microrefugia

English

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.