Sublittoral

Définitions de « sublittoral »

Sublittoral - Adjectif

• (Biologie) Qui se situe à proximité immédiate du littoral, sans en être éloigné.

  Dans son étude approfondie, le biologiste marine décrit ces espèces sublittorales, des créatures qui peuplent les fringes d'eau à proximité immédiate du littoral, vivant dans une zone de transition entre la terre et la mer.

Étymologie de « sublittoral »

Évolution historique de l’usage du mot « sublittoral » depuis 1800

Citations contenant le mot « sublittoral »

• UAV orthomosaic of the chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) colony at Cabo Cariz (Nelson Island): (a) showing the guano‐covered areas with occupied nests (red polygons) where individuals were counted, and (b) an area in the sublittoral zone close to the shoreline with no occupied nests where individuals were not counted.

• In marine biology, the neritic zone (which is also known as the coastal ocean, the coastal waters, or the sublittoral zone) of the ocean refers to a shallow region that has a depth of about 660 feet. The zone, which is slightly above the continental shelf’s drop-off forms one of the most stable habitats for marine life such as corals and fish. This zone forms a good habitat because a decent amount of sunlight gets through, which allows for most organisms, especially photosynthetic plants, to thrive. 

• Through everything from single-celled microorganisms and Bay oyster colonies to the ocean’s sublittoral zone, Berkeley-based artist Tanja Geis explores that value. Her meditative underwater videos, for example, direct attention to what we often overlook, and her totem-like paintings using Bay mud blur the distinction between subject and medium. Geis’s art invites viewers to linger, ponder, and question what they see.

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