refugium
Americannoun
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refugia
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of refugium
From Latin, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at refuge
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“We expected Italy to be a climate refugium, but there’s a sharp and complete turnover—it’s a big surprise,” Posth says.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 1, 2023
“It’s interesting to think about whether sub-Saharan African foragers were mapping onto a kind of refugium model.”
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 23, 2022
“The paleoecological data is consistent with the idea of a refugium, and the wood might be a key variable,” he said in an interview.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2014
The region has been an Arctic refugium from warming due to the persistence of sea ice on Hudson Bay, the largest northern inland sea, that provides natural cooling.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 7, 2013
In due course of time he arrived at that refugium peccatorum; and the unbounded delight with which Gipsy was hailed can never be described by pen of mine.
From Sharing Her Crime by May Agnes Fleming
Joshua Tree is home to multiple climate refugia: higher-elevation areas that are expected to remain cool enough to support Joshua trees even as much of their range becomes too hot and dry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
During these repeated crises, surviving vertebrates were largely confined to refugia.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026
The cooler sites, for example, could serve as refugia for organisms that otherwise could not withstand spiking temperatures.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 1, 2023
“That’s wildfire refugia — that’s more fuel moisture, more green; that’s less severe burning or a bit of a fire buffer,” Cook said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
In the savannas there are depressions, some of which contain water throughout the year; these are often surrounded by trees providing refugia for amphibians during the dry season.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by William E. Duellman
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