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bioclimatic

bioclimatic

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Relating to how climate and living things affect each other
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪoʊˈklaɪmætɪk/
  • Specialized
: bioclimático
  • Bioclimatic factors play a crucial role in determining which species can thrive in a specific environment.
  • bioclimatic envelope
  • bioclimatic zones
  • bioclimatic models

Examples

  • The difference in altitude between the summits of the Pyrenees and the center of the Ebro Valley exceeds 3,200 meters, involving the presence of bioclimatic zones where altitude determines the distribution of resources and the cycles of grazing.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the Ebro Valley, as in many other regions in Spain, we find a system of bioclimatic zones organized according to altitude.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The researchers took their collection of bioclimatic envelope models and applied various climate change predictions.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Stephen E. Williams used bioclimatic envelope modeling to map where rainforest vertebrates might be found.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The failure of policies to distinguish between bioclimatic zones has contributed to the severe degradation of the country's range resources.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The bioclimatic and edaphic (soil-related) setting strongly controls the environmental consequences of land use.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Bioclimatic appropriateness is the merging of variables related to climate that are integral to the well-being and life of a species.

    Blog text (17)
  • Scientists have long used a technique called bioclimatic envelope modeling to indicate, based on an organism's known climatic requirements, where geographically a particular plant or animal could live.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The vulnerability assessment incorporated factors such as elevation, bioclimatic envelopes, biological stressors, dispersal rates, and vulnerability to increased frequency and intensity of extreme events.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In order to ascertain the absolute and contemplated geographic spread of Arabica species, the scientists carried out field work and also used recorded statistics to carry out bioclimatic prototypes.

    Blog text (17)

Surface Forms

bioclimatic positive

Morphology

bioclimatic = climatic (semi-transparent) = bio + climat + ic

The base adjective 'climatic' is clearly extended by the prefix 'bio-' to mean relating to living organisms and climate.

Etymology

Bioclimatic combines bio meaning 'life' and climate meaning 'climate', like bio in biology which is about living things. So bioclimatic describes how living things and the climate affect each other.