feature: Lyme Disease Risk - The
The scientists found that study sites smaller than three acres averaged three times as many ticks as did larger forest patches and seven times as many ...
www.nytimes.com/2003/04/08/science/3-br-forest-vu-may-have-... - 38k - En caché -
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-09 17:50:52 GMT)
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Patch seems to be the word used in general regardless of the size. There are many references on Google to small and large patches. Perhaps "small patch" would work for your other word "colp"
M Petita extensió que es distingeix de la superfície que l'envolta. Un clap de neu. Un clap de roures. Enmig de l'erm hi ha claps de conreu.
Anglès:(vegetació, etc) patch
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Note added at 43 mins (2009-04-09 17:24:54 GMT)
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#
Forest Habitat Management : Managing Wildlife Habitat on Public ...
Be sure that the feathered edges add to rather than subtract from your forest patch area (i.e., they make the forest stand larger rather than smaller). ...
ohioline.osu.edu/b915/part_one.html - 13k - En caché - Páginas similares
Ecological Modelling : Forest gap dynamics with partially ...
We concentrate on the distribution of "age" of patches in the forests, .... If b is much smaller than .tp, then patches are on average close to 50 40 20 (B) ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0304380093E0084G -
'3 BR, Forest Vu' May Have Added Feature: Lyme Disease Risk - The
The scientists found that study sites smaller than three acres averaged three times as many ticks as did larger forest patches and seven times as many ...
www.nytimes.com/2003/04/08/science/3-br-forest-vu-may-have-... - 38k - En caché -
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-09 17:50:52 GMT)
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Patch seems to be the word used in general regardless of the size. There are many references on Google to small and large patches. Perhaps "small patch" would work for your other word "colp"
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much for your answer, John and Cristina for your comment. In the end, I asked a forestry expert in the UK and they advised me to use the term 'large group' to translate 'clap'. Thanks again! "
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