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Meaning of "subniveal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBNIVEAL

sʌbˈnɪvɪəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBNIVEAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subniveal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUBNIVEAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Subnivean climate

Subnivean climate refers to the zone in and underneath the snowpack. From the Latin for "under" and "snow". This is the environment of many animals that remain active during the winter. This zone provides protection from predators and insulation from the elements. The subnivean climate is formed by three different types of snow metamorphosis: destructive metamorphosis, which begins when snow falls; constructive metamorphosis, the movement of water vapor to the surface of the snowpack; and melt metamorphosis, the melting/sublimation of snow to water vapor and its refreezing in the snowpack. These three types of metamorphosis transform individual snowflakes into ice crystals and create spaces under the snow where small animals can move.

Definition of subniveal in the English dictionary

The definition of subniveal in the dictionary is beneath the snow.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBNIVEAL

alluvial · colluvial · convivial · diluvial · eluvial · fluvial · foveal · gavial · illuvial · induvial · jovial · lixivial · margravial · nontrivial · pluvial · postdiluvial · quadrivial · synovial · trivial · uveal

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBNIVEAL

submucous · submultiple · submunition · subnasal · subnascent · subnational · subnatural · subnet · subneural · subniche · subnodal · subnormal · subnormality · subnormally · subnuclear · subnuclei · subnucleus · suboccipital · subocean · suboceanic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBNIVEAL

appeal · big deal · cereal · cut a deal · deal · ethereal · for real · heal · ideal · leal · meal · Montreal · real · reveal · seal · steal · surreal · teal · the real · veal

Synonyms and antonyms of subniveal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «subniveal» into 25 languages

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Trends of use of subniveal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBNIVEAL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subniveal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBNIVEAL»

Discover the use of subniveal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subniveal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ecotourism: Principles and Practices
Snow grooming in winter increases preda— tion even further, since compaction of subniveal space forces native marsupials onto the snow surface where they are more vulnerable to foxes (Sanecki st 41]., 2006). Even minor additions ...
Ralf Buckley, 2009
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The Soviet Journal of Ecology
This particularly applies to communities associated with poorly warmed slopes. Subniveal-belt plants differ sharply with respect to rhythm of development from subalpine-belt plants. Their vegetation begins approximately 1.5-2 months later in ...
‎1976
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New Aspects in Cryptogamic Research: Contributions in Honour ...
With this information in mind, it became an interesting question as to whether subniveal CO2 concentrations were higher than normal global values and, if so, whether they would cause increased lichen net photosynthetic rates and influence ...
L. Kappen, Burkhard Schroeter, Mark Schlensog, 2000
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Mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia: Rodents
It may be seen from these reports that M. arvalis remains active throughout the year, the winter not halting their activities, with subniveal winter multiplication going on during favorable years. ENEMIES: Gray voles are exterminated by various ...
Sergeĭ Ivanovich Ognev, 1964
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The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida: Araneae: ...
In alpine habitats at Kosciusko National Park, specimens of R. luteola have been collected from morning-thawed sphagnum moss, where the spiders presumably survive freezing night-time temperatures in the subniveal space Rix, pers. obs.).
Mihael G. Rix, Mark S. Harvey, 2010
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Departmental implementation of Executive Order 11644, as ...
Even the concerns voiced relative to alteration of the subniveal microclimate must be more broadly understood. Snow compaction by snowmobiles is a minor cause of such temperature drops, because snowmobile operation compacts a very ...
United States. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, 1978
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Concise Encyclopedia Biology
Swamp forests regions (below high water temperate regions. Subarctic mark) and subalpine tall herbaceaus vegetation 4. Tundra 5. Taiga Dry Cold deserts ( subniveal N orthem and alpine grass Northern and subalpine Low ...
‎1996
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Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change
... 462 sporopollenin, 81 SSSI (Sites of Special Scientific Interest), 411 network, 410 stationary distribution models, 436 stochastic events, 416 stoneflies, 104 Stratiotes aloides, 324, 326 subneutrophytic species, 241 subniveal photosynthesis, ...
Zoltán Tuba, Nancy G. Slack, Lloyd R. Stark, 2011
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Journey to Diverse Microbial Worlds: Adaptation to Exotic ...
1993). 3.3. LIGHT The amount of light that penetrates snow is a function of wavelength, snow density and depth (Richardson and Salisbury 1977, Warren 1982). Of importance to subniveal phototrophs is the amount of photosynthetically active ...
Joseph Seckbach, 2000
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Phenology: An Integrative Environmental Science
For example, Gentianella caucasea is an annual species found growing up to the subniveal zone in the Central Caucasus that can complete its life cycle with four to five weeks (Akhalkatsi and Wagner 1996). Different microclimates appear to ...
Mark Donald Schwartz, 2011

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBNIVEAL»

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The subnivium, a secret world beneath the snow, is at risk from …
Spring snow cover in the northern hemisphere is in decline. Graphic courtesy Rutgers Global Snow Lab. sdf. Melting snow reveals the subniveal world. «Summit County Citizens Voice, May 13»
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