レフュジア

noun

refugia; refugium

Biological term for an area where species survive during unfavorable conditions, later recolonizing surrounding regions. Used in ecology and biogeography.

• 氷ひょう河が期きのレフュジアが現げん在ざいの生せい物ぶつ分ぶん布ぷに影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

  Glacial refugia influenced the current distribution of organisms.