Sublittoral Synonyms

sŭb-lĭtər-əl
Relating to the region of the ocean bottom between the low tide line and the edge of the continental shelf, ranging in depth to about 200 m (656 ft). Unlike areas of the littoral zone, the sublittoral zone is always submerged.
Synonyms:
  1. neritic

Words Related to Sublittoral

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. littoral
  2. subtidal
  3. intertidal
  4. sub-tidal
  5. lagoonal
  6. inter-tidal
  7. tide-swept
  8. infauna
  9. sub-littoral
  10. supralittoral
  11. macrofauna

Sublittoral Sentence Examples

  • No sublittoral populations became bleached and there was often a clear disjunction between littoral bleached and sublittoral unbleached plants.

  • Bleached populations occurred predominantly at the sublittoral fringe, pale plants further up the shore occurred quite frequently in the normal course of events.

  • In the sublittoral this steep-sided, wave-sheltered reef is dominated by a dense hydroid and bryozoan turf with anemones and ascidians.

  • Site selection rationale The SAC series includes large sublittoral sandbanks showing good habitat structure and function.

  • This Annex I habitat is defined as " Sublittoral sandbanks, permanently submerged.

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