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UMBRELLA SPECIES [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Zoology
  • Botany
DEF

A species whose occupancy area (plants) or home range (animals) are large enough and whose habitat requirement are wide enough that, if they are given a sufficiently large area for their protection, will bring other species under that protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Zoologie
  • Botanique
DEF

Espèce dont le domaine vital est assez large pour que sa protection assure celle des autres espèces appartenant à la même communauté.

OBS

espèce parapluie : terme publié au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 août 2015.

Spanish

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