geographic range

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noun

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1. the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible to the eye at a given elevation, assuming that the weather is clear and that the light is sufficiently powerful to be visible from any point at which it appears above the horizon.

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Example Sentences

They reinforce the central principle of CMS that conservation solutions must cover the full geographic range of migratory species and depend on cooperation between countries.

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If scientists split one species into many smaller ones too quickly, it can make each newly defined species appear to occupy a very small geographic range.

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If what was once considered a single widespread species is split into several distinct cryptic species, each newly identified species occupies a smaller geographic range.

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The results show that footprint analysis can offer a simple, affordable, and non-invasive way to confirm species presence and track changes in population size and geographic range.

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Mountain lions have the widest geographic range of any native mammal in the Americas apart from humans, stretching from western Canada to Argentina.

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