microrefugia

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Noun

microrefugia

  1. plural of microrefugium
    • 2015 January 9, Kristoffer Hylander, Johan Ehrlén, Miska Luoto, Eric Meineri, “Microrefugia: Not for everyone”, in Ambio, volume 44 (supplement 1), →DOI, →PMID, pages 60–8:
      Microrefugia are sites that support populations of species when their ranges contract during unfavorable climate episodes.
    • 2015 August 19, “The Distribution of Cool Spots as Microrefugia in a Mountainous Area”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      However, the current distributions of microrefugia remain largely unknown.