Boreal

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Boreal may refer to these:

• Northern from the eponymous Boreas, god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.

• In geology, the Boreal shield is a region of ancient rock located in Canada.

• In ecology, "Boreal" is usually applied to ecosystems localized to subarctic (Northern hemisphere) and subantarctic (Southern hemisphere) zones, although Austral is also used for the latter. A "boreal forest", also known as the taiga, is the set of forest ecosystems that can survive in northern, specifically subarctic, regions. The ecosystems that lie immediately to the south (in the Northern hemisphere) or to the north (in the Southern hemisphere) of boreal zones are often called hemiboreal.

• The form of climate found in a region of boreal forests — specifically, the climates designated Dfc, Dwc and Dsc in the Köppen climate classification scheme.

• A Holocene pollen zone and Blytt-Sernander paleoclimate, the Boreal Period.

• The name of an owl.

• The name of a manufacturer of climbing shoes.

See also: Boreale brewery.

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