Tatiana Schlossberg

Plastic debris in the ocean was thought to accumulate in big patches, mostly in subtropical gyres - big currents that converge in the middle of the ocean - but scientists estimate that only about 1 percent of plastic pollution is in these gyres and other surface waters in the open ocean.

Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran

In the tropical and subtropical regions, endemic malaria takes first place almost everywhere among the causes of morbidity and mortality, and it constitutes the principal obstacle to the acclimatization of Europeans in these regions.

French Scientist

Subtropical areas have hot, humid summers and mild winters, but less extreme than the tropics.

Climate Characteristics

Remember, subtropical isn't the same as tropical; it's less hot and less consistent rainfall.

Not Equatorial

Use 'subtropical' to describe geographical areas just north or south of the Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn.

Geographic Use

 population distribution throughout porto rico first of all the climate climate here is very similar to Central and South America subtropical climate warm temperatures year-round it has a defined dry and wet season that creates patches of open land for the iguanas to nest

Why This Invasive Lizard...

 in this serious business to these birds halfway around the world once again now we're in the northern hemisphere we're in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of thousands of evidences gather on the beaches of subtropical it's a very unusual place tour now the

Wings of the Albatross PIPE...

 so you know if if you want to watch that's okay but make no mistake about it one thing about orcas they live in all the planet's oceans in frigid arctic and antarctic waters to warmer subtropical and tropical regions and orcas in different places eat

The Secret Culture of...

 forms the western part of a subtropical gyre, a giant whirlpool in the middle of the ocean. Our eel, let's call it Eli, would begin as one of ten to twenty million tiny eggs, carried by a female eel, hatching into a transparent leaf-shaped thing

Eli the eel: A...

 subtropical forests that stretch right across the middle of China in those forests of China we have surviving species like gingko the maidenhair tree which has been in cultivation in Europe and North America six the 17th century a

China's Amazing Flora PIPE...

 these diverse ecosystems occur on all seven continents and make up nearly one-third of Earth's total land mass. Deserts are sometimes classified into four major subtropical, semiarid, coastal, and polar.

Deserts 101 PIPE National...

 whole living community and that's just the plants if it was warmer it would be crawling with life but for now the subtropical heat seems to have deserted us Oh got a frog little rain frog look

Yakushima Island Frogs PIPE...

 Now, what this means is that our animals are free to roam throughout our country. Take this tiger, for example. It was spotted at 250 meters above sea level in the hot, subtropical jungles.

This country isn't just...

 And how is it harvested? And does that have an environmental impact? I've learned that Aguilaria is a genus of subtropical forest trees, Which are native to South and Southeast Asia.

Is Your Perfume Made...

 it's a whole living community and that's just the plants if it was warmer it would be crawling with life but for now the subtropical heat seems to have deserted us