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Subboreal
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Etymology
From en sub Boreal.
Proper noun
A climactic period that is a subdivision of the Holocene epoch running from approximately 3710 to 450 BCE.
en 1955 Pollen analytical investigations in the northern Netherlands Willem van Zeist 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.
en 2006 Impact of the Environment on Human Migration in Eurasia E. M. Scott; Andrey Yu. Alekseev; Ganna Zaitseva 1402026560 The people had a significant effect on the vegetation in the Subboreal (accelerated replacement of deciduous trees by Picea).
en 2014 Desertification in Europe R. Fantechi; N.S. Margaris 9400946481 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.
Alternative forms
en Sub-Boreal subboreal
Anagrams
en abbelorsu belabours