джерело поглинання

English translation: sink

13:44 Mar 2, 2011
Ukrainian to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology / Greenhouse Emissions
Ukrainian term or phrase: джерело поглинання
джерело поглинання - територія, на якій проводиться діяльність з лісовідновлення чи лісорозведення та/або управління лісовим господарством, результатом якого є збільшення поглинання парникових газів існуючими або новоствореними лісами.

absorption/capture source? .....not sure
Sterk
Ukraine
Local time: 20:58
English translation:sink
Explanation:
This is what they call it... I must add that the Ukrainian authors of this text are rather iffy on the terminology
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Alex Marshall
United States
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Дякую!
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5 +3sink
Alex Marshall
3absorption source
Roman Lipchanskiy


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absorption source


Explanation:
http://sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200322/000020032203A06...



Roman Lipchanskiy
Ukraine
Local time: 20:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sink


Explanation:
This is what they call it... I must add that the Ukrainian authors of this text are rather iffy on the terminology

Alex Marshall
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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Дякую!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jinglebob
4 mins

agree  Natalia Klimova
4 mins

agree  dennis_bg: Based on the definition in the original they are definitely talking about a sink. It is indeed strange that in Ukrainian it would be called джерело, though - makes for quite a bit of confusion.
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