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Preferred term

matrix

Definition

The medium in which the actual Object Of Interest is mixed, embedded, suspended, or entailed in some way - such that a process is required to extract or separate it before an observation can be made.

Broader concept

material entity

Narrower concepts

air
decomposed tea litter
ground
land
layer
sediment
seed bank
sky
soil
solution
sphere
substrate
tidal current
vegetation
water

Entry terms

compartment
medium

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/10003

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Created 10/17/14, last modified 6/18/18

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