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re·fu·gi·um  (r-fyj-m)
n. pl. re·fu·gi·a (-j-)
An area that has escaped ecological changes occurring elsewhere and so provides a suitable habitat for relict species.
[Latin, refuge; see refuge.]
refugium [rɪˈfjuːdʒɪəm]
n pl -gia [-dʒɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) a geographical region that has remained unaltered by a climatic change affecting surrounding regions and that therefore forms a haven for relict fauna and flora
[Latin: refuge]
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When the glacier that completely covered Ontario about 18,000 years ago melted and retreated northward, plants, animals, fungi, and micro-organisms began to re-colonize the province, mainly from refugia (areas that were not glaciated) to the south and east of Ontario.
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Areas known as refugia have helped preserve biodiversity during previous periods of major climate change, and could once again in the future, according to Associate Professor Stephen Williams, director of the Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change at James Cook University in Townsville.
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