refugium
- noun
- /rɪˈfjuːdʒiəm/
- Specialized
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refugio
- If Santa Cruz Island is indeed a thermal refugium, this condition is not likely to persist as Southern California warms.
Examples
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Spain is thought to be a glacial refugium from which other European pied flycatchers originated (Nadachowska-Brzyska et al. 2016).
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His destination was the Florida panhandle and a unique refugium of botanical rarities known as the Apalachicola Bluffs.
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So there are tropical forest refugia in certain places.
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Possibly an Apalachicola refugium can be recreated, an artificial Torreya forest where pollen can float, genes mingle, and the evolution of the past hundred million years can continue, even if it is in a pitifully discounted format.
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The scientist discovered a refugium where rare species could thrive despite climate changes.
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Tropical rainforests can serve as a vital refugium for endangered animals during droughts.
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During the last ice age, certain valleys acted as a refugium for plants and animals unable to survive in harsher climates.
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Etymology
Refugium comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and fugere 'to flee', and it means a natural refuge where plants or animals can hide when the climate or land becomes dangerous. That is why scientists call safe pockets of land a refugium because species can survive there during bad times.