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PALEOENDEMISM [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Biogeography
CONT

The term endemic is used to describe a species' natural distribution. ... Three major types of endemism occur in California; paleoendemism and neoendemism which are based on the age and past and current distribution of the taxon, and edaphic endemism which is based on a species' affinity for a certain soil type.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Biogéographie
DEF

Endémisme se rapportant à des espèces dont certaines ont pu se différencier déjà dans l'ère tertiaire.

OBS

paléoendémique : Se dit des espèces archaïques dont l'aire s'est peu à peu restreinte, sous l'effet de changements climatiques ou de la concurrence active des populations environnantes.

Spanish

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