Meaning of Subboreal | Babel Free
Definitions
A climactic period that is a subdivision of the Holocene epoch running from approximately 3710 to 450 BCE.
Examples
“According to Iversen the steep decline⟳ of Hedera must be effected by a change⟳ of climate, viz. a fall⟳ in winter temperatures which would be characteristic of the Subboreal time.”
“The people had a significant effect on the vegetation in the Subboreal (accelerated replacement of deciduous trees by Picea).”
“Results obtained from disciplines as varied as pollen analysis, geomorphology and archeology point⟳ at more humid and cool climate for the beginning of the Subboreal (5.500 – +/- 4.000 BP) (28) (32) (18) in the Levant.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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