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endemism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | autochthony, indigenousness |
| Type of | nativeness |
Examples of endemism
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Among these groups the highest levels of endemism are found in the amphibians.
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In fact some families such as Dipterocarpaceae show an endemism more than 90%.
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Spatial heterogeneity of climate change in an Afromontane centre of endemism.
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Other types of endemism do not have to include, in the strict sense, islands.
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Both explanations account for the strict endemism across present continental lines.
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The microbats, or Microchiroptera, show much less endemism than the megabats.
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These are likely to be in Asia and South America, where areas of endemism are highest.
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The region shows high species diversity as well as high levels of endemism.
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It is recognized as a center of endemism and valuable for its high biological diversity.
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- Indigenousness: nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
- Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a particular geographic location, such as a specific island, habitat type, nation or other defined zone. To be endemic to a place or area means that it is found only in that part of the world and nowhere else. ...
- (Endemics) Plants that are native to one specific area and usually exist nowhere else on earth. e.g. 90% of the native plants of Hawaii are endemic. This state has the highest rate of endangered plants in the U.S.
- The level of species that occur naturally only in a specific region or site.
- A state in which species are restricted to a single region.
- Code indicating the jurisdictional endemism of the element. Values include: S = state/province endemic, N = national endemic, M = multinational distribution. ...
- The condition of being native to and restricted to a specified area. Because the word is based on a misinterpretation of the word endemic, precinction is the term preferred here.
- The relative abundance of endemic species found within a geographic area or region. High endemism indicates that there are many native species found only in that area or region. Low endemism indicates that most species found in that area are also found in other places.
- Refers to plant and animal species native or confined to a particular locality or region.
