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re·fu·gi·um

 (rĭ-fyo͞o′jē-əm)
n. pl. re·fu·gi·a (-jē-ə)
An area inhabited by one or more relict species.

[Latin, refuge; see refuge.]
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refugium

(rɪˈfjuːdʒɪəm)
n, pl -gia (-dʒɪə)
(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
[C20: Latin: refuge]
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re•fu•gi•um

(rɪˈfyu dʒi əm)

n., pl. -gi•a (-dʒi ə)
an area where conditions have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.
[1940–45; < Latin; see refuge]
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Kyce Bello; REFUGIA; University of Nevada Press (Nonfiction: Poetry) 14.95 ISBN: 9781948908344
"Tidal glacier fronts appear to be serving as Arctic 'refugia' for RS (ringed seals), explaining why this species has increased the amount of time spent near glaciers," the study said.
"No coral bleaching was recorded in the northern Red Sea over the past three decades and that indicatesthat coral reefs in this area are less sensitive to high temperature," said Osama, who conducted a study published in 2017 by Global Change Biology on Coral bleaching refugia of the northern Red Sea, in cooperation with coral reef ecologists from Saudi Arabia, the UK, and Australia Coral bleaching is a process that happens when the coral reefs' color turns white due to being stressed by the warming up of oceans.
During unfavorable periods, species retreated from large continental areas to relatively small territories called refugia (Hewitt 1996, 2004).
Smallmouth Bass in Rivers of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan Represent Mitochondrial Lineages Derived from Multiple Glacial Refugia. Alanna Bailor, Catherine Clare, Emmalee Griswold, Marissa Isaac, Ben Kotrba, Kayla Terwillegar, and Cal Borden, Saginaw Valley State University
I just can't believe it was able find winter refugia like this,' replied Fleming to one of the questions on her post.
Not only is this more economically viable but it may also increase the number of untreated worms, leaving a population "in refugia", which is significantly important in delaying drug resistance.
As a result of these improvements, glacial refugia and their role in current distributions of both plants and animals across a range of geographic scales are becoming recognized as important contributors to biogeography and phylogeography.